Paint Reference Chart
PAINT COLOURS
Reference/Cross Reference
This deals with the problem of which colours to use. Maybe you know
the prototype colours, but don't know what model colours to use; Perhaps
you have an instruction manual that lists model colours of a brand you
don't use, what are the equivalents; Sometimes you wonder about a colour
you don't have any references to: In these cases this list is for you.
Its emphasis is on military aviation colours.
GS:Hnnn = Gunze Sanyo acrylics; T:X/XF-nn = Tamiya acrylics;
X:Xnnn = Xtracolor; P:nnnnnn = Polly S; Hu:nnn = Humbrol;
T/MM:nnnn = Testors/Model Master; Pr:Mnnn = Precision Paints
Note: Gloss/matt often substitute for each other.
99*x+00*y = Mix x parts 99 + y parts 00 (approximately)
INTRODUCTION
FS 595a/595B -> Gunze Sanyo, Humbrol, Tamiya, Xtracolor, Polly
Finland modern
France
Germany 1914-18,35-45,56-
Israel modern
Italy
Japan -1945
Russia modern
Sweden
United Kingdom 1914-,-45,45-
entry for Sky Blue corrected
USA WW2
USA Modern
GUNZE -> FS.595, Humbrol, Tamiya, Xtracolor, Polly S
HELLER -> Humbrol
HUMBROL -> FS.595, Gunze Sanyo, Tamiya, Polly S
TAMIYA -> FS.595
XTRACOLOR -> Prototype (UK, USA, Germany, Japan, ...)
POLLY S -> Prototype (UK, USA, Germany, Japan, ...)
AIRFIX -> Humbrol
MISCELLANEOUS
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FS 595 to model colours
Fedral Standard 595a/595B -> Gunze Sanyo, Humbrol, Tamiya, Xtracolor, Polly S
The colours has no official names, just numbers.
1:st figure: 1 = gloss, 2 = semigloss, 3 = lusterless
2:nd figure: General color classification group
3:rd - 5:th figure: Lower = darker; higher = lighter, _with no other
significance_. (Assigned with gaps to allow addition of new colours.)
FS.595 is a colour collection, not a system, so the existence of a 3xxxx
doesn't imply that there is a 1xxxx.
DESIGNATION NAME AND REASONABLE COLOUR MATCHES
BROWNS
FS.30045 T:XF-10
FS.20059 19*Hu:10+1*Hu:61
FS.20061 T:XF-09?
FS.30075 T:XF-09
FS.30099 P:PCA831
FS.30108 Red-brown T:XF-64
FS.10111 T:X-09
FS.30117 Earth Red P:500103 Hu:186 T/MM:1701
FS.30118 Earth P:PCA830 X:X101 Hu:142 P:60? T/MM:1702 T:XF-52?
FS.30140 Brown Special P:500829 Earth Red
FS.30166 Brick Red Hu:70 P:21
FS.30218 Tan
FS.30219 Tan Vietnam P:PCA816/874? X:X102 T:XF-52 Hu:119 GS:H310 T/MM:1742
FS.30251 P:PCA820
FS.30257 P:PCA828 T:XF-59
FS.30266 Middlestone P:PCA818 T:XF-60
FS.30277 Sand P:PCA827 T:XF:49 Hu:187
FS.30279 P:PCA826 Hu:250 GS:346? X:X032
FS.30313 Sand Hu:250
FS.30372 P:PCI879 7*Hu:187 + 3*Hu:129
FS.20400 Tan Special X:X145
FS.20450 Light Tan T:XF-57? 4*Hu:250 + 1*Hu:148
REDS
FS.11105 Red T:X-07
FS.11136 Insignia Red X:X102
FS.31136 Matt Scarlet Hu:60(/153) GS:H327 P:20? T:XF-7 T/MM:1705
FS.11630 Pink T:X-17
ORANGES
FS.12160 T:X-06
FS.12197 Inter. Orange X:X103
FS.32473 Hu:82?
FS.32648 T:XF-15
YELLOWS
FS.33440 T:XF:49?
FS.33446 Sand X:X158 P:500844 (possible confusion 446/448)
FS.33448 Sand X:X326 T:XF-60
FS.33481 Yellow green T:XF-04?
FS.33531 Light Brown Yellow P:PCI875 Yellow GS:H313 Hu:121 T/MM:1706
FS.13538 Crome Yellow Hu:188 GS:H329
FS.33531 Matt Pale Stone P:PCI875 Hu:121 T:XF-57 Israeli AF X:X105
FS.33538 Insignia Yellow Hu:154/Hu:24? GS:329 X:X106 T/MM:1708
FS.33613 Radome Tan Hu:148 GS:H318 X:X107 T/MM:1709
FS.13655 Blue Angels Yellow X:X108 T:X-08/XF-03
FS.33711 USMC Sand white + FS.33613
FS.33814 Pale Yellow? Hu:81? T:XF-4?
GREENS
FS.14031 US helo drab X:X152
FS.x4050 T:XF-13?
FS.14052 Marine Corps Green T:XF-13 X:X109
FS.34058 Sea Blue T:XF-17
FS.14062 T:X-05
FS.34077 T:XF-11
FS.34079 Forest Green P:PCA814/835 X:X110 Hu:116 GS:H309 T:XF-27/61? T/MM:1710
FS.34082 T:XF-61?
FS.34086 Dark green GS:H319? Hu:HF 1/108 T:XF-62/13? X:X144
FS.34087 Olive Drab X:X111 Hu:155 GS:H304 T:XF-62? P:832/808/819 T/MM:1711
FS.34088 Khaki Drab T:XF-51?
FS.14091 Dark green X:X155
FS.34092 Gunship Dk.Gr. X:X114 PCG862 Hu:149 GS:H302 T:XF-27*2+22*1 T/MM:1764
FS.34096 T:XF-61
FS.34097 Field (Marine) Green X:X115 Hu:105 GS:H340 P:PF53 T:XF-58
FS.34098 Brownish green Hu:HJ 3/150
FS.34102 Gunship Lt.Gr.X:X116 P:500815 Hu:117 GS:H303 T:XF-61*2+65*1 T/MM:1713
FS.34127 Forest Green Hu:150
FS.34128 Deep Green T:XF-26
FS.34138 Light Green P:PF51 Hu:HF 2/131
FS.34151 InteriorGreen X:X117 Hu:151 GS:H58 P:PCA821/833 Hu:HD 5/HG14 T/MM:1715
FS.14159 SACblue/green X:X118 T:XF-65
FS.14187 Willow green X:X151
FS.14201 SAC tan/brown X:X119 T:XF-49?
