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Colour name Comment Humbrol Tamiya Gunze

FS:30040 8*Hu:10 + 2*Hu:33
FS:30045 8*Hu:98 + 2*Hu:10 + 2*Hu:107 T:XF-10
FS:30049 8*Hu:107 + 1*Hu:33
FS:30051 Leather Brown 8*Hu:98 + 2*Hu:10
FS:30059 19*Hu:10 + 1*Hu:61
FS:30061 T:XF-09?
FS:36062 8*Hu:98 + 1*Hu:160 + 1*Hu:33
FS:30075 T:XF-09
FS:30097 Polish Khaki 5*Hu:110 + 1*Hu:160 + 1*Hu:33
FS:30099 8*Hu:110 + 2*Hu:113 + 1*Hu:33
FS:30100 7*Hu:186 + 2*Hu:156 +1*Hu:34
FS:30108 Red Brown 3*Hu:186 + 2*Hu:160 + 2*Hu:10 T:XF-64
FS:30109 6*Hu:178 + 4*Hu:70 + 3*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:107
FS:30111 Hu:70 T:X-09
FS:30117 Earth Red Hu:186
FS:30118 Earth Hu:142 T:XF-52?
FS:30140 Brown Special 4*Hu:110 + 2*Hu:62 + 1*Hu:113
FS:30145 4*Hu:110 + 1*Hu:62
FS:30166 Brick Red 6*Hu:113 + 1*Hu:178 (70)
FS:30215 Sand Yellow 6*Hu:62 + 2*Hu:110 + 1*Hu:154
FS:30218 Tan
FS:30219 Red Brown Hu:118 (119) T:XF-52 GS:H310
FS:30227 Olive Drab 6*Hu:110 + 2*Hu:121 + 1*Hu:113 + 1*Hu:34
FS:30251
FS:30257 Light Earh 1*Hu:94 + 1*Hu:63 T:XF-59
FS:30266 Mid Stone 3*Hu:81 + 2*Hu:26 T:XF-60
FS:30277 Light Olive Green 6*Hu:168 + 1*Hu:110 (187) T:XF:49
FS:30279 Sand 4*Hu:121 + 2*Hu:118 + 1*Hu:110 GS:346?
FS:30313 Purple Hu:250
FS:30324 Desert Brown 6*Hu:110 + 5*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:121 + 1*Hu:113
FS:30372 Stone 12*Hu:168 + 1*Hu:113 (7*Hu:187 + 3*Hu:129)
FS:30400 Tan Special 3*Hu:63 + 3*Hu:118 + 3*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:121
FS:30450 Hemp 1*Hu:118 + 1*Hu:34 (4*Hu:250 + 1*Hu:148) T:XF-57?
Reds
Colour name Comment Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
FS:31105 Red T:X-07
FS:31136 Insignia Red
FS:31136 Matt Scarlett Hu:60(/153) T:XF-7 GS:H327
FS:31400 Red Orange 8*Hu:187 + 1*Hu:60
FS:31630 Pink T:X-17
Oranges
Colour name Comment Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
FS:32160 T:X-06
FS:32169 Deep Yellow 6*Hu:100 + 4*Hu:154 + 1*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:110
FS:32197 Int. Orange
FS:32473 Hu:82?
FS:32648 T:XF-15
Yellows
Colour name Comment Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
FS:33070 Olive 8*Hu:150 + 4*Hu:10 + 2*Hu:154
FS:33245 Ochre Hu:63
FS:33303 3*Hu:168 + 2*Hu:74 + 1*Hu:84 + 1*Hu:34
FS:33434 4*Hu:154 + 3*Hu:94 + 1*Hu:34
FS:33440 T:XF:49?
FS:33446 Sand
FS:33448 Light Stone 5*Hu:74 + 3*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:84 T:XF-60
FS:33481 Yellow green T:XF-04?
FS:33522 Light Tan 4*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:103 + 1*Hu:84
FS:33531 Yellow Hu:121 GS:H313
FS:33538 Chrome Yellow Hu:188 (154) GS:H329
FS:33531 Matt Pale Stone Hu:121 T:XF-57 Israeli AF
FS:33538 Insignia Yellow Hu:154/Hu:24? GS:329
FS:33564 1*Hu:28 + 1*Hu:74
FS:33613 Radome Tan Hu:148 GS:H318
FS:33655 Blue Angels Yellow T:X-08/XF-03
FS:33690 Light Tan 3*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:103 + 1*Hu:121
FS:33697 Pale Cream Hu:74
FS:33711 USMC Sand 3*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:103 + 2*Hu:148
