Federal Standard 595 Color Tables

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This table lists by manufacturer all of the paints producted to match Federal Standard 595 colors directly. Closely matched colors are also shown (see the key list at the bottom of this table). The number of color-matched colors has grown in recent years, making the need to mix colors almost unnecessary. Let's take a look (Updated 03 May 2008):

Federal Standard 595 Matched Enamel Colors

FS595 Nr	1xxxx Gloss	2xxxx Satin	3xxxx Matt	Color	Model Master	Gunze Mr.Color	Humbrol	Revell	WEM
x0032				Wine Red			072
x0049				Maroon	4231
x0059								32181'
x0075								32383'
x0076				Brown				32132'
x0099				Flat Earth			098
x0100				Red Leather				32180'
x0111				Saddle Brown			070
x0115				Tan				32382'
x0117				Earth Red	1701		186		ARUS10
x0118				Earth	1702 2054		029		ARUS05
x0140				Brown Special	1736			32381'
					1954
x0166				Brick Red			160
x0219				Tan	1742 1942	310	118		ACUS18
x0227				Olive Drab	1704
x0257				Light Earth			063		ARUS09
x0260				Yellow Sand				32116'
							110
x0266				Mid Stone				32188'
					1955 2052
x0277				Light Olive Green			187		ARUS06
x0279				RAF Gulf Pink/Sand	2053		250		ACRN16
x0340								32189'
x0372				Stone		019	168
x0400				Tan Special	2021
x0475								32314'
x1105				Red				32136
x1120				Red				32330
x1136				Insignia Red	4224	327			ACUS26ˆ
					1705		153
x2169				Deep Yellow				32185'
x2197				International Orange	2022 4225ˆ
x2246				Orange				32130'
x2473				Light Orange			082
x3446				Sand Tan					ARUS01
x3531				Yellow Pale Stone	1706 1735	313	121
x3538				Chrome Yellow	1707	329		32310
									ACUS11
					1708		154
x3594				Navy Cream	4221
x3613				Radome Tan	1709	318	148
x3617				Sand			073
x3637				Modern Desert Sand	1963
x3655				Lemon Yellow	2023				ACUS29ˆ
				Blue Angels Yellow			099
x3697				Pale Cream			074
x3785								32112'
x3814				Pale Yellow			081
x4031				US Helo Drab	2024				ACUS25
x4052				USMC Green					ARUS02
					2025
x4062				Green				32162'
x4079				Medium Green				32363
					1710 1910	309	116 163		ACUS20
x4086				Dark Green	1787		026	32146
x4087	For FS595b 14087 became 14084; 24077 became 24084; 34087 became 34088
x4088				Olive Drab	1711 2050ˆ	012 304	155		ARUS03°
x4090				Green				32161'
x4091				Dark Drab	2026
x4092				Extra Dark Sea Green	1764	302	149		ACUS16ˆ
x4095				Marine Corps Green	1786			32361
x4096				Yellow Olive	2027		030
x4097				Field Green (USMC)	1712	340	105		ARUS04
x4102				Forest Green	1713 1913	303	117		ACUS19 ARUS08
x4108				Deep Green				32148'
x4110				Green				32364'
x4127				Forest Green	1714		150
x4138				Light Green			180	32360'
x4151				Interior Green	1715	027			ACUS09 ARUS07
x4159				Light Slate Gray	1793 1993
x4187				Willow Green	2028 4229ˆ				ACUS27ˆ
x4190				Light Green				32160
x4201				SAC Tan Brown				32362
					1792 1992
x4227				Light Green	1716	312	120
x4258				Pale Green	2029
x4424				Medium Gray	2049
x5042				Sea Blue	1717 1917 4226ˆ
						014			ACUS07
					1718			32169
x5044				Insignia Blue	4218	326
					1719
x5048				Blue				32153'
x5050				Blue Angel Blue	1772 1972	328
x5052				Prussian Blue				32156'
x5055				Blue				32154'
x5056				Blue				32151'
x5102				True Blue	2030 4219ˆ				ACUS28ˆ
x5109				Blue	2031
x5164				Intermediate Blue	1720 1920	072	144		ACUS08
x5183				Bright Blue				32150'
					2032		157
x5189				Blue Gray					ACUS06
x5231				Azure Blue	2048
x5237				Dark Blue Gray	1721	337	145	32157
x5414				Blue	2033
x5450				Air Superiority Blue		074
x5526				Aircraft Blue			065
x5622				Israeli Light Blue	1722	314
x6008				Dark Gray				32178
x6076				Engine Gray	1950 2034
x6081				Engine Gray	1791 4220ˆ	339
				Gunship Gray					ACUS14
					1788 1988	301	032	32166'
x6099				Extra Dark Sea Gray			027	32171
x6118				Dark Sea Gray	1723 1923	305			ACUS13ˆ
x6132				Medium Gray				32177'
x6134				Gray				32167'
x6165				RLM 02	2071			32187'
x6173				Dark Gray			156
					2035
x6176				Dark Gray	2036
x6187				Ocean Gray				32147
							106
x6231				Dark Gull Gray					ACUS02
					1740	317	140
x6251				Medium Gray	1794 1994
x6270				Neutral Gray	1725	306	126
x6307				Light Sea Gray				32175'
					1726 1926
x6314				Flint Gray	2037
x6320				Dark Ghost Gray	1741	307	128	32374	ACUS04
x6375				Light Ghost Gray	1728	308	127		ACUS03
x6408				Gray				32170'
x6440				Light Gull Gray	1729 1929	315
						325	129		ACUS01
					1930	011
x6473				Aircraft Gray	1731	073			ACUS21
x6492				Light Gray	2038
x6495				Light Gray	1732	338	147	32371
x6515				Canadian Voodoo Gray	2039
x6622				Light Gray	1733 1933	311	028		ACUS17
x7031				Black Gray	2040	137
x7038				Black	1747 1947	002	021	32107
					4227		085	32302	ACS04
					1749 1949		033	32108'	C02
x7043				Gold			016
x7178				Aluminum	1790	008 090	011 191
x7722				Off White		069	068
x7875				Insignia White	1745 4223ˆ	001 316	022	32104
							130	32031
					1768 2142	062	034	32105	ACUS10°
x7925				White	2144
								32104

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:

• Great Models Webstore (www.greatmodels.com) offers the Testors Model Master, Alclad, Gunze Sangyo, Tamiya, and WEM Colourcoat lines
• HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) offers the Gunze Sangyo line
• Squadron Mail Order (www.squadron.com) offers the Testors Model Master, Alclad, Gunze Aqueous, Humbrol, Tamiya, and Vallejo
• White Ensign Models (www.whiteensignmodels.com) produces and distributes their WEM Colourcoats paint series from their website

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.