What is the difference between Grimy Grey and UK BSC?

ΔE 8 (close). UK BSC is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grimy Grey vs UK BSC

Grimy Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8c394 (estimate)

UK BSC

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.288
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfb683 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK BSC is a little darker, cooler than Grimy Grey.

Can I use UK BSC instead of Grimy Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). UK BSC is a little darker, cooler than Grimy Grey.

Can I use Grimy Grey instead of UK BSC?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grimy Grey is a little lighter, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Grimy Grey on the colour wheel See UK BSC on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Grimy Grey

Grimy Grey vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than UK BSC
Grimy Grey vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than UK BSC
Grimy Grey vs Skin Tone (72.099)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than UK BSC

Other AK Interactive paints close to UK BSC

UK BSC vs Vampiric Flesh (AK11057)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Grimy Grey
UK BSC vs Light Earth (AK11115)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 8, close · closer than Grimy Grey
UK BSC vs New Iraqi Army Sand (AK11361)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Grimy Grey equivalents · UK BSC equivalents