FS.34226 US Armour Olive Drab P:PCA801 Hu:78 Cockpit Green
FS.34227 Light Green Hu:120 GS:H312 P:PCI876 Israeli X:X148 T/MM:1716
FS.34230 Flat Green T:XF-05
FS.24233 Greenish Gray 3:2:1 P:500876/500074/500032 (MiG-29)
FS.34258 Cockpit Green X:X120 Hu:78
FS.34259 T:XF-04
FS.x4417 T:XF-14
FS.34424 Medium Grey 9*Hu:90+1*Hu:31 T:XF-20 (matt) Israeli
FS.34554 Beige Green Hu:90 T:XF-21 Sky
BLUES
FS.15042 Sea blue X:X121 Hu:181 Dark Sea Blue gloss T/MM:1717
FS.35042 Flat sea blue Hu:182 T/MM:1718 P:PCA803
FS.15044 Insignia blue X:X122 Hu:189 GS:H326 T/MM:1719
FS.35045 Dark blue P:PCI878 Hu:HD 3 GS:H35
FS.15050 Blue Angels blue X:X123 Hu:190 GS:H328 T/MM:1772 T:X-03
FS.15056 T:X-04
FS.35109 Blue X:X124
FS.35164 Intermediate Blue X:X125 Hu:144 GS:H42 T/MM:1720 P:PCA804
FS.35177 Medium blue T:XF-18
FS.15183 Bright blue X:X146 T:XF-08
FS.15200 T:X-14
FS.35237 Dk blue/grey X:X126 Hu:145 GS:H337 P:PCA817 T/MM:1721
FS.35258 (Hu:HU17 Green deleted)
Fs.35414 Blue X:X127 T:XF-23
FS.35450 Air Superiority Blue P:PCA800 19*Hu:47+1*Hu:147
FS.25526 Aircraft Blue T:XF-23 Hu:65 GS:H67
FS.35526 Light blue X:X606 GS:H323
FS.35622 Israeli Light Blue P:PCI877 Hu:122 GS:H314 X:X149
GRAYS
FS.16076 Engine grey X:X128 T:XF-63
FS.36081 Gunship Dk. grey X:X129 P:500014 GS:H301 Hu:32 T:XF-63?
FS.36118 Gunship Lt. Gray X:X130 T:XF-24 P:500822 GS:H305 Hu:125 T/MM:1723
FS.36152 Blue-grey Hu:HN 2
FS.36165 RLM 02 T:XF-22
FS.36173 Dark Grey Hu:156 GS:H82 T:XF-53 P:PCA823
FS.16176 Dk grey F-15 X:X157
FS.36231 Dk Gull Grey T:XF-54 P:PCA824 Hu:140 GS:H57 X:X131 T/MM:1740
FS.36251 Medium grey X:X132
FS.16270 Neutral grey X:X133 T:XF-53
FS.36270 RAF OceanGray Hu:USN2 GS:H306 Hu:126 T:XF-20
FS.36307 Grey X:X134 Hu:141 Light Sea Grey GS:H324
FS.36314 Flint grey X:X143 T:XF-25
FS.36320 Dark compass grey X:X135 P:PCA837 GS:H307 Hu:128 T/MM:1741
FS.36329 Light sea grey T:XF-66
FS.36373 Hu:87 Steel grey? T:XF-25?
FS.36375 Light compass grey X:X136 Hu:127 GS:H308 P:500836 T/MM:1728
FS.36400 Light Stone Hu:121+Hu:90
FS.36424 Medium grey T:XF-20
FS.16440 Lt Gull Gray Hu:183 GS:H51? X:X137 (MiG-29) T/MM:1729
FS.36440 Hu:129 GS:H325/H315 P:PCA825 T/MM:1730 T:XF-20
FS.36463 Hu:146?
FS.16473 ADC Grey X:X138 Light Aircraft Gray Hu:146 GS:H61 T:XF-66?
FS.36473 Hu:64 Light grey? P:PCA806? T:XF-12?/XF-19 T/MM:1731
FS.16492 Light grey X:X147
FS.36495 Hu:147 Light Grey GS:H338
FS.x6496 T:XF-12
FS.16515 Canadian Voodoo grey X:X150
FS.36521 T:XF-55
FS.36559 Hu:162 Surface grey
FS.36622 Light Gray P:PCA817 T:XF-19 GS:H311 Hu:97 X:X140
MISCELLANEOUS (BLACKS, WHITES, METALLICS)
FS.17038 Gloss Black Hu:21 GS:H2 T:X-1 T/MM:1747
FS.27038 Coal Black Hu:85 GS:H2 T:X-18
FS.37038 Black Hu:33 GS:H12/343 P:10 T:XF-1 T/MM:1749
FS.27040 very slighty dark bluish black Hu:85? T:X-18?
FS.17100 Purple T:X-16
FS.17178 Chrome Silver Hu:191 X:X142 T/MM:1790 T:XF-16
FS.17875 Gloss White Hu:22 GS:H1 T:X-2 X:X141 T/MM:1745
FS.37875 Satin White Hu:130 GS:H11 P:11? XF-2 T/MM:1768
FS.27886 White 3*Hu:34+2*Hu:41
FLUOROSCENT
FS.28915 Hu:192 Blaze (orangeish red, almost dayglo) T/MM:1775
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Finland, modern
Lt. Grey FS.36375 GS:H332 T:XF-53?
Olive Green FS.34277 GS:H312 T:XF-26?
Greenish black FS.24064 GS:H330*4+H304*1 T:XF-61*1+01*1?
Hawk BS 381C
Lt. Grey 627 FS.x6440 T:XF-20
Green 222 FS.x4151 P:821? GS:H58? T:XF-58?
