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WW2 Colours

This document provides color names and corresponding paint references in Humbrol, Tamiya, and Gunze Sangyo paint systems. It includes over 100 colors across categories of browns, reds, oranges, yellows, greens, and blues. For each color, the document lists the color name, comment if provided, and recommended paint mixtures or individual paint numbers to match that color in the different paint lines.

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WW2 Colours

This document provides color names and corresponding paint references in Humbrol, Tamiya, and Gunze Sangyo paint systems. It includes over 100 colors across categories of browns, reds, oranges, yellows, greens, and blues. For each color, the document lists the color name, comment if provided, and recommended paint mixtures or individual paint numbers to match that color in the different paint lines.

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Browns

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
Humbrol Tamiya Gunze
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
Humbrol Tamiya Gunze Sangyo
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
Humbrol Tamiya Gunze
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?

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