What is the difference between Pestilence Green and UK BSC?

ΔE 19 (loose). UK BSC is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pestilence Green vs UK BSC

Pestilence Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d5e197 (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 19.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. UK BSC is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Pestilence Green.

Can I use UK BSC instead of Pestilence Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). UK BSC is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Pestilence Green.

Can I use Pestilence Green instead of UK BSC?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pestilence Green is noticeably lighter, 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 Pestilence Green on the colour wheel See UK BSC on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pestilence Green

Pestilence Green vs Toxic Yellow (72.109)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than UK BSC
Pestilence Green vs Ice Yellow (70.858)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than UK BSC
Pestilence Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose · closer than UK BSC

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to UK BSC

UK BSC vs Zombie RotTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pestilence Green
UK BSC vs Pale SkinBrights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pestilence Green
UK BSC vs Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pestilence Green

All matches: Pestilence Green equivalents · UK BSC equivalents