FS:33717 Linen 5*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:103 + 2*Hu:148
FS:33722 Tan 6*Hu:103 + 5*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:148 + 1*Hu:78
FS:33798 Desert Sand 10*Hu:74 + 8*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:99
FS:33814 Pale Yellow? Hu:81? T:XF-4?
Greens
Colour name Comment Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
FS:34031 US helo drab
FS:34050 Black Green 5*Hu:75 + 1*Hu:91 + 1*Hu:108 T:XF-13?
FS:34052 Marine Corps Green 5*Hu:91 + 2*Hu:75 + 2*Hu:108 T:XF-13
FS:34056 6*Hu:91 + 2*Hu:189 + 1*Hu:3
FS:34058 Bottle Green 7*Hu:88 + 3*Hu:190 + 2*Hu:32 + 2*Hu:34 T:XF-17
FS:34062 4*Hu:3 + 1*Hu:131 T:X-05
FS:34064 Very Dark Drab 1*Hu:66 + 1*Hu:163
FS:34077 5*Hu:91 + 1*Hu:116 + 1*Hu:3 T:XF-11
FS:34079 Leaf Green Hu:116 T:XF-27/61? GS:H309
FS:34082 6*Hu:102 + 2*Hu:172 + 3*Hu:154 T:XF-61?
FS:34086 Dark green Hu:108 T:XF-62/13? GS:H319?
FS:34087 Olive Drab 3*Hu:163 + 4*Hu:108 + 1*Hu:33 (155, 3*Hu:163 + 4*Hu:108 + 3*Hu:33) T:XF-62? GS:H304
FS:34088 Khaki Drab 1*Hu:155 + 1*Hu:159 T:XF-51?
FS:34090 4*Hu:3 + 3*Hu:97 + 2*Hu:95 + 1*Hu:101 + 1*Hu:131
FS:34091 Dark green 1*Hu:66 + 1*Hu:98
FS:34092 Extra Dark Sea Green Hu:149 T:XF-27*2 + 22*1 GS:H302
FS:34094 Bronze Green 6*Hu:116 + 1*Hu:95 + 2*Hu:80
FS:34095 Dark Grey Green 2*Hu:80 + 1*Hu:117
FS:34096 Nivo 6*Hu:116 + 6*Hu:117 + 1*Hu:163 T:XF-61
FS:34097 Field (Marine) Green 2*Hu:80 + 1*Hu:116 (105) T:XF-58 GS:H340
FS:34098 Bamboo 12*Hu:150 + 1*Hu:155 + 1*Hu:154 (150)
FS:34102 Forest Green Hu:117 T:XF-61*2 + 65*1 GS:H303
FS:34108 1*Hu:101 + 1*Hu:88
FS:34127 Forest Green Hu:150
FS:34128 Deep Green 6*Hu:76 + 2*Hu:151 T:XF-26
FS:34138 Light Green 3*Hu:131 + 1*Hu:120 (131)
FS:34151 Interior Green Hu:151 GS:H58
FS:34159 Light Slate Grey 6*Hu:78 + 1*Hu:161 T:XF-65
FS:34172 Dark Sea Green 4*Hu:120 + 3*Hu:76 + 2*Hu:78
FS:34187 Willow Green
FS:34201 SAC Tan Brown 5*Hu:95 + 4*Hu:155 + 3*Hu:94 + 2*Hu:150 T:XF-49?
FS:34223 3*Hu:110 + 2*Hu:120 + 1*Hu:34
FS:34226 Grey Green 6*Hu:78 + 3*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:72 (78)
FS:34227 Light Green Hu:120 GS:H312
FS:34230 Flat Green T:XF-05
FS:34233 Greenish Grey 3:2:1 5*Hu:115 + 1*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:34
FS:34257 6*Hu:83 + 2*Hu:80 + 3*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:99
FS:34258 Pale Green 5*Hu:158 + 4*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:154
FS:34259 T:XF-04
FS:34272 8*Hu:34 + 5*Hu:76 + 3*Hu:101
FS:34417 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
Colour name Comment Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
FS:35042 Sea blue Hu:181 Dark Sea Blue gloss
FS:35042 Flat sea blue Hu:182
FS:35044 Insignia blue Hu:189 GS:H326
FS:35045 Dark blue Hu:HD 3 GS:H35
FS:35050 Blue Angels blue Hu:190 T:X-03 GS:H328
FS:35056 T:X-04
FS:35109 Blue
FS:35164 Intermediate Blue Hu:144 GS:H42
FS:35177 Medium blue T:XF-18
FS:35183 Bright blue T:XF-08
FS:35200 T:X-14
FS:35237 Dk blue/grey Hu:145 GS:H337
FS:35258 Hu:HU17 Green deleted)
FS:35414 Blue T:XF-23