Greenish black 437 FS.x4064 T:XF-61*1+01*1?
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France, WW2
(WW2?)
light green P:PCF77
dark blue grey P:PCF78
khaki P:PCF79
chocolate P:PCF80
dark earth P:PCF81
light blue grey P:PCF82
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Germany, WWI, WWII and modern
1914-1918
Topside green X:X241
Topside purple X:X242
Underside blue X:X243
1935-1945, RLM (Note: Many colours appear with different names)
01 Silver X:X216
02 Grau FS.24226(36165) P:PCG83 GS:H70 Hu:92 T:XF-22 X:X201
04 Gelb X:X213 (markings)
21 Weiss FS.37886 (markings) / winter camouflage
22 Schwarz (markings?) Black (gloss?)
23 Rot X:X217 (markings)
24 Dunkelblau X:X218 (markings)
27 Gelb FS.33637 (FoF markings) not bright, a hint of green
61 Dunkelbraun FS.30040 X:X219 T:X-09+black
62 Grun FS.34128/34159 X:X220 P:PCG706 T:XF-65
63 Hellgrau FS.36373 P:PCG711 T:XF-25 X:X221
65 Hellblau FS.35414(25526) P:PCG701 T:XF-23 Hu:65 GS:H67 X:X202
66 Schwartzgrau FS.36081 X:X203 some interiours
70 Schwartzgrun FS.34050(34052) P:PCG86 T:XF-13 X:X204 Hu:91 GS:H65
71 Dunkelgrun FS.34079(34102) P:PCG87 T:XF-61 Hu:30 GS:H64 X:X205
72 Grun FS.34056 X:X222
73 Grun FS.34092 X:X223
74 Graugrun FS.34086?(36081)P:PCG84 T:XF-63+65? GS:H68 X:X206 (Dunkelgrau)
75 Grauviolett FS.26122?(26132)P:PCG707 T:XF-54+51? GS:H69 X:X207 (Mittelgrau)
76 Lichtblau FS.36473(35414?-35622) P:PCG88 T:XF-66? X:X208 (Weissblau)
78 Himmelblau FS.35352 X:X214 P:PCG85?
79 Sandgelb FS.33434 X:X209 P:PCG708
79a Sandbraun FS.30215 GS:H66 Hu:62 X:X224
80 Olivegrun FS.34052 X:X215 P:PCG709 T:XF-58?
81 Braunviolett (FS.24087) X:X210 T:XF-62?/13? Weathered very fast
82 Dunkel?grun (FS.34096) X:X211 T:XF-27?/61? Note: Perhaps light
83 Licht?grun (FS.34138) X:X212 P:PF51 T:XF-58?/26? Note: Perhaps dark
84 Graublau FS.34432?/34554?/35622?
Examples:
Very early: 61/62/63. Bombers: 70/71/65. Desert: 79/80/78. Seaplanes:
72 and/or 73/65. Nightfighters: 75/76. Fighters: 1939-1941 70/71(/02)/65;
1941-1944 74/75(/02)/76; 1944-1945 81/82/(83/)76(or 84), also permitted:
82/70 or 81/71.
1956-
RAL 1002 Sandgelb FS.10260 Rev:11 Sand yellow
RAL 1007 Chrome Yellow FS.33538 Hu:188/154 Insignia yellow
RAL 1026 Hu:194 Rev:312 Fluorocent yellow
RAL 1028 Hu:197 Rev:310 Lufthansa yellow
RAL 2004 Hu:18 Rev:30 Orange
RAL 2005 Leuchtorange X:X253 Hu:192 Dayglo orange?
RAL 3000 FS.21105 Hu:60(19) Rev:330 Bright red
RAL 3004 Hu:20/107 Rev:331 Crimson
RAL 3022 Salmon pink (Hu:178+1)
RAL 3026 Hu:209 Rev:332 Fire orange
RAL 5008 Graublau X:X264 Rev:351
RAL 5013 Hu:198 Rev:350 Lufthansa blue
RAL 5014 Pigeon blue FS.35488 (Hu:157)
RAL 6003 Olivegrun FS.34102 X:X261 Hu:86 Rev:361
RAL 6014 Gelboliv FS:34087(24064) Hu:155 X:X251
RAL 6020 Chrome green FS.34079 Hu:116(195) Rev:363 Dark Green
RAL 7000 Squirrel grey FS.35237 Hu:145 Rev:57 Medium Grey
RAL 7001 Silbergrau FS.36375 Hu:64/127 X:X255 Rev:374
RAL 7005 Mouse grey (Hu:140) Rev:47
RAL 7009 Grungrau X:X256 Hu:(116)91 Rev:67
RAL 7011 Iron grey FS.36118 Hu:125
RAL 7012 Basaltgrau FS.26152 X:X254 Hu:(27)79 Rev:77
RAL 7013 Brown grey (Hu:98) Rev:46
RAL 7021 Schwartzgrun X:X262 Rev:9
RAL 7023 Dunkelgrau X:X263 (Hu:141) Concrete grey
RAL 7030 Steingrau X:X257 Rev:75(162)
RAL 7031 Hu:27 Rev:79 Sea Grey
RAL 7032 Pebble grey FS.36408 Rev:70
RAL 7035 Lichtgrau FS.35630 X:X260 Hu:196 Rev:371
RAL 7037 Staubraun X:X258 (Hu:106)
RAL 7038 Agate grey (Hu:183) Rev:372
RAL 7039 Qaurzgrau X:X259 (Hu:92)
RAL 7042 Traffic grey A FS.36270 (Hu:167)
RAL 8017 Hu:10 Brown
RAL 8023 Hu:62 Rev:85 Leather brown
RAL 9001 Cream FS.37886 X:X252 Hu:34 Rev:5
RAL 9005 Jet black FS.37038 Hu:21/85 Rev:7
RAL 9006 White aluminium FS.17178 (Hu:56)
RAL 9010 Hu:22/130 Rev:4 White (gloss?)
RAL 9011 Hu:33 Rev:8 Black (matt?)
