501 |
|
15102 |
| 24 |
100 |
147 |
| 186493 |
|
True Blue |
|
|
502 |
|
15044 |
38 |
48 |
66 |
263042 |
|
Insignia Blue |
|
|
503 |
|
14187 |
82 |
132 |
49 |
528431 |
|
Willow Green |
|
|
504 |
|
14087 |
60 |
55 |
39 |
3C3727 |
|
Olive Drab |
|
|
505 |
|
13655 |
255 |
199 |
0 |
FFC700 |
|
Lemon Yellow |
|
|
506 |
|
13538 |
249 |
176 |
0 |
F9B000 |
|
Orange Yellow |
|
|
507 |
|
13594 |
242 |
205 |
136 |
F2CD88 |
|
Navy Cream |
|
|
508 |
|
12197 |
210 |
78 |
0 |
D24E00 |
|
International Orange |
|
|
509 |
|
11136 |
163 |
43 |
37 |
A32B25 |
|
Insignia Red |
|
|
510 |
|
10049 |
79 |
42 |
37 |
4F2A25 |
|
Maroon |
|
|
511 |
|
17875 |
241 |
240 |
234 |
F1F0EA |
|
Insignia White |
|
|
512 |
|
16473 |
170 |
178 |
176 |
AAB2B0 |
|
Aircraft Gray |
|
|
513 |
|
16081 |
85 |
88 |
86 |
555856 |
|
Engine Gray |
|
|
514 |
|
27038 |
43 |
45 |
48 |
2B2D30 |
|
Instrument Black |
|
|
515 |
|
17038 |
44 |
41 |
38 |
2C2926 |
|
Black |
|
|
601 |
46 |
37875 |
255 |
253 |
250 |
FFFDFA |
|
Insignia White |
1942-1985 |
Insignia, Under surfaces, USAAF Atlantic ASW aircraft and USN |
602 |
|
36440 |
182 |
181 |
176 |
B6B5B0 |
|
Light Grey |
|
|
603 |
32 & 43 |
36118 |
128 |
129 |
135 |
808187 |
|
Neutral Grey |
1939-1953 |
Under surfaces |
604 |
44 |
37038 |
66 |
66 |
67 |
424243 |
|
Black |
|
|
605 |
|
35044 |
68 |
62 |
78 |
443E4E |
|
Insignia Blue |
1939 - 1943 |
USAAF/USN Insignia |
606 |
|
25042 |
53 |
63 |
69 |
353F45 |
|
Semigloss Sea Blue |
1942 - 1958 |
All top wing, surfaces USN/USMC aircraft |
607 |
|
35042 |
69 |
74 |
78 |
454A4E |
|
Flat Sea Blue |
1942 - 1944 |
Upper surfaces USN/USMC/ USCG aircraft |
608 |
|
35164 |
111 |
124 |
138 |
6F7C8A |
|
Intermediate Blue |
1942 - 1944 |
Fuselage sides of USN/USMC/ USCG aircraft |
609 |
|
35231 |
125 |
145 |
185 |
7D91B9 |
|
Azure Blue (BS104) |
1942 - 1944 |
Lower surfaces African Campaign |
610 |
|
34424 |
179 |
182 |
159 |
B3B69F |
|
Sky (BS210) |
|
|
611 |
|
34151 |
113 |
112 |
72 |
717048 |
|
Interior Green |
after 1941 |
Cockpit/ cabin interior |
612 |
42 |
34092 |
83 |
100 |
90 |
53645A |
|
Medium Green |
1939 - 1945? |
Breaking up outlines of olive drab upper surfaces |
613 |
31 & 41 |
34088 |
85 |
79 |
68 |
554F44 |
|
Dark Olive Drab |
1939 - 1953 |
Camouflaged upper surfaces, anti glare panels. Two versions: Most likely the top one is the fresh color and the bottom one the aged version |
Betw. 34079 and 33070 |
95 |
94 |
78 |
5F5E4E |
|
614 |
48 |
33538 |
255 |
183 |
0 |
FFB700 |
|
Orange Yellow |
|
|
615 |
|
30266 |
176 |
147 |
92 |
B0935C |
|
Middle Stone (BS362) |
|
Desert upper surfaces, with dk. earth |
616 |
49 |
30279 |
183 |
157 |
138 |
B79D8A |
|
