What is the difference between Light Khaki Drill and UK BSC?

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

Light Khaki Drill vs UK BSC

Light Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4136P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac595 (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 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK BSC is a little darker, cooler than Light Khaki Drill.

Can I use UK BSC instead of Light Khaki Drill?

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

Can I use Light Khaki Drill instead of UK BSC?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Khaki Drill 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 Light Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See UK BSC on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Khaki Drill

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

Other Army Painter paints close to UK BSC

UK BSC vs Desert Webbing (WP4137P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Khaki Drill
UK BSC vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
UK BSC vs Hanpu Beige (WP4160P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Light Khaki Drill equivalents · UK BSC equivalents