Sabre CL13B Mk.5 Green/Dk grey/Lt blue 1957-
Sabre CL13B Mk.6, F-84F, F-86K,
Fiat G-91, Alpha Jet RAL 6014/7012/7001 1960's-
F-104F/G, F-4F 1972- RAL 6014/7012/9006
RF-4E, F-104G late, Tornado RAL 6003/7021/FS.34079 wraparound
F-4F 1980 standard A Top: RAL 7012/7037/7009 Under:7036/7001(later 7030)
F-4F 1980 standard B Top: RAL 7012/7039/7009/7037 Under:7030/7035
F-4F 1990 standard Top: RAL Top:7000/7001 Under:FS.35237/36375
Alpha Jet standard 1983 RAL 7021/FS.34079 wraparound
MiG-29 FS.35237/36320/36375 Nose cone close to RAL 7012
Early tranports RAL 6014/7012/7001
C-160 Transall, Do 28 RAL 6014/7012/9006/2005
C-160, Do 28 modern RAL 7021/6003/FS.34079 wraparound
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Israel, modern
Brown FS.30219 P:PCI816/874? X:X102 T:XF-52 Hu:119 GS:H310 (not 30227!)
Tan FS.33531 P:PCI875 Hu:121 X:X105 GS:H313 Hu:121 T:XF-57+white?
Pale green FS.34227 P:PCI876 Hu:120 GS:H312 X:X148 (or 34277??)
Light Blue FS.35622 P:PCI877 Hu:122 GS:H314 X:X149 T:XF-23+white?
Dark Blue FS.35045 P:PCI878 T:X-03?
Earth FS.30372 P:PCI879 T:XF-55?
Grey FS.36375 X:X136 Hu:127 T:XF-53? GS:H308 P:500836 (not 36622!)
Green FS.34424 T:XF-21 Hu:90
Helicopters since 1982
Brown drab FS.30118 P:PCA830 X:X101 Hu:142 P:60? T/MM:1702 T:XF-52?
Yellow FS.23655 (Chevrons)
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Italy
Italian WWII aircraft colours
Colour Name FS595b Metheun Humbrol
Alluminio 17178 191
Azzurro 11 15056 19E8 25 glossier
Bianco Avorio 11 33613 5A3 148
Bianco Neve 6 37925 34
Bruno 10 30045 7F4 98 glossier
Bruno Mimetico 30215 6E7 118 glossier
Giallo Cromo 7 23655 4A8 69
Giallo Mimetico 1 33594 4B5 103 matt
Giallo Mimetico 2 33481 3C8 81
Giallo Mimetico 3 33434 5C7 63 less orange
Giallo Mimetico 4 30266 5D6 26
Grigio Azzurro Chiaro 1 36307 28D2 141
Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 36118 20E3 125
Grigio Mimetico 36293 22D2 140
Marrone Mimetico 1 30118 5E4 142
Marrone Mimetico 2 10076 9E8 107 matt
Marrone Mimetico 53193 30140 7E5 113+119
Nero 12 17038 33 glossier
37038 33
Nocciola Chiaro 4 30219 6D4 119
Rosso 8 11105 9C8 20 lighter
Verde 9 14062 4F4 3 matt
Verde Anticorrosione 34558 28D4 23 with a touch of 30 (approximated)
Verde Anticorrosione 34272 27D5 78+34 in equal parts
Verde Mimetico 1 34258 30E7 102
Verde Mimetico 2 34092 27F4 149
Verde Mimetico 3 34102 29F8 117
Verde Mimetico 53192 34227 28D5 120
Verde Oliva Scuro 2 34052 28F3 91
Verde Prato Anti- 34230 27C8 2 lighter and matt
corrosione
MODERN
F-104S
Dark Green FS.34086
Grey FS.36152
Silver Grey undersides
Tornado
Dark Sea Grey BS381:638 FS.x6173
Dark Green BS381:641 FS.x4079
Silver Grey undersides
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Japan, WWII
-1945
Navy Green FS.34077?/34092 T:XF-11 P:PCJ92 X:X353 GS:H59 (N1?)
Navy Grey FS.36496 T:XF-12 X:X354 P:PCJ90? GS:H61 Hu:146? (N2?)
Army Grey FS.35414/36595? T:XF-14 X:X352 P:PCJ90? GS:H62 (A2?)
Army Green FS.34088? T:XF-13/51? P:PCJ91 X:X351 GS:H60 (A3?)
Army/Navy Brown (reddish) T:XF-64? P:PCJ93 (A/N14?)
Interior metallic blue X:X355 T:X-13 GS:H63
Army Silver T:XF-16 Hu:11 (A6?)
Navy Mauve P:PCJ89 Violet (N9?)
Navy Brown (wood brown) T:XF-10 Hu:110 GS:H37 (N17?)
Army/Navy Lt. Olive (greyish) P:PCJ94 T:XF-22? (A/N21?)
