Luftwaffe RLM Colors in WW2

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

RLM-Matched Enamel Colors

RLM Nr	Color	Name	Model Master	Gunze Mr.Color	Humbrol	Revell	WEM
01		Silber Silver		008 090		32190
02		RLM Grau RLM Gray	2071	060	086	32145	ACLW12
04		Gelb Yellow	2072	113	154		ACLW21
21		Weiß White	2143		034	32105
22		Schwarz Black			033	32108
23		Rot Red	2073	114
24		Dunkelblau Dark Blue	2074		025
61		Dunkelbraun Dark Brown	2075				ACLW08
62		Grün Green	2076		117		ACLW09
63		Lichtgrau Light Gray	2077				ACLW10
65		Hellblau Pale Blue	2078	115	065		ACLW03
66		Schwarzgrau Black Gray	2079	116		32109	ACLW16
70		Schwarzgrün Black Olive	2080	018			ACLW02
71		Dunkelgrün Dark Green	2081	017	030		ACLW11
72		Grün Green	2082				ACLW04
73		Grün Green	2083				ACLW05
74		Graugrün Gray-Green	2084	036	027		ACLW13
75		Grauviolett Gray Violet	2085	037	125		ACLW14
76		Lichtblau Light Blue	2086	117			ACLW15
77		Hellgrau Light Gray			196
78		Hellblau Light Blue	2087	118			ACLW17
79		Sandgelb Sand Yellow	2088	119	062		ACLW18
80		Olivgrün Olive Green	2089	120			ACLW19
81		Brunviolett Brown Violet	2090	121			ACLW06
82		Dunkelgrün Dark Green	2091	122			ACLW20
83		Lichtgrün Light Green	2092	123			ACLW01

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
• This table is based upon the 'industry standard' chips that were based upon Monogram's earlier works. Those paint chips shown in the color-matched tables are the Testors paint chips.
• The RLM color reference table consists of the color chips published by Eagle Editions based on more up-to-date research. The color differences from previous published works show some of the variance in color appearance from some of the more common colors.
• These RLM color tables are by no means complete. These are works in progress as we attempt to clarify some of these colors to make the use of common camouflage scheme charts easier to interpret and get the right results.

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.