Vallejo WWII Naval and Air Force Color Equivalents 
Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Royal Navy

507 A (1920 standard pre-war dark grey) 816 + 867 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII + Dark Mix 2:1 – Luftwaffe Uniform WWII (2 drops) +
Blue Grey Dark Blue Grey (1 drop)
507A/G10 alternate 903 Intermediate Blue 1 (Alternate version, Brown et al. 2018)
507 B (1940 medium grey) 900 + 903 French Mirage Blue + Intermediate Mix 1:1
Blue
Emergency mix medium grey 990 + 907 + 903 Light Grey + Pale Grey Blue + 1:2:3 (Equal parts 507A and 507C, Duff, 2018b)
Intermediate Blue
507 C (1920 standard pre-war light grey) 990 + 919 Light Grey + Foundation White 1:2
507C/G45 alternate 907 + 990 Pale Grey Blue + Light Gray 2:1 (Alternate version, Brown et al. 2018)
Dark Deck Grey 867 + 903 Dark Blue Grey + Intermediate 1:1 (Brown et al. 2018)
Blue
B-5 (1941) 903 Intermediate Blue
B5/B15 alternate 943 + 962 Grey Blue + Flat Blue 2:1 (Alternate version, Brown et al. 2017)
B-6 (1941) 901 + 919 Pastel Blue + Foundation White 1:2
PB 10 (1940) 965 Prussian Blue
Western Approaches Blue (1941) 973 + 919 Light Sea Grey + Foundation White 1:2
Western Approaches Green (1941) GC72025 + 919 Foul Green + Foundation White 1:2

Alternate Western Approaches Blue 901 Pastel Blue

Pink (1941) 803 + 820 Brown rose + Off White 1:1
Mountbatten Pink, Light (1940) 903 + 926 Intermediate Blue + Red 1:1
Mountbatten Pink, Dark (1940) 900 + 926 French Mirage Blue + Red 1:1
MS 1 (1941) 898 Dark Sea Blue
MS 2 (1941) 991 + 992 Dark Sea Grey + Neutral Grey 2:1
MS 3 (1941) PA323 Highlight USMC Tanker
MS 4 (1941) 987 + 919 Medium Grey + Foundation White 1:1
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 Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

MS 4a (1941) 885 + 907 Pastel Green + Pale GreyBlue 2:1

Dark Brown (1940) 872 + 984 Chocolate Brown + Flat Brown 1:1
Light Green (1940) 895 + 919 Gunship Green + Foundation White 1:1
Cemtex (early war) 918 Ivory
Cemtex (late war) 968 + 823 Flat Green + Luftwaffe Camo 2:1 Also HMS Hermes deck in 1942
Green
Stone 874 USA Tan-Earth
Corticene PA301 + 875 Light Rust + Beige Brown Mix 1:1, *818 'Red Leather' is also close
G5 (1942) 862 + 868 Black grey + Dark Sea Green 1:1 (Duff, 2018b)
G10 (1942) 867 Dark Blue Grey See also 507A/G10
G20 (1942) 924 + 919 Russian Unif. WWII + Foundation 1:1
Whit
G45 (1942) 886 + 951 Green Grey + White 1:2 (See also 507C/G45)
B15 (1942) 964 Field Blue
B20 (1942) 904 Dark Blue Grey
B30 (1942) 990 + 886 Light Grey + Green Grey 2:1
B55 (1942) 886 + 951 Green Grey + White 1:3
G45 Neutral Tone (1943?) 987 Medium Grey
G55 (1943?) 986 Deck Tan
B40 (1943?) 973 Light Sea Grey
Chicago Blue (Australian Navy) 965 + 903 Prussian Blue + Intermediate Blue 1:1 Very close to USN 'Sea Blue C’
Submarine Storm, Light 971 Pale Green Grey
Submarine Storm, Dark 967 Olive Green
B55 (1943) 961 + 972 Sky Blue + Light Green Blue 1:3
B30 (1943) 972* Light Green Blue Close
B20 (1943) 943 Grey blue
Mountbatten Pink (RN sample to USN) 903 + 926 Intermediate Blue + Red 1:1
Recommended 'Standard' colors' for RN
507C light grey (990 + 919 mixed 1:2) or 507C/G10 alternate, steel decks - Dark Deck Grey 867 + 903 1:1