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Russia
Su-17M-4
Blue Grey FS.36329 7*Hu:87 + 3*Hu:34 T:XF-66
Dark Green FS.34102 P:500815 Hu:117 GS:H303 T:XF-61*2+65*1
Light Brown FS.30372 7*Hu:187 + 3*Hu:129 P:PCI879
Sand FS.30450 4*Hu:250 + 1*Hu:148
Su-24MR
White FS.27886 3*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:41
Grey FS.36375 X:X136 Hu:127 GS:H308 P:500836 T/MM:1728
Su-25K
Light Blue FS.25450 19*Hu:47 + 1*Hu:147 P:PCA800
Dark Green FS.24086 Hu:108 GS:H319? 1 T:XF-62/13? X:X144
Dark Brown FS.20059 19*Hu:10 + 1*Hu:61
Sand FS.30313 Hu:250
MiG-23UB
Blue Grey FS.26329 7*Hu:87 + 3*Hu:34 T:XF-66
Light Brown FS.30219 Hu:118 P:PCA816 X:X102 T:XF-52 Hu:119 GS:H310
Green FS.24138 Hu:131 P:PF51 Hu:HF 2
Brown FS.20111 1*Hu:180 + 1*Hu:177 T:X-09
MiG-25RBK
Grey FS.36375 X:X136 Hu:127 GS:H308 P:500836 T/MM:1728
Dielectric panels
Grey FS.36231 T:XF-54 P:PCA824 Hu:140 GS:H57 X:X131 T/MM:1740
MiG-29
Entire aircraft
Light Grey FS.36495 Hu:147 GS:H338
Topside camouflage
Blue Grey FS.26329 7*Hu:87+3*Hu:34 T:XF-66
Mi-8MTB
Blue Grey FS.36329 7*Hu:87 + 3*Hu:34 T:XF-66
Grey-green FS.34424 9*Hu:90 + 1*Hu:31 T:XF-20
Light Stone FS.36400 1*Hu:121 + 1*Hu:90
Mi-24D
Blue Grey FS.36329 7*Hu:87 + 3*Hu:34 T:XF-66
Green FS.34098 Hu:150
Light Stone FS.36415 3*Hu:121 + 2*Hu:84
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Sweden
B 3 Junkers 86
Bottom: Blue-grey; Top: Brown RLM 61/Green RLM 62/Grey RLM 63
ca.1940:s - 60:s
Most combat aircraft:
Blue-grey FS.36329/36250 T:XF-66
Dark green FS.34096/34079 T:XF-61
Trainer colours:
Orange FS.12243(12273) Sk 12; Sk 15; Sk 25
Black Green FS.34052 T:XF-13+63 Sk 12 Fw 44; Sk 15 Kl 35
Dark Green FS.34096 T:XF-27/61? Sk 25 Bu 181
Yellow, FS.33655 T:X-08 Sk 16 Harvard; Sk 50 Safir
J 11 Fiat CR.42, B 16 Caproni 313, J 20 Reggiane 2000 were delivered to
Italian standard, later repainted. J 11 and J 20 had green mottle on pale sand,
also used on J 9 Seversky EP-1, B 16 green and red-brown mottle on pale sand.
Tan FS.33613?/30277? T:XF-57*3+59*1
Green FS.34258?/34083? T:XF-58?
Red-brown FS.30166?(30219) T:XF-64
Blue grey FS.26251?(26250) T:XF-53
Some J/S 29 Tunnan in Congo:
Brown / Green FS.33105 / FS.34088
J 30 Mosquito, J 33 Venom (probably to British night fighter standard)
Medium Sea Grey FS.36251/25237 T:XF-25?/53?
Green FS.34096/34094 T:XF-58?/61?
S 31 Spitfire (almost certainly to British standard)
PRU Blue FS.15193
A 29 Tunnan, A/S/J 32 Lansen
Olive green 325M FS.34096/34079 T:XF-61
Undersides bare metal
J 34 Hawker Hunter (maybe to British standard?)
Green FS.34083??
Underside was blue-grey
J 35A-F Draken, Sk 60 Saab 105, Sk 61 Bulldog, some Sk 50 Safir
(a very few Lansen)
Blue-grey 058M FS.36173/36314 X:X777 Hu:175 T:XF-66?(53) P:PCF82 Pr:M210
Dark blue 438M FS.35042/35045 X:X776 Hu:77/HJ1 GS:H35 T:XF-17+03?
Dk olive green 328M FS.34086/34052? X:X775 Hu:116/HF1 GS:H304 T:XF-13/62?
AJS 37 Viggen, Sk 61 Bulldog, helicopters, army vehicles
Blue-grey 058M FS.36314/x6329? Hu:SW5/175 T:XF-66?(53) Pr:M210
Black 093M FS.34031/34050 Hu:SW3/33 T:XF-01*2+27*1 GS:H65?
Dark Green 326M FS.34092/34128 Hu:SW2/105 T:XF-26/58? GS:H302 Pr:M213
Mid Green 322M ANA611/FS.34138/x4187 Hu:SW1/158 P:821? GS:H58? Pr:M212
Tan 507M FS.30117/30219 Hu:118 T:XF-52 P:PCA816 Pr:M214
(Winter camouflage: Tan and mid green overpainted white?)
JA 37 Viggen; J 35J Draken
Light grey (overside) FS.(x6329?/36473?) Hu:128 T:XF-25*1+66*1?
Lighter grey (unders.) FS.(x6440?/26493?) Hu:147 T:XF-19?
SK 60 Team 60 display team
Green Hu:116 top and bottom
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United Kingdom, WWI, WWII and modern
1914-
NIVO (Night Invisible Varnish Orfordness) X:X20 Very dark grey-green
RFC doped natural fabric X:X21
RFC green X:X22 T:XF-51?
PC10 FS.14087
Clear doped linen FS.13617
1939-45
Dark Earth FS.30118? T:XF-52 P:PCE76 GS:H72 Hu:29 X:X2
Dark Green FS.34079(34096/34064) T:XF-61 P:PCE75 X:X110 Hu:30/116 GS:H73?/309
Sky (Type S is smooth) FS.34504 T:XF-21 P:PCE72 GS:H74? Hu:23/90?
Extra Dark Sea Grey FS.36118(36099?) T:XF-63?/24 P:822 X:X130 GS:H305 Hu:125
Dark Sea Grey FS.36173(36099?) T:XF-24?/54 GS:H75?
Ocean Grey FS.36152?(36176?/36187?) T:XF-54 Hu:165 GS:H335 X:X6
Medium Sea Grey FS.36270/36440? T:XF-53 GS:H335/306 X:X3
Mid Stone FS.30266 T:XF-60 P:PCE73/PCA818? X:X9 GS:H71 Hu:84
Azure FS.35231 (more white) P:PCE74 T:XF-18+X-14? X:X26
Dark Mediterranean blue FS.35050/35109? T:X-03 GS:H328 X:X123/124?