FS:35450 Air Superiority Blue P:PCA800 19*Hu:47 + 1*Hu:147
FS:35526 Aircraft Blue Hu:65 T:XF-23 GS:H67
FS:35526 Light blue GS:H323
FS:35622 Israeli Light Blue Hu:122 GS:H314
Greys
Colour name Comment Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
FS:36076 Engine grey T:XF-63
FS:36081 Gunship Dk. grey Hu:32 T:XF-63? GS:H301
FS:36118 Gunship Lt. Grey Hu:125 T:XF-24 GS:H305
FS:36152 Blue-grey Hu:HN 2
FS:36165 RLM 02 T:XF-22
FS:36173 Dark Grey Hu:156 T:XF-53 GS:H82
FS:36176 Dk grey F-15
FS:36231 Dk Gull Grey Hu:140 T:XF-54 GS:H57
FS:36251 Medium grey 8*Hu:64 + 3*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:106
FS:36270 Neutral grey 1*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:34 T:XF-53
FS:36270 RAF OceanGrey 1*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:34 T:XF-20 GS:H306
FS:36293 7*Hu:28 + 2*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:34
FS:36300 14*Hu:34 + 7*Hu:176 + 1*Hu:110
FS:36307 Light Sea Grey Hu:141 GS:H324
FS:36314 Flint grey 6*Hu:167 + 4*Hu:87 T:XF-25
FS:36320 Dark compass grey Hu:128 GS:H307
FS:36329 Light sea grey 7*Hu:87 + 3*Hu:34 T:XF-66
FS:36357 6*Hu:162 + 2*Hu:28
FS:36373 5*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:64 T:XF-25?
FS:36375 Light compass grey Hu:127 GS:H308
FS:36386 1*Hu:162 + 1*Hu:34
FS:36400 Light Stone 1*Hu:121 + 1*Hu:90
FS:36408 2*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:162
FS:36415 6*Hu:121 + 4*Hu:84
FS:36424 Medium grey T:XF-20
FS:36440 Lt Gull Grey Hu:183 (129) 1*T:XF-20 + 1*T:XF-2 GS:H51?
FS:36440 Hu:129 (183) GS:H325/H315
FS:36463 3*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:126
FS:36473 ADC Grey Hu:146 T:XF-66? GS:H61
FS:36473 Light Grey 1*Hu:87 + 1*Hu:34 (64) T:XF-12?/XF-19
FS:36492 Light Grey 8*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:28
FS:36493 9*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:28 + 1*Hu:156
FS:36495 Light Grey Hu:147 GS:H338
FS:36496 T:XF-12
FS:36515 Canadian Voodoo grey
FS:36521 T:XF-55
FS:36555 6*Hu:103 + 1*Hu:64 + 1*Hu:28
FS:36559 Surface Grey 2*Hu:162 + 1*Hu:28 + 1*Hu:34 (162)
FS:36595 1*Hu:162 + 1*Hu:28 + 1*Hu:34
FS:36622 Light Grey Hu:28 (97) T:XF-19 GS:H311
FS:36628 9*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:64
Miscellaneous (Blacks, Whites, Metallics)
Colour name Comment Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
FS:37030 9*Hu:33 + 2*Hu:189 + 1*Hu:112
FS:37031 9*Hu:33 + 8*Hu:189 + 2*Hu:112
FS:17038 Gloss Black Hu:21 T:X-1 GS:H2
FS:27038 Coal Black Hu:85 T:X-18 GS:H2
FS:37038 Black Hu:33 T:XF-1 GS:H12/343
FS:37040 Dark Bluish Black Hu:85? T:X-18?
FS:37100 Purple T:X-16
FS:37178 Chrome Silver Hu:191 T:XF-16
FS:37722 16*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:72 + 1*Hu:28
FS:37788 10*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:121
FS:17875 Gloss White Hu:22 T:X-2 GS:H21
FS:37875 Matt White Hu:130 (34) T:XF-2 GS:H11
FS:37880 6*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:41
FS:37886 White 3*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:41