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 Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

US Navy
Pre-war
#5 Standard Navy Gray (1937) 990 + 919 Light Grey + Foundation White Mix 1:1
#20 Standard Deck Gray (Pre-war) 816 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII
Mahogany Flight Deck Stain 846 Mahogany Brown *Mix of 985 + 875 1:1 is also a good match
January - September 1941
5-L Light Gray 972 + 919 Light Green Blue + Foundation Mix 1:1
White
5-O Ocean Gray 867 Dark Blue Grey
5-D Dark Gray 862 Black Grey
September 1941- June 1942
5-H Haze Gray 816 + 907 + 919 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII + Pale 1:2:2
Greyblue + Foundation White
5-O Ocean Gray 900 + 943 + 964 French Mirage Blue + Grey Blue + 4:1:1:1
+ 919 Field Blue + Foundation White
Cavite Blue 816 + 919 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII + 2:1
Foundation White
5-S Sea Blue A 965 + 903 Prussian Blue + Intermediate Blue 1:1
5-S Sea Blue B (Standard Sea Blue) 898 + 943 Dark Sea Blue + Grey Blue 1:1
5-S Sea Blue C 903 + 964 + 965 Intermediate Blue + Field Blue + 1:1:1:1
+ 919 Prussian Blue + Foundation White
5-N Navy Blue 964 + 816 Field Blue + Luftwaffe Uniform Mix 3:2
WWII
5-B Thayer Blue 943 + 919 Grey Blue + Foundation White 1:6

Deck Blue 20B 964 + 816 Field Blue + Luftwaffe Uniform 1:3
WWII
June 1942 revised colors
Revised Deck Blue 20B 964 + 816 Field Blue + Luftwaffe Uniform 1:2
WWII
Norfolk 250N Flight Deck Stain 816 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII
Flight Deck Stain 21/251 900 French Mirage Blue
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 Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

1942 'Green' colors

Green 1A 72067 Cayman Green
Green 2A 941 Burnt Umber
Green 3A 969 Park Green
Green 4A 833 German Camouflage Bright Green Very close
Brown 1A 822 German Camouflage Black Brown 872 - Chocolate Brown is very close. A touch
lighter may be a better choice for a miniature
Brown 2A 940 Saddle Brown
Brown 3A 983 Flat Earth
Brown 4A 856* Ochre Brown *Very close
Mountbatten Pink (Dark) 900 + 926 French Mirage Blue + Red Mix 1:1

March 1943 revised colors

#82 Black 862 Black Grey
5-P Pale Gray 72046 + 993 Ghost grey + White Grey 1:1
5-L Light Gray 816 + 993 + 820 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII + White 1:1:6
Grey + Off white
1943 Early Greens
5-HG Haze Green 974 Green Sky
5-OG Ocean Green 891 Intermediate Green
5-NG Navy Green 895 Gunship Green
20-G Deck Green 896 Extra Dark Green
1943 Revised Greens
5-PG Pale Green 72035 + 919 Dead Flesh + Foundation White 1:1
5-LG Light Green 924 + 919 Russian Uniform Green + 1:1
Foundation White
5-HG Haze Green (revised) 924 + 72035 Russian Uniform Green + Dead 1:1
Flesh 886 - Green Gray is very close
5-OG Ocean Green (revised) 924* Russian Uniform Green *Very close. A touch too dark
5-NG Navy Green (revised) 979* German Camo Dark Green *Very close. A touch too dark

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 Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Note**
Color Number

1944 Greens
#1 Outside Green 857* Golden Olive *Close. A little light
#2 Outside Green 924 Russian Uniform WWII
#3 Outside Green 980 Black Green
#4 Outside Brown 875 Beige Brown