Sand (Desert Sand) |
|
Upper surfaces, African campaign |
617 |
|
30118 |
123 |
105 |
78 |
7B694E |
|
Dark Earth (BS450) |
|
Upper surfaces, African campaign |
618 |
|
30109 |
144 |
90 |
76 |
905A4C |
|
Dull Red (RAF) |
1939 - 1943 |
USAAF/USN Insignia |
619 |
45 |
31136 |
168 |
73 |
70 |
A84946 |
|
Bright Red |
|
|
620 |
|
36440 |
181 |
182 |
176 |
B6B5B0 |
|
Light Gull Grey |
1956 - 1985 |
Upper Surfaces USN (with insignia white) |
621 |
|
36231 |
136 |
139 |
141 |
888B8D |
|
Dark Gull Grey |
1942- |
Upper surfaces Atlantic ASW / USAAF / USN |
622 |
|
17038 |
44 |
41 |
38 |
2C2926 |
|
Jet |
|
Overall nightaircraft |
623 |
|
15042 |
45 |
55 |
61 |
2D373D |
|
Glossy Sea Blue |
1943- |
Overall USN aircraft |
625 |
|
26081 |
88 |
91 |
91 |
585B5B |
|
Seaplane Gray |
|
|
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corp Specification Colors |
QM |
FS 595b |
|
R |
G |
B |
|
HEX |
SAMPLE |
Description |
Circa |
Usage |
1 |
|
| 210 |
164 |
104 |
| D2A468 |
|
Ivory Cream |
|
|
2 |
|
192 |
140 |
82 |
C08C52 |
|
Colonial Yellow |
|
|
3 |
|
154 |
101 |
49 |
9A6531 |
|
Buff |
|
|
4 |
13415 |
239 |
164 |
0 |
EFA400 |
|
Yellow |
1924 - 1943 |
USAAC flying surfaces and ID markings |
5 |
|
171 |
22 |
4 |
AB1604 |
|
Orange Yellow |
|
|
6 |
|
150 |
165 |
144 |
96A590 |
|
Light Green |
|
|
7 |
|
0 |
61 |
25 |
003D19 |
|
Green |
|
|
8 |
|
46 |
50 |
17 |
2E3211 |
|
Olive Green |
|
|
9 |
|
14 |
25 |
9 |
0E1909 |
|
Bronze Green |
|
|
10 |
|
132 |
133 |
113 |
848571 |
|
Light Grey |
|
|
11 |
|
168 |
160 |
121 |
A8A079 |
|
Warm Grey |
|
|
12 |
|
103 |
107 |
86 |
676B56 |
|
Blue Grey |
|
|
13 |
|
27 |
30 |
24 |
1B1E18 |
|
Dark Grey |
|
|
14 |
|
197 |
120 |
23 |
C57817 |
|
Yellow |
|
|
15 |
11105 |
174 |
40 |
37 |
AE2825 |
|
Flag Red |
1919 - 1939 |
USAAC/USN insignia |
16 |
|
89 |
0 |
0 |
590000 |
|
Vermillion |
|
|
17 |
|
96 |
21 |
20 |
601514 |
|
Metalic Red |
|
|
18 |
10076 |
124 |
57 |
37 |
7C3925 |
|
Maroon |
|
|
19 |
|
50 |
20 |
20 |
321414 |
|
Seal Brown |
|
|
20 |
|
68 |
39 |
35 |
442723 |
|
Brown Primer |
|
|
21 |
|
42 |
45 |
44 |
2A2D2C |
|
Warm Drab |
|
|
22 |
24098 |
104 |
101 |
65 |
686541 |
|
Olive Drab |
1920 - 1939 |
Tactical aircraft, all surfaces |
23 |
35193 |
89 |
143 |
152 |
598F98 |
|
Light Blue |
1928 - 1942 |
USAAC fuselages (before 1934 trainers only, after 1934 all types |
24 |
25045 |
44 |
63 |
79 |
2C3F4F |
|
Flag Blue |
1919 - 1939 |
USAAC/USN insignia |
25 |
|
219 |
206 |
193 |
DBCEC1 |
|
White |
|
|
26 |
|
183 |
112 |
68 |
B77044 |
|
Sand |
|
|
27 |
|
178 |
215 |
213 |
B2D7D5 |
|
Light Blue |
|
|
28 |
|
33 |
36 |
16 |
212410 |
|
Sea Green |
|
|
29 |
|
0 |
41 |
28 |
00291C |
|
Dark Blue |
