What is the difference between Putrid Green and UK BSC?

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

Putrid Green vs UK BSC

Putrid Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0632
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c5c07f (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 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK BSC is a little darker, more muted than Putrid Green.

Can I use UK BSC instead of Putrid Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). UK BSC is a little darker, more muted than Putrid Green.

Can I use Putrid Green instead of UK BSC?

The same difference applies the other way round: Putrid Green is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Putrid Green on the colour wheel See UK BSC on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Putrid Green

Putrid Green vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Putrid Green vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Putrid Green vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to UK BSC

UK BSC vs Light Olive Green (A.MIG-0608)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Putrid Green
UK BSC vs IJN Ash Grey (ATOM-20141)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Putrid Green
UK BSC vs Ochre (ATOM-20014)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Putrid Green

All matches: Putrid Green equivalents · UK BSC equivalents