Fluorescent
Colour name Comment Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
FS:38915 Blaze (orangeish red, almost dayglo) Hu:192
RAAF, 1941-1945
Colour name Comment FS
Dark Earth Topside camouflage FS:20099
K3 178 Foliage Green Topside camouflage FS:24092
Light Green Topside camouflage FS:24151
K3 189 Dark Slate Grey Topside camouflage FS:24159
K5 Light Green Topside camouflage FS:24159
K3 187 Extra Dark Sea Grey Topside camouflage FS:25045
K3 183 Medium Sea Grey Lower surfaces FS:26270
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8*Hu:110 + 2*Hu:113 + 1*Hu:33
Hu:149
Hu:151
6*Hu:78 + 1*Hu:161
6*Hu:78 + 1*Hu:161
2*Hu:189 + 2*Hu:190 + 1*Hu:149
1*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:34
1935-1945, RLM Standard
Colour name Comment FS
RLM 01 Silber
RLM 02 Grau Interior colour, alos used as overall colour on prototypes FS:34159 (36165, 24226)
RLM 04 Gelb Identification markings FS:33538
RLM 05 Elfenbein FS:33798 (33618)
RLM 09 Gelbgrün
RLM 21 Weiss Markings / winter camouflage FS:37886 (37880, 37875)
RLM 22 Schwarz Markings / night camouflage FS:37038
RLM 23 Rot Markings FS:31304 (31302)
RLM 24 Dunkelblau Markings FS:35053
RLM 25 Hellgrün FS:34090 (34241)
RLM 26 Braun FS:30109
RLM 27 Gelb Markings FS:33637 (33655, 33591)
RLM 61 Dunkelbraun Pre-war splinter scheme FS:30040 (30109, 30117)
RLM 62 Grün Pre-war splinter scheme FS:34159 (34128)
Pre-war splinter scheme. Also used for overall shcemes. Some sources claim that
RLM 63 Hellgrau FS:36375 (36373, 36314)
this and RLM 02 are the same colour
RLM 65 Hellblau Lower surfaces FS:35352 (35414, 25526)
RLM 66 Schwartzgrau Cockpit interiors from mid-war onwards FS:37030 (36081)
RLM 70 Schwartzgrun Wartime splinter scheme FS:34052 (34050)
RLM 71 Dunkelgrun Wartime splinter scheme FS:34083 (34079, 34102)
RLM 72 Grun Wartime splinter scheme on sea aircraft FS:37030 (34056)
RLM 73 Grun Wartime splinter scheme on sea aircraft FS:36081 (34092)
RLM 74 Graugrün Top camouflage on fighter aircraft from 1941. Also referred to as Dunkelgrau. FS:36081 (36086)
RLM 75 Grauviolett Top camouflage on fighter aircraft from 1941. Also referred to as Mittelgrau. FS:26132 (26122)
RLM 76 Lichtblau Lower surfaces on fighter a/c. Also used extensively for night fighters FS:36473, (35622, 35414)
RLM 77 Lichtgrau FS:36493
RLM 78 Himmelblau Lower surfaces of mediterranean schem. FS:35352 (35414)
RLM 79 Sandbraun Mediterranean scheme FS:33448 (33434)
RLM 79a Sandgelb Another variant of RLM 79 FS:30219 (30215)
RLM 80 Olivegrün Blotches in mediterranean scheme FS:34079 (34052)
RLM 81 Braunviolett Late-war topside camouflage FS:30045 (34087, 30118, 34088)
RLM 82 Lichtgrün Late-war topside camouflage. Often confused with 83 FS:34096
RLM 83 Dunkelgrün Late-war topside camouflage. Often confused with 82 FS:34138, 34083
RLM ”84” (?) Yellow-Green Used towards end of the war. Designation RLM 84 is speculatory. FS:34554
Light Green-Grey Used towards end of the war on lower surfaces of fighter a/c FS:34583 (34672)
Red Primer Primer colour FS:31310
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X:X216
34*Hu:29 + 13*Hu:25 + 12*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:82 (4*Hu:168 + 1*Hu:75 + 1*Hu:92 + 1*Hu:10, Hu:92) 1*T:XF-22 + 1*T:XF-49 (T:XF-22) GS:H70
Hu:154 GS:H413

