What is the difference between Cockpit Color Nakajima and UK BSC?

ΔE 16 (loose). UK BSC is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cockpit Color Nakajima vs UK BSC

Cockpit Color Nakajima

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-127
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9bb370 (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 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. UK BSC is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Cockpit Color Nakajima.

Can I use UK BSC instead of Cockpit Color Nakajima?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). UK BSC is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Cockpit Color Nakajima.

Can I use Cockpit Color Nakajima instead of UK BSC?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cockpit Color Nakajima is a little darker, more saturated, cooler.

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 Cockpit Color Nakajima on the colour wheel See UK BSC on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cockpit Color Nakajima

Cockpit Color Nakajima vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than UK BSC
Cockpit Color Nakajima vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose
Cockpit Color Nakajima vs Pastel Green (70.885)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to UK BSC

UK BSC vs Sail Color (C-45)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cockpit Color Nakajima
UK BSC vs Sail Color (H-85)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cockpit Color Nakajima
UK BSC vs Sail Color (N-85)Acrysion · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cockpit Color Nakajima

All matches: Cockpit Color Nakajima equivalents · UK BSC equivalents