British Standard Colors in World War II
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This table lists by manufacturer all of the paints producted
to match RAF colors directly as well as closely matched colors.
(Updated 03 May 2008):
British Standard Acrylic Colors
| Color |
Name |
Model Master |
Gunze Mr.Color |
Humbrol |
Revell |
WEM |
 |
Aluminium |
1781 1790 |
008 |
011 191 |
32190 |
C04 |
 |
Azure Blue |
2048 |
|
|
|
ACRN12 |
 |
Dark Earth |
1702 2054 |
|
029 |
|
ACRN10 ARUS05 |
 |
Dark Green |
1910 2060 |
023 309 |
116 |
|
ACRN09 ACUS20 |
 |
Dark Slate Gray |
2027 |
|
030 |
|
ACRN06 |
 |
Extra Dark Sea Gray |
|
333 |
027 |
32171 |
ACRN02 |
 |
ID Yellow Trainer Yellow |
1708 |
|
154 |
|
ACRN21 |
 |
Interior Green |
|
|
|
|
ACRN28 |
 |
Medium Sea Gray |
1725 2058 |
306 335 |
|
|
ACRN04 |
 |
Middle Stone |
1955 2052 |
021 |
|
|
ACRN11 |
 |
Night Black |
1749 1949 |
|
033 |
32109 |
ACRN17 |
 |
Ocean Gray |
|
|
|
|
ACRN07 |
 |
PRU Blue |
|
|
|
|
ACRN14 |
 |
Sky |
2049 |
|
|
|
ACRN01 |
Notes:
- ° - Indicates that the color was produced to match
but not labeled by manufacturer as match
- ˆ - Indicates that the color was produced to meet
another standard (ANA, BS, etc.) and is equivalent
- ´ - Indicates that the color is a close match
Resources:
You can find many of these paint lines in your local hobby shop, but if you don't have these
available to you locally and you are obviously reading this article online, then you can obtain
these colors from the following online sources:
This list of paint manufacturers and online resources is by
no means all-inclusive and we will provide you with periodic
updates to these lists as more information becomes available.
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