What is the difference between Moldy Skin and UK BSC?

ΔE 10 (close). UK BSC is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moldy Skin vs UK BSC

Moldy Skin

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09149
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a2ac75 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK BSC is a little lighter, warmer than Moldy Skin.

Can I use UK BSC instead of Moldy Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). UK BSC is a little lighter, warmer than Moldy Skin.

Can I use Moldy Skin instead of UK BSC?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moldy Skin is a little darker, 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 Moldy Skin on the colour wheel See UK BSC on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Moldy Skin

Moldy Skin vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Moldy Skin vs Pastel Green (70.885)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Moldy Skin vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Reaper paints close to UK BSC

UK BSC vs Yellowed Bone (09143)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Moldy Skin
UK BSC vs Bloodless Skin (09150)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Moldy Skin
UK BSC vs Terran Khaki (09122)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Moldy Skin

All matches: Moldy Skin equivalents · UK BSC equivalents