1944-45 Neutral grays

#46 Outside Gray 883 Silver Grey
#37 Light Gray 5-L 989 + 883 Sky Grey + Silver Grey Mix 1:4
#27 Haze Gray 5-H 870 Medium Sea Grey
#17 Ocean Gray PA305 + 991 Light Rubber + Dark Sea Grey 1:1
#11 Outside Gray 869 Basalt Grey
#7 Navy Gray 5-N 862 + 919 Black Grey + Foundation White 3:1
#4 Deck Gray 20 862 Black Grey

Recommended Standard USN colors

5-H Haze Gray (816 + 907 + 919), deck 1942 revised Deck Blue 20B (964 + 816)
Measure 22 two-tone: 5-N (964+816 3:2) from waterline to deepest part of main deck, 5-H (816 + 907 + 919 1:2:2) above, deck revised Deck Blue 20B (964 + 816 1:2).

France – Marine Nationale (and Vichy)

Early war light gray “gris clari no. 1” (Mediterranean) 971 + 990 + Pale Green Grey + Light Grey + *Mix 1:1:2 (Guess)
919* Foundation White
Early war dark gray (Atlantic) 870* Medium Sea Grey *Guess
Linoleum decks “wine red/ rouge-Bordeaux” 982* Cavalry Brown *Guess
Early war dark blue-gray (decks) 816 + 867* Luftwaffe Uniform WWII + Dark *1:1 (Guess)
Blue Grey
I have not found any references with color chips or FS numbers for the French navy. Some sources say the French light gray had a slight greenish tint.
Free-French Navy – Free French ships used USN colors 5-H Haze Gray and Deck Blue 20B after refit in the US. Some used Measure 22. Others used Royal Navy
colors if refit in the UK.

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 Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Italian Regia Marina

Grigio Chiaro (Light Grey) 990 + 919 Light Grey + Foundation white Mix 1:1
Grigio Scuro (Dark Grey) 867 + 816 Dark Blue Grey + Luftwaffe 1:1
Uniform WWII
Blu Scuro (Dark Blue) 964 Field Blue
Azzuro (Light Blue) 901 + 919 Pastel Blue + Foundation White 1:2
Verde Chiaro (Light Green) 974 + 993 + 919 Green Sky + White Grey + 1:1:1 (PA331 Highlight Italian Tanker is also a
Foundation White good match)
Giallo Verde (Light yellow-green) GC 72035 + 919 Dead Flesh + Foundation White Mix 1:1
Bianco Sporco Opaco (Matt Foul White) 820 Off white
Marrone Verdastro (Greenish Dark Brown for 866 Grey Green
submarines
Grigio-azzurro Chiaro (Light Blue-Grey for 906* Pale Blue *Very close
submarines)
Rosso (Red forecastle stripes) 947* Red *Snyder & Short indicate a more orange tone.
Forecastle stripe white 951 White

Recommended standard Regia Marina colors

Light Grey (990 + 919), steel decks Dark Grey (867 + 816)

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 Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Kreigsmarine

Prewar/early war colors

Hellgrau 50 (light gray) 990 Light Grey *Used on superstructure and upper-works
Dunkelgrau 51 (dark gray) 816 + 907 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII + Pale Mix 1:1
Grey Blue
Baltic Scheme Colors
Hellgrau (light gray) 989 + 883* Sky Grey + Silver Grey 1:1 – Very close
Mittlegrau (medium gray) GC72049 Stone Wall Grey Upper works and hatches
Dunkelgrau (darkish gray) 991 + 987 Dark Sea Grey + Medium Grey 2:1, *PA305 Light Rubber is also very close
Norwegian Colors
Hellblaugrau (light blue-gray) 901+ 989 + 919 Pastel Blue + Sky Grey + 1:1:4
Foundation white
Mittelblaugrau (medium blue-gray) 943 + 990 Grey Blue + Light Grey 1:1
Dunkelblaugrau (Dark blue-gray) 995 German grey