Extra Dark Sea Green FS.34092 T:XF-27 P:PCG862 Hu:149(/30) GS:H302 X:X114
Dark Slate Grey FS.34096 T:XF-11+63? X:X25
PRU Mauve X:X035
PRU Pink (low alt., when overcast) X:X034
PRU Blue (high alt.) FS.35190?/35189 (more black) X:X008
Sky Blue FS.35622/35550
Light Earth FS.30257 T:XF-59 P:PCA828 overside lower wings biplanes
Light Green (pale greyish) FS.34172 T:XF-22? o-side, l. wings, biplanes
Light Slate Grey (greenish) FS.34159 T:XF-65 X:X118 o-side, l. wings, biplanes
Trainer yellow X:X11
Examples:
Day fighters: Dk Green/Dk Earth/Sky(or Black); 1941- Dk Green/Ocean Grey/
Sea Grey Medium; Desert: Middlestone/Dk Earth/Azure
Night fighters: Dk Green/Sea Grey Medium/(Smooth Black)Sea Grey Medium
Bombers: Dk Green/Dk Earth/Matt Black; Middlestone/Dk Earth/Azure(Black/Sky)
Temperate Sea Scheme: Extra Dark Sea Grey/Dark Slate Grey/Sky
1945-
BS 381C
105 Oxford blue FS.15050 X:X23 T:X-03? Helicopters, VIP aircraft
106 Royal blue FS.15044
110 Roundel blue X:X30
210 Sky FS.x4424 P:PCE71 T:XF-21 X:X7 GS:H74 Hu:90
220 Army helicopter olive X:X27
283 Aircraft grey/green X:X10
285 NATO green X:X18
298 RN helicopter olive drab FS.x4098 X:X28
356 RN helo Rescue yellow FS.x3538 X:X19
361 Light stone FS.x3448 X:X29 T:XF-60?
450 Dark Earth FS.x0118 P:PCE76 T:XF-52 GS:H72 Hu:29 X:X2
537 Red Arrows Red FS.11350 X:X14
626 Camouflage Grey Hu:167 GS:H334 X:X17
627 RAF Light Aircraft Grey FS.x6440 Hu:166 T:XF-20 GS:H332 X:X15 P:PCA825
629 RAF Overall Camouflage Grey Hu:156 (matched)
633 Blue/grey FS.16044 X:X13
636 PRU Blue X:X8
637 Medium Sea Grey FS.x6270 T:XF-53 Hu:165 GS:H335 X:X3
638 Dk Sea Grey, -1975 (semigloss) FS.x6173 T:XF-24?/54 Hu:164 GS:H331 X:X4
638 Dk Sea Grey, 1975- (matt) FS.x6173 T:XF-24?/54 Hu:164 GS:H331 X:X4
640 Extra Dk Sea Grey FS.36118 T:XF-63?/24 GS:H333 X:X5 Hu:123
641 RAF Dk Green, -1975 (semi-gloss bluish) FS.16064 Hu:163? GS:H330? X:X1?
641 RAF Dk Green, 1975- (matt brownish) FS.34079 Hu:163? T:XF-27 GS:H330 X:X1?
642 Night black X:X12
BS 2660:4-049 Hemp FS.30450?? (early variant?) T:XF-57?
BS 4800:10-B-21 Hemp Hu:168 GS:H336 X:X16 T:XF-57?
BS 4800:18-B-21 Barley Grey Now known as 626 Camouflage Grey
BS 4800:12-B-25 Lichen green X:X24
BS 4800:2-B-53 Matt black
Desert pink (1991-92) FS.30279 P:PCA826/810? Hu:250 GS:H346? X:X31
Examples:
BS 638/641 (early, semigloss) /627 Early Harriers
BS 638/641 (late) wraparound Jaguar, Harrier GR.3, Tornado GR.1
Nato Green/Lichen Green Harrier GR.5/7
BS 637/626 Buccaneer S.2B, Hawk
BS 637/626/627 Phantom FGR.2 air superiority scheme
BS 637 Hercules
BS 626 Tornado F.3, Sentry
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USA, WW2 and modern
1939-1945
ANA 603 Sea Grey (neutral) FS.36118 P:PCA809 T:XF-24 GS:H305 Hu:125 T/MM:1723
ANA 606 Semi-Gloss Sea Blue FS.25042
ANA 607 Non-Specular Sea Blue FS.35045 P:PCA803 X:X121 Hu:181 T:X-03 GS:H35
ANA 608 Intermediate Blue FS.35164 P:PCA804 X:X125 Hu:144 GS:H42 T/MM:1720
ANA 609 Azure Blue FS.35231 P:PCA813 T:X-14?
ANA 611 Interior Green FS.24151 P:PCA802 T:XF-04?
ANA 613 Olive Drab FS.X34087(the old) P:PCA808 T:XF-62?
ANA 616 Sand (desert pink) FS.30279 P:PCA812/810 T:XF-59? Hu:250 GS:346
ANA 621 Dark Gull Grey FS.36231 P:PCA807 T:XF-54 Hu:140 GS:H57 X:X131 T/MM:1740
army olive drab FS.34087?(darker+more green) P:PCA801 T:XF-58?
sea green (FS.x4058) P:PCA811 T:XF-17
USAF 1964-
TAC Standard FS.30219/34102/34079/36622 1960s-70s
TAC SEA FS.30219/34102/34079/17038 1960s-70s (F-111)
SAC Standard FS.34201/34159/34079/17875 1960s-70s (FB-111)
SAC SEA FS.34201/34159/34079/17038 1960s-70s
Strategic FS.36118/34086/36081 1980s- FB-111, B-1B
Asia Minor FS.20400/30140/34079/36622 Not used
European I FS.36081/34102/34092 1980s-
European I FS.36081/34102/34079 unique for F-4s
European I MAC FS.36118/34102/34092 1980s- C-141, C-5, C-130
AMC Proud Gray FS.26173 1991- C-141, C-5, C-130
"B-52" FS.36081 some noses w/ SAC standard, some overall before 36118
Gunship Gray FS.36118 AC-130, F-15E, F111, B-1B, B-52
Shamu FS.36081/16473 KC-10 KC-135
Dark Ghost Gray FS.36320 KC-10, KC-135
Asia Minor FS.30266/33722/35526 C-130 Only a few
"European" FS.34079/36081 A-7
"Gray" FS.26270/26118 A-7
Hill Gray II FS.26118/26270 RF-4, F-4
"Gray" FS.36320/36492 EC-130, EF-111
Ghost Gray FS.36320/36375 F-15
Mod Eagle FS.37176/36251 PACAF (Hawaii, Alaska, Japan) F-15s
"Gray" FS.36118/36270/36375 F-16
Lt Ghost Gray FS.36375 Air-to-air missiles (used to be white)
FS.36231 Common fighter interiour colour
USMC
British colours FS.16064/16173/16440 Early Harriers
Green/Gray FS.34064/36099 AV-8A
HTPS FS.36118/36231/36320 AV-8B
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Gunze Sangyo
Gunze Sangyo acrylics, given as "black numbers in white boxes".