6*Hu:34 + 4*Hu:41
Hu:33
GS:H414

29*Hu:60 + 9*Hu:99 + 7*Hu:33 + 4*Hu:34 (8*Hu:10 + 2*Hu:33) T:X-09+black GS:H406

6*Hu:76 + 2*Hu:151 T:XF-65

5*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:64 T:XF-25

1*Hu:115 + 1*Hu:34 (Hu:65) T:XF-23 GS:H67

Hu:92 (Hu:32) GS:H416
25*Hu:2 + 14*Hu:34 + 12*Hu:60 + 9*Hu:15 (Hu:91, 5*Hu:75 + 1*Hu:91 + 1*Hu:108) 1*T:XF-62 + 1*T:XF-49 (T:XF-27, T:XF-13) GS:H65
Hu:116 (Hu:30) T:XF-61 GS:H64
6*Hu:91 + 2*Hu:189 + 1*Hu:3
Hu:149
Hu:108 (91*Hu:27 + 2*Hu:29 + 1*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:109, Hu:27) 7*T:XF-27 + 3*T:XF-19 9*GS:H68 + 1*GS:H64 (GS:H068)
16*Hu:34 + 7*Hu:33 + 3*Hu:70 + 2*Hu:29 (4*Hu:106 + 1*Hu:98) T:XF-54+51? GS:H69 + a hint of red (GS:H069)
60*Hu:103 + 6*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:34 (175, 2*Hu:76 + 1*Hu:34, 1*Hu:87 + 1*Hu:34) 6*T:XF-23 + 4*T:XF-2 1*GS:H67 + 1*GS:H332 (H417, 1*GS:H314 + 1*GS:H334)
9*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:28 + 1*Hu:156
67*Hu:34 + 10*Hu:109 + 4*Hu:94 + 1*Hu:25 (5*Hu:4 + 3*Hu:115 + 3*Hu:65) GS:H418
40*Hu:24 + 37*Hu:73 + 17*Hu:150 (4*Hu:154 + 3*Hu:94 + 1*Hu:34)
Hu:62 GS:H66
14*Hu:80 + 3*Hu:25 + 2*Hu:33 + 1*Hu:34 (3*Hu:91 + 2*Hu:75 + 2*Hu:108) T:XF-58? GS:H420
3*Hu:150 + 2*Hu:33 (3*Hu:163 + 4*Hu:108 + 3*Hu:33, 85%*Hu:173 + 9%*Hu:153 + 6%*Hu:85, Hu:155) T:XF-62?/13? GS:H421 (GS:H304)
6*Hu:116 + 6*Hu:177 + 1*Hu:163 (105) T:XF-27?/61? GS:H422
66*Hu:3 + 26*Hu:15 + 5*Hu:60 + 1*Hu:24 (Hu:116, 4*Hu:117 + 1*Hu:81) T:XF-26 GS:H423