|
|
30 |
34052 |
85 |
86 |
79 |
55564F |
|
Dark Green |
|
|
31 |
34088 |
85 |
79 |
68 |
554F44 |
|
Dark Olive Drab |
1939 - 1953 |
Camouflaged upper surfaces, anti glare panels. Two versions: Most likely the top one is the fresh color and the bottom one the aged version |
Betw. 34079 and 33070 |
95 |
94 |
78 |
5F5E4E |
|
32 |
|
24 |
5 |
16 |
180510 |
|
Dark Purple |
|
|
33 |
36118 |
128 |
129 |
135 |
808187 |
|
Neutral Grey |
1939 - 1953 |
Under surfaces |
34 |
30117 |
137 |
103 |
80 |
896750 |
|
Rust Brown |
|
|
35 |
30117 |
57 |
46 |
17 |
392E11 |
|
Light Olive Drab |
|
|
41 |
34088 |
85 |
79 |
68 |
554F44 |
|
Dark Olive Drab |
1939 - 1953 |
Camouflaged upper surfaces, anti glare panels. Two versions: Most likely the top one is the fresh color and the bottom one the aged version |
Betw. 34079 and 33070 |
95 |
94 |
78 |
5F5E4E |
|
42 |
34092 |
83 |
100 |
90 |
53645A |
|
Medium Green |
1939 - 1945? |
Breaking up outlines of olive drab upper surfaces |
43 |
36118 |
128 |
129 |
135 |
808187 |
|
Neutral Grey |
1939 - 1953 |
Under surfaces |
44 |
37038 |
66 |
66 |
67 |
424243 |
|
Black |
|
|
45 |
31136 |
168 |
73 |
70 |
A84946 |
|
Insignia Red |
|
|
46 |
37875 |
255 |
253 |
250 |
FFFDFA |
|
Insignia White |
1942 - 1985 |
Insignia, Under surfaces, USAAF Atlantic ASW aircraft and USN |
47 |
35044 |
68 |
72 |
84 |
444854 |
|
Insignia Blue |
|
Insignia |
48 |
33538 |
255 |
183 |
0 |
FFB700 |
|
ID Yellow |
|
|
49 |
30279 |
183 |
157 |
138 |
B79D8A |
|
Sand (Desert Sand) |
|
Upper surfaces, African campaign |
U.S. Navy |
# / Name |
FS 595b |
|
R |
G |
B |
|
HEX |
SAMPLE |
Description |
Circa |
Usage |
#2 Green |
34159 |
| 115 |
122 |
108 |
| 737A6C |
|
|
1944 |
|
#3 Green |
34092 |
83 |
100 |
90 |
53645A |
|
|
1944 |
|
#4 Brown |
30219 |
161 |
131 |
108 |
A1836C |
|
|
1944 |
|
#11 Outside Gray |
36081 |
91 |
94 |
95 |
5B5E5F |
|
|
1944 |
|
#20 Standard Deck Gray |
36099 |
95 |
101 |
106 |
5F656A |
|
|
1937 |
|
5-B thayer Blue |
35526 |
182 |
196 |
204 |
B6C4CC |
|
|
1941 Late |
|
5-D Dark Gray |
35042 |
69 |
74 |
78 |
454A4E |
|
|
1941 Early |
|
5-H Haze Gray |
36375 |
166 |
173 |
180 |
A6ADB4 |
|
|
1941 Late |
|
#27 Haze Gray 5-H |
36280 |
143 |
147 |
150 |
8F9396 |
|
|
1944 |
|
5-HG Haze Green |
34258 |
144 |
148 |
104 |
909468 |
|
|
1943 Revised |
|
5-L Light Gray |
35526 |
182 |
196 |
204 |
B6C4CC |
|
|
1941 Early |
|
5-L Light Gray |
36375 |
166 |
173 |
180 |
A6ADB4 |
|
|
1943 |
|
#37 Light Gray 5-L (M495) |
36440 |
182 |
181 |
176 |
B6B5B0 |
|
|
1944 |
|
5-LG Light Green |
34424 |
179 |
182 |
159 |
B3B69F |
|
|
1943 Revised |
|
#5 Standard Navy Gray |
36473 |
173 |
181 |
179 |
ADB5B3 |
|
|
1937 |