The "Mr Color" range "white numbers in black boxes", does not always match!
NUMBER REASONABLE COLOUR MATCHES
GS:H1 Gloss White Hu:22 T:X-2
GS:H2 Gloss Black Hu:21 T:X-1
GS:H3 Gloss Red Hu:19 Rev:31 T:X-7
GS:H4 Gloss Yellow Hu:69 T:X-8
GS:H5 Gloss Blue Hu:15? Rev:52? T:X-3
GS:H6 Gloss Green Hu:3 T:X-5
GS:H7 Gloss Brown Hu:10/9 T:X-9
GS:H8 Silver Hu:11 T:X-11/XF-16
Warning: When Hasegawa says 'H8', they often actually mean 'Light grey'!
GS:H9 Gold Hu:16 T:X-12
GS:H10 Copper Hu:12 T:XF-6
GS:H11 Flat White Hu:34 P:11? T:XF-2
GS:H12 Flat Black Hu:33 P:10 T:X-18/XF-1
GS:H13 Flat Red Hu:73 T:XF-7/XF-9?
GS:H14 Gloss Orange Hu:18 T:X-6
GS:H15 Gloss Bright Blue Hu:14 T:X-4
GS:H16 Yellow Green Hu:38 Rev:60 T:X-15
GS:H17 Cocoa Brown (gloss) Hu:10
GS:H18 Steel Rev:91
GS:H19 Pink Hu:200 T:X-17
GS:H20 Flat Varnish Hu:49
GS:H21 Off White Hu:41?
GS:H22 Gloss Dark grey Hu:5
GS:H23 Gloss Shine Red Hu:60 T:X-7
GS:H24 Orange Yellow
GS:H25 Sky Blue Hu:48 T:X-14
GS:H26 Mid Green Hu:2 Rev:61
GS:H27 Tan Hu:9
GS:H28 Metallic Black Hu:201
GS:H29 Salmon Pink (gloss)
GS:H30 Gloss Varnish Hu:35
GS:H31 White Green (gloss) Hu:90
GS:H32 Field Grey (gloss) Hu:67?
GS:H33 Russet (gloss) Hu:133?
GS:H34 Cream Yellow
GS:H35 Cobalt Blue Rev:53 Blue RAL 5013 Hu:198?
GS:H36 Dark Green (gloss) Hu:75 T:XF-11
GS:H37 Wood Brown (gloss) Hu:110?/10
GS:H38 Steel Red Rust + Silver/Hu:53? /T:X-10
GS:H39 Metallic Gloss Purple Hu:68 T:X-16
GS:H40 Flat Base mix in paints to make it flat
GS:H41 Pale Green (gloss) Hu:65*1+Hu:90*1
GS:H42 Blue Grey (gloss) Hu:144 FS.35164
GS:H43 Wine Red Hu:20 Rev:32
GS:H44 Flesh Hu:61 Rev:35 T:XF-15
GS:H45 Light Blue (gloss) Hu:47 Rev:50
GS:H46 Emerald Green (gloss) Hu:2? Rev:364
GS:H47 Red Brown (gloss?) Hu:160?
GS:H48 Field Grey 11 Hu:111?
GS:H49 Violet (met. gloss) Hu:68? T:X-16 with a touch of silver
GS:H50 Lime Green (gloss) not quite Hu:38 T:X-15
GS:H51 Light Gull Grey Hu:183? FS.16440 (but more gloss)
GS:H52 Olive drab (semigloss) Hu:155 P:52?
GS:H53 Neutral Grey Hu:128
GS:H54 Navy Blue (semigloss) Hu:77?
GS:H55 Midnight Blue (gloss) Hu:15/104? T:X-3
GS:H56 Intermediate Blue Hu:144(25,79,96,134) T:XF-18
GS:H57 Aircraft Grey (gloss) Hu:147(140) FS.36231 P:PCA824
GS:H58 Interior Green (gloss) Hu:151/158? P:PCA802?/821?/833?
GS:H59 IJN Green (gloss) T:XF-11 P:PCJ91 X:353
GS:H60 IJA Green (semigloss) T:XF-13 P:PCJ91 X:X351
GS:H61 IJN Light Grey (gloss) Hu:146 X:X354 T:XF-12
GS:H62 IJA Light Grey (semigloss) T:XF-14 X:X352
GS:H63 Metallic Blue-green interiour colour X:X355 T:X-13
GS:H64 RLM Dark Green 71 (semigloss) Hu:116 T:XF-61
GS:H65 RLM Dark Green 70 Hu:91? T:XF-13 Rev:363?
GS:H66 RLM Sand Brown 79 (semigloss) Hu:62 X:X224/X209? P:PCG708
GS:H67 RLM Light Blue 65 (semigloss) Hu:65/122? T:XF-23 P:PCG701 X:X202
GS:H68 RLM Dark Grey 74 (semigloss) Hu:27 P:PCG84 X:X206 T:XF-63?(+slate grey?)
GS:H69 RLM Mid Grey 75 P:PCG707 X:X207 T:XF-54?(+khaki drab?)
GS:H70 RLM Grey 02 (semigloss) Hu:92 P:PCG83 T:XF-22 X:X201
GS:H71 Middle Stone (semigloss) Hu:84 T:XF-60
GS:H72 Dark Earth (semigloss) Hu:29 T:XF-52
GS:H73 Dark Green (semigloss) Hu:30 T:XF-61
GS:H74 Sky Duck Egg Green (semigloss) Hu:23 T:XF-21
GS:H75 Dark Sea Gray (semigloss) Hu:27 T:XF-54
GS:H76 Burnt Iron Hu:53 T:X-10
GS:H77 Tyre Black T:XF-1 Hu:33 Rev:9 Anthracite, ultra-dark grey
GS:H78 Olive Drab 2 (semigloss) T:XF-62 Hu:66
GS:H79 Sand Yellow (dark) (semigloss) Hu:93
GS:H80 Khaki Green Hu:159? T:XF-51?