T:XF-21 GS:H74
1938-1945
Colour name Comment FS
Dark Earth Standard RAF camouflage until 1941, and mediterranean camouflage FS:30095 (30118)
Dark Green Standard RAF camouflage until 1941 FS:34079 (34096,34064)
Sky Often reffered to as Sky Type S. Lower surfaces of RAF aircraft until 1941 FS:34583 (34504, 34672, 34424)
Ocean Grey Standard RAF fighter camouflage from 1941 FS:36152 (36176, 36187)
Medium Sea Grey Standard RAF fighter camouflage from 1941, lower surfaces FS:36270 (36440)
Mid Stone Mediterranean camouflage FS:30266
Azure Blue Mediterranean camouflage, lower surfaces FS:35231
Dark Mediterranean Blue Seen on some Beaufort bombers in the Mediterranean FS:35050 (35109)
Light Mediterranean Blue Seen on some Beaufort bombers in the Mediterranean FS:35177
Extra Dark Sea Green FS:34092
Extra Dark Sea Grey Temperate Sea Scheme (FAA) FS:36118 (36099)
Dark Slate Grey Temperate Sea Scheme (FAA) FS:34096
PRU Mauve Early photo-recce. comouflage
PRU Pink Early photo-recce. comouflage
PRU Blue Standard recce camouflage from mid-war FS:35164 (35190, 35189)
Sky Blue FS:35622 (35550)
Light Earth Overside lower wings on biplanes ”Shadow shading” scheme, RAF FS:30257
Light Green Overside, lower wings, ”shadow shading”, RAF FS:34096(34172)
Light Slate Grey Overside, lower wings, ”shadow shading”, FAA aircraft FS:34159
Dark Sea Grey Overside, lower wings, ”shadow shading”, FAA aircraft FS:36173 (36099)
Grimmy white Lower surfaces on FAA aircraft, 1943 onwards
Sky Grey FAA aircraft between 1938-1939 FS:36463
Night Black Lower surfaces of night aircraft FS:37038
White Lower surfaces of Coastal Command aircraft FS:37778
Trainer yellow Trainer and experimental aircraft. Also referred to as Identification Yellow (used in insignia) FS:33538
Interior Grey-Green Interior finish FS:34226 (34128, 34373, 34227)
Dull Blue Insignia FS:35044
Dull Red Insignia FS:30109
Identification White Insignia FS:37875 (37778)
Aluminium FS:37178
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Hu:29 (Hu:142) T:XF-52 GS:H72
21*Hu:80 + 6*Hu:33 + 2*Hu:99 + 1*Hu:34 (Hu:116) T:XF-61 GS:H73?/309
160*Hu:34 + 5*Hu:101 + 4*Hu:99 + 1*Hu:60 (5*Hu:90 + 4*Hu:65 , Hu:23, Hu:90) T:XF-21 GS:H74?
Hu:106 (Hu:165, 4*Hu:156 + 3*Hu:106 + 1*Hu:112 + 1*Hu:34) T:XF-54 GS:H335
30*Hu:140 + 16*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:27 + 1*Hu:109(1*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:34) T:XF-53 GS:H335/306
51*Hu:24 + 17*Hu:186 + 9*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:101 (Hu:84, 3*Hu:81 + 2*Hu:26) T:XF-60 GS:H71
49*Hu:34 + 10*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:33 (14*Hu:34 + 13*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:68 + 1*Hu:109) T:XF-18 + X-14?
Hu:190 T:X-03 GS:H328
6*Hu:109 + 3*Hu:157 + 2*Hu:34
Hu:149 (30) T:XF-27 GS:H302
16*Hu:25 + 7*Hu:70 + 6*Hu:150 + 5*Hu:34 (Hu:125) T:XF-63 (24) GS:H305
Hu:102 (6*Hu:116 + 6*Hu:117 + 1*Hu:163) T:XF-11 + 63?

Hu:144

1*Hu:94 + 1*Hu:63 T:XF-59

6*Hu:116 + 6*Hu:117 + 1*Hu:163 T:XF-22?
6*Hu:78 + 1*Hu:161 T:XF-65
5*Hu:34 + 4*Hu:27 + 1*Hu:106 T:XF-24 (54) GS:H75?
Hu:41
3*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:126
Hu:33
Hu:34 (10*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:121)

Hu:78 (6*Hu:78 + 3*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:72)