|
#7 Navy Gray 5-N |
36081 |
91 |
94 |
95 |
5B5E5F |
|
|
1944 |
|
5-N Navy Blue |
15042 |
45 |
55 |
61 |
2D373D |
|
|
|
|
5-NG Navy Green |
34108 |
71 |
110 |
86 |
476E56 |
|
|
1943 |
|
5-O Ocean Gray |
36118 |
103 |
108 |
115 |
676C73 |
|
|
1941 Early |
|
5-O Ocean Gray |
36176 |
119 |
128 |
137 |
778089 |
|
|
1941 Late |
|
#17 Ocean Gray |
36251 |
142 |
144 |
143 |
8E908F |
|
|
1944 |
|
5-OG Ocean Green |
34227 |
127 |
145 |
112 |
7F9170 |
|
|
1943 |
|
5-P Pale Gray |
16515 |
199 |
201 |
199 |
C7C9C7 |
|
|
1943 |
|
5-S Sea Blue A |
35177 |
101 |
130 |
154 |
65829A |
|
|
1941 Late |
|
5-S Sea Blue B |
35177 |
101 |
130 |
154 |
65829A |
|
|
1941 Late |
|
5-S Sea Blue C |
35109 |
69 |
114 |
133 |
457285 |
|
|
1941 Late |
|
Brown 3A |
30140 |
136 |
109 |
88 |
886B58 |
|
|
1942 |
|
Brown 4A |
30215 |
158 |
118 |
85 |
9E7655 |
|
|
1942 |
|
Deck Blue 20B |
36099 |
95 |
101 |
106 |
5F656A |
|
|
1941 Late |
|
Revised Deck Blue 20B |
36076 |
87 |
91 |
98 |
575B62 |
|
|
1942 |
|
Mohagany Flight Deck Stain |
30108 |
108 |
84 |
71 |
6C5447 |
|
|
1937 |
|
Flight Deck Stain 21 |
35164 |
111 |
124 |
138 |
6F7C8A |
|
|
1942 |
|
Green 1A |
34083 |
93 |
93 |
80 |
5D5D50 |
|
|
1942 |
|
Green 3A |
34108 |
71 |
110 |
86 |
476E56 |
|
|
1942 |
|
Green 4A |
34089 |
111 |
108 |
76 |
6F6C4C |
|
|
1942 |
|
Mountbatten Pink (Dark) |
30045 |
101 |
85 |
81 |
655551 |
|
|
1942 |
|
M485 Nonspecular blue-grey |
35189 |
111 |
138 |
145 |
6F8A91 |
|
|
1941 - 1942 |
|
Other colors used by the USA |
# / Name |
FS 595b |
|
R |
G |
B |
|
HEX |
SAMPLE |
Description |
Circa |
Usage |
American Volunteer Group |
71-009 |
30117 |
| 137 |
103 |
80 |
| 896750 |
|
Dark Earth |
|
|
71-013 |
34052 |
85 |
86 |
79 |
55564F |
|
Dark Green |
|
|
71-021 |
36463 |
177 |
179 |
178 |
B1B3B2 |
|
Light Grey |
|
|
|
15092 |
0 |
117 |
170 |
0075AA |
|
Chinese Medium Royal Blue |
|
|
|
11136 |
163 |
43 |
37 |
A32B25 |
|
Red |
|
|
DuPont Desert Scheme |
71-062 |
35299 |
| 119 |
165 |
158 |
| 77A59E |
|
Azure Blue |
1942 |
|
71-065 |
34088 |
85 |
79 |
68 |
554F44 |
|
Dark Earth (A-N Olive Drab) |
1942 |
|
71-069 |
33695 |
251 |
217 |
146 |
FDB992 |
|
Middle Stone (A-N Aircraft Cream) |
1942 |
|
HQ Northwest African Air Forces |
1 |
34151 |
| 113 |
112 |
72 |
| 717048 |
|
Light Green |
1943 |
|
3 |
30277 |
166 |
151 |
125 |
A6977D |
|
Sand |
1943 |
|
4 |
30118 |
123 |
105 |
78 |
7B694E |
|
Field Drab |
1943 |
|
5 |
30099 |
116 |
98 |
82 |
746252 |
|
Earth Brown |
1943 |
|
6 |
30257 |
195 |
155 |
105 |
C39B69 |
|
Earth Yellow |
1943 |
|
8 |
30117 |
137 |
103 |
30 |
896750 |
|
Earth Red |
1943 |
|
9 |
34087 |
85 |
79 |
68 |
554F44 |
|
Olive Drab |
1943 |
|