What is the difference between Zombie Rot and UK BSC?

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

Zombie Rot vs UK BSC

Zombie Rot

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3b87b (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 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK BSC is more muted, warmer than Zombie Rot.

Can I use UK BSC instead of Zombie Rot?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). UK BSC is more muted, warmer than Zombie Rot.

Can I use Zombie Rot instead of UK BSC?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zombie Rot is 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 Zombie Rot on the colour wheel See UK BSC on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zombie Rot

Zombie Rot vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Zombie Rot vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Zombie Rot vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to UK BSC

UK BSC vs Pale SkinBrights · ΔE 9, close
UK BSC vs Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair
UK BSC vs Skeleton LegionTriads: midtones · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Zombie Rot equivalents · UK BSC equivalents