Hu:191
1939-1945
Colour name Comment FS Humbrol Tamiya Gunze
Zinc Chromate Primer Hu:81
ANA 601 Insignia White Standard lower colour of USN aircraft, and aircraft operating over the Atlantic. FS:37880 6*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:41
ANA 603 Sea Grey (neutral) FS:36118 4*Hu:77 + 3*Hu:70 + 2*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:25 (Hu:125) T:XF-24 GS:H305
ANA 606 Semi-Gloss Sea Blue Top wing surfaces of USN aircraft after 1942 FS:25042 12*Hu:21 + 10*Hu:15 + 4*Hu:68 + 3*Hu:22 (Hu:134)
ANA 607 Non-Specular Sea Blue Top fuselage surfaces of USN aircraft after 1942 FS:35042 (35045) 12*Hu:21 + 10*Hu:15 + 4*Hu:68 + 3*Hu:22 (Hu:181, 1*Hu:189 + 1*Hu:182) T:X-03 GS:H35
ANA 608 Intermediate Blue Fuselage sides of USN aircraft after 1942 FS:35164 Hu:144 GS:H42
ANA 609 Azure Blue Lower surfaces of aicraft from African campaign FS:35231 39*Hu:34 + 12*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:60 (14*Hu:34 + 13*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:68 + 1*Hu:109) T:X-14?
ANA 611 Interior Green FS:24151 T:XF-04?
ANA 613 Olive Drab Topside of USAAF aircraft after 1943 FS:34084 3*Hu:163 + 4*Hu:108 + 3*Hu:33 T:XF-62?
ANA 616 Sand Upper surfaces of aicraft from African campaign FS:30279 Hu:250 (4*Hu:121 + 2*Hu:118 + 1*Hu:110) T:XF-59? GS:346
ANA 621 Dark Gull Grey Topside of aircraft operating over the Atlantic FS:36231 Hu:140 T:XF-54 GS:H57
ANA 622 Jet Overall colour of night aircraft FS:17038 Hu:21
ANA 623 Glossy Sea Blue Overall colour of USN aircraft after 1943 FS:15042 12*Hu:21 + 10*Hu:15 + 4*Hu:68 + 3*Hu:22 (Hu:181)
41 Olive Drab Topside of USAAF aircraft until 1943 FS:23070 Hu:66 (Hu:155) T:XF-58?
42 Medium Green Used for blotches on Olive Drab background until 1942 FS:34092 31*Hu:80 + 14*Hu:33 + 11*Hu:25 + 10*Hu:34 (Hu:149)
43 Neutral Gray Lower surfaces in Olive Drab schemes FS:36173 (50*Hu:94 + 30*Hu:25 + 4*Hu:60 + 2*Hu:34) 5*Hu:34 + 4*Hu:27 + 1*Hu:106
47 Orange Yellow FS:33538 Hu:154
M-485 Blue Gray Topside of USN aircraft until 1942 FS:35189 6*Hu:115 + 4*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:87 + 1*Hu:34
M-495 Light Gray Lower surfaces of USN aircraft until 1942 FS:36440 21*Hu:34 + 5*Hu:27 + 2*Hu:29 (Hu:129)
Sea green FS:34058 T:XF-17
World War II VVS colours
Colour name Comment FS Humbrol Tamiya Gunze
Brilliant Medium Blue Underside standard colour used throughout the war period 1937-1945. FS:25466

Olive Green Upper surface overall colour, used throughout the war. Also used together with Dark Green inFS:14257
two-tone green scheme.
6*Hu:83
The paint
+ 2*Hu:80
darkened
+ 3*Hu:34
with age
+ 1*Hu:99
to to  FS:34151.
(151)

Factory-applied overall top colour, typical for Petlyakov, Tupolev and MiG aircraft
Medium Forest Green FS:34058 7*Hu:88 + 3*Hu:190 + 2*Hu:32 + 2*Hu:34 T:XF-17
between 1940-1942

”Tractor” Bright Green Used together with Camouflage Black in the oft-publicised ”tractor” scheme. 1941-1943 FS:14524