GS:H81 Khaki Hu:26 T:XF-49
GS:H82 Dark Grey (semigloss) Hu:156? T:XF-53?
GS:H83 Dark Grey (semigloss) Hu:123? (Japanese naval subjects) T:XF-57
GS:H84 Mahogny (semigloss) Hu:10? T:X-9 /any gloss brown
GS:H85 Sail Colour Hu:71? Satin oak, cream coloured leather
GS:H86 Red Madder Dark Reddish-Purple. brighter than Hu:107 WW1 Purple?
GS:H87 Metallic Red Hu:51 Rev:399
GS:H88 Metallic Blue Hu:52 T:X-13
GS:H89 Metallic Green Hu:50
GS:H90 Clear Red transparent colour from Tamiya Acrylic Range or
GS:H91 Clear Yellow Humbrol "Clear Colour" range
GS:H92 Clear Orange - '' -
GS:H93 Clear Blue - '' -
GS:H94 Clear Green - '' -
GS:H95 Smoke Grey (gloss) Hu:147 Matt Light Grey (Israeli)
GS:H96 Smoke Blue (gloss) Pale version of Hu:65 (+50% White?)
GS:H97 Fluoroscent Yellow Hu:194/204 Fluoroscent Saturn Yellow over white base
GS:H98 Fluoroscent Orange Hu:205/209 Fluoroscent fire Orange over white base
GS:H99 Fluoroscent Pink Hu:202/207 Fluoroscent Aurora Pink over white base
GS:H100 Fluoroscent Green Hu:203/208 Fluoroscent Signal Green
GS:H301 FS.36081 Dk Grey Hu:32 P:500014 T:XF-63
GS:H302 FS.34092 Dk Green Hu:149 T:XF-61
GS:H303 FS.34102 Dk Green Hu:117 P:500815 T:XF-27 Almost olive drab
GS:H304 FS.34087 Olive Drab Hu:155 T:XF-62
GS:H305 FS.36118 Dk Grey Hu:125 T:XF-24 P:500822
GS:H306 FS.36270 Mid Grey Hu:126 T:XF-25? X:X133
GS:H307 FS.36320 Grey Hu:128 T:XF-53 P:PCA837
GS:H308 FS.36375 Light Grey Hu:127 T:XF-53? P:500836 X:X136
GS:H309 FS.34079 Green Hu:116 T:XF-61 P:500814
GS:H310 FS.30219 Brown Hu:119, Israeli AF/Hu:118 Matt US Tan T:XF-52
GS:H311 FS.36622 Grey Hu:28 T:XF-19
GS:H312 FS.34227 Green Hu:120 Israeli colour
GS:H313 FS.33531 Brown Hu:121 T:XF-57 Israeli AF P:PCI875
GS:H314 FS.35622 Blue Hu:122 Israeli P:PCI877 T:XF-12? (lighter)
GS:H315 FS.16440 Light Grey Hu:183 T:XF-20
GS:H316 FS.17875 Gloss White Hu:22 T:X-2
GS:H317 FS.36231 Grey Hu:140 T:XF-54 P:PCA824/807?
GS:H318 FS.33613 Radome Hu:148 Radome Tan
GS:H319 Light Green (matt) Hu:117? US Light Green P:PG520
S:H320 Dark Green (semigloss) Hu:172?/Hu:30 T:XF-61?
GS:H321 Light Brown (semigloss)
GS:H322 Cyan Blue (gloss)
GS:H323 Light Blue (gloss) FS.35526
GS:H324 Light Grey (matt) FS.36307
GS:H325 FS.36440 Light Grey Hu:129 P:PCA825 T:XF-20
GS:H326 FS.15044 Blue Hu:189
GS:H327 FS.11136 Red Hu:153 P:20? T:XF-07
GS:H328 FS.15050 Blue Hu:190
GS:H329 FS.13538 Yellow Hu:188
GS:H330?RAF Dk Green BS 641 -1975? Hu:163 (semi-gloss bluish)
GS:H330?RAF Dk Green BS 641 1975-? Hu:163 Rev:46 Nato Green (matt brownish)
GS:H331?RAF Dk Sea Grey BS 638 (semigloss) Hu:164/125? FS.36118
GS:H331?RAF Dk Sea Grey BS 638 (matt) Hu:164/125?/127?
GS:H332 RAF Light Aircraft Grey BS 627 Hu:166 T:XF-20
GS:H333 RN Extra Dk Sea Grey BS 640 Hu:123
GS:H334 RAF Barley Grey BS4800/18B21 Hu:167
GS:H335 RAF Medium Sea Grey Hu:165
GS:H336 RAF Hemp BS 4800 18/B21 Hu:168 P:PF62?
GS:H337 FS.35237 Blue-Grey (very matt) Hu:145 P:PCA817
GS:H338 FS.36495 Grey Hu:147
GS:H340 FS.34097 Marine Green Hu:105
GS:H341 Mud (weathering)
GS:H342 Oil (gloss) (weathering)
GS:H343 Soot (weathering) Hu:33 Black? T:XF-1 FS.37038
GS:H344 Rust (weathering) Hu:113 Rust
GS:H345 Rough Gray (matt) (weathering)
GS:H346 Rough Sand (matt (weathering) Hu:93 FS.30279 Hu:250
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Heller
7nnn = flat, 9nnn = gloss
Heller Humbrol Heller Humbrol
Gris amiral 9001 5(125/126) 7001 27(5/125/126)
Jaune vif 9002 69(24/99) 7002 99(24)
Rouge Vermilion 9003 19(132) 7003 60(132)
Vert 9004 2(131) 7004 101(80)
Blanc 9005 22(130) 7005 34(130)
Bleu 9006 15 7006 104(25)
Or 9007 16 (7007 16)
Alu 9008 11(56) 7008 56(11)
Bronze 9009 12(54/55) 7009 55(12/54)
Noir 9010 21(85) 7010 33(85)
Bordeaux 9011 20 7011 |