Used together with ”Tractor” Bright Green in the oft-publicised ”tractor” scheme. 1941-
Camouflage Black FS:27038 Hu:85 (33) T:X-18 GS:H2
1943
Alternate colour to ”Tractor” bright green in the green-and-black scheme. Also used
Dark Green FS:24062 (24524) 4*Hu:3 + 1*Hu:131 (3) T:X-05
together with Olive Green in two-tone green schemetroughout the war.
A variation of Olive Green used in Black-and-olive scheme on on early Il-2s etc. 1940-
Olive Green 2 1943. Also part of 3-tone scheme with Ochre Brown and Light Sand-Brown, alternatively FS:14257 6*Hu:83 + 2*Hu:80 + 3*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:99
Dark Earth Grey-Brown.
Used with Olive Green 2 in standard Il-2 factory camouflage from 1943. Also part of the
Ochre Brown FS:30111 Hu:70 T:X-09
later Southern Front standard scheme.
Dark Earth Grey-Brown Used with Olive Green 2 in alternate Il-2 factory camouflage from 1943 FS:20099 8*Hu:110 + 2*Hu:113 + 1*Hu:33
Used together with Camouflage Black in standard scheme for the Southern Front 1941-
Light Sand-Brown 44. Later (1943-45) also used together with Ochre Brown, or in 3-tone scheme with FS:30480
Ochre Brown and Olive Green 2.
Medium Grey Part of standard topside scheme for all single-seat fighters from 1944 onwards. FS:26493 9*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:28 + 1*Hu:156
Part of standard topside scheme for all single-seat fighters from 1944 onwards. Also used
Dark Sea Grey for single-colour winter schemes on fighters from late 1943 onwards. Also used as primer FS:26270 1*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:34 T:XF-53
colour.
Winter White Standard winter upper colour throughout the War FS:20000 Hu:34
Medium Blue-Green
Standard metal primer colour used from the 30’s until mid-50’s. FS:24585 (24664)
Primer
Imperial Japanese Army aircraft
Colour name Comment FS Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
A.1 Dark Green Upper camouflage, together with A.2 FS:34094 (34092) Hu:149
A.2 Olive Green Upper camouflage overall colour, or together with A.1 FS:34088 1*Hu:155 + 1*Hu:159 T:XF-13/51? GS:H60
A.5 Light Grey Green Upper & lower surfaces FS:35414 5*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:115 + 3*Hu:65 T:XF-14 GS:H62
A.6 Dark Grey Upper surfaces FS:36152 4*Hu:156 + 3*Hu:106 + 1*Hu:112 + 1*Hu:34
A.7 Medium Grey Upper surfaces FS:36293 7*Hu:28 + 2*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:34
A.9 Light Grey Upper surfaces FS:37722 16*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:72 + 1*Hu:28
A.11 Dark Brown Upper surfaces FS:30059 (34049) 8*Hu:107 + 1*Hu:33
A.12 Medium Brown Upper surfaces, spinners FS:30109 (30111) 6*Hu:178 + 4*Hu:70 + 3*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:107
A.14 Light Earth Upper surfaces FS:30400 3*Hu:63 + 3*Hu:118 + 3*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:121
A.15 Ivory Yellow Upper surfaces FS:30371 Hu:93
A.22 Deep Blue Upper surfaces FS:35050 Hu:190
Army Silver Hu:11 T:XF-16
Light Green Used togehter with A.1 and A.2 in three-tone schemes FS:34172
Light Green-Grey Factory undersurface finish of Ki-43 Mod. III onwards FS:36357
Dark Brown-Green One of factory Top surface finishes of Ki-43 Mod. III onwards FS:30118

Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft

Colour name Comment FS Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
N.1 Black Green Upper surfaces FS:34092 Hu:149
N.2 Dark Green Upper surfaces FS:34077 5*Hu:91 + 1*Hu:116 + 1*Hu:3 T:XF-11 GS:H59 (N1?)
N.3 Dark Grey Green Upper surfaces FS:34095 2*Hu:80 + 1*Hu:117
N.4 Light Grey Green Interior colour FS:34226 6*Hu:78 + 3*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:72
N.5 Bamboo Cockpit interiors FS:34098 12*Hu:150 + 1*Hu:155 + 1*Hu:154
N.8 Dark Grey Used as upper- and overall colour FS:36081 Hu:32
N.9 Medium Grey Used as upper- and overall colo FS:36251 8*Hu:64 + 2*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:106
N.10 Light Grey Used as upper- and overall colo FS:36492 8*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:156 + 1*Hu:28 T:XF-12 GS:H61
N.17 Brown Upper surfaces FS:30145 4*Hu:110 + 1*Hu:62 (Hu:110) T:XF-10 GS:H37
N.18 Red Orange Trainer aircraft overall colour FS:31400 8*Hu:178 + 1*Hu:60 T:X-13 GS:H63
Mauve Doubtful whether actually existed 6*Hu:34 + 4*Hu:25 + 2*Hu:153 + 2*Hu:64

Miscellaneous colours
Colour name Comment FS Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
Aodake Iro (Interior metallic blue) Interior colour. Actually a transparent blue-green lacquer on natural metal background 1*Hu:52 + 1*Hu:50 T:X-13 GS:H63
Cockpit Green-Olive FS:34255
Cockpit Grey-Green FS:34226
Cockpit Khaki-Brown FS:33448
Hinomaru Red Initially bright red, faded in time to rusty-pinkish brown (FS:31328) FS:31086
Identification yellow Used from 1943 for quick-recognition bands on leading edges of fighter a/c FS:33538
Light Green-Grey fabric primer FS:36314
Army/Navy Lt. Olive (greyish) (A./N.21?) T:XF-22?