Underwater Hull and boot topping

Schiffsbodenfarbe III Rot 5 985 Hull Red
Schiffsbodenfarbe (Alternate color) 982 Cavalry Brown
Schiffsbodenfarbe III Grau 1 862 Black grey
Open Sea
30 Weiss PA344 German Winter White
31.1 Hellgrau 72047 + 919 Wolf Grey + Foundation White 1:1
32.1 Nebelgrau 989 + 919 Sky Grey + Foundation White 1:1
32.2 Blaugrau, mittel 943 Grey Blue
32.3 Blaugrau, dunkel 963* Medium Blue *Close
33.1 Hellblau 901 + 919* Pastel Blue + Foundation White *1:4 Close
33.3 Dunkel Blau 965 Prussian Blue *Also used for Coastal Waters Paints
34.3 Blaugrun, dunkel 943 + 965 Grey Blue + Prussian Blue 1:1, *Also used for Coastal Waters Paints

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Color Number

Camouflage for Ships in Coastal Waters

31.4 Steingrau 72049* Stone Wall Grey *Very close
33.2 Mittelblau 901 + 919 Pastel Blue + Foundation White 1:1
35.1 Hellgrun 974 Green Sky
35.3 Dunkelgrun (dark green) 895 Gunship Green
36.1 Hell Braun (light brown) GC72061 Khaki
36.3 Dunkel Braun 825 German Camouflage Pale Brown
Color List for Petrol-Proof Coatings
58 Schlickgrau 991 Dark Sea Grey Hull and deck
58.1 Blaugrau 869 Basalt Grey
58.2 Blauschwarz 898 Dark Sea Blue
Other Colors
10 Deckfarbe Braun Persenning Farbe 984 Flat Brown
Deckfarbe Gelb 13 (RAL 1003) yellow turret tops 953 Flat Yellow *I recommend 858 (Ice Yellow) or 949 (Light
Yellow) for miniatures
11 Deckfarbe Grun, Chromgrun 980 Black Green
12 Deckfarbe Ockergelb 856 Ochre Brown
Deckfarbe Rot (RAL 3011) 'red for decks' 946 Dark Red
14 Deckfarbe Weiss (RAL 9002) PA344 German Winter White
Dunkelblau 9 (RAL 5004) 950 Black
Dunkelgrau 2 (RAL 7024) 994 Dark Grey
Rostschutzfarbe Graugrun 12 (RAL 6006) 889 USA Olive Drab
Schnellbootweiss (off white) 993* White grey *Very close
Schwarz (black) 862 Black Grey

Recommended standard Kreigsmarine colors

Two-tone Dunkelgrau 51 (816 + 907) for the hull, and Hellgrau 50 (990) for the superstructure/upperworks ; metal decks are Dunkelgrau (991 + 987) or Dunkelgrau 51.

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 Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Imperial Japanese Navy

Sasebo Naval Arsenal gray 867 Dark Bluegrey

Sasebo Gray (B, C, and D) 869 Basalt Grey Alternate Sasebo Gray without blue tint
Kure Naval Arsenal gray 869 + 900 Basalt Grey + French Mirage Blue Mix 1:1
Kure Gray (B, C) 991 Dark Sea Grey Alternate Kure Gray without blue tint
Maizuru Naval Arsenal gray 900 + 903 French Mirage Blue + Intermediate 1:1
Blue
Maizuru Gray (B) 72050 Cold Grey Alternate Maizuru Gray without blue tint
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal gray 869 + 900 + 816 Basalt Grey + French Mirage Blue 1:1:1
+ Luftwaffe Uniform WWII
Type 1 Camouflage for aircraft carriers 980 Black Green
Type 2 Camouflage for aircraft carriers 895 + 870 Gunship Green + Medium Sea Grey 2:1
Type 21 Camouflage for aircraft carriers 974 + 990 Green Sky + Light Grey 3:1
Type 21 Camouflage (B) 833* German Camouflage Bright Green *Close
Type 22 Camouflage for aircraft carriers PA331 Highlight Italian tanker
Deck Tan 819* Iraqi Sand *Close
Linoleum (for destroyer and cruiser decks) 985 + 875 Hull Red + Beige Brown 1:1
Linoleum (B) 984 Flat Brown Alternate Linoleum color without red tint
Linoleum (C) 846 Mahogany Brown Alternate Linoleum color lighter tone
Canvas covers 874 USA Tan Earth
Anti-fouling/Hull Bottom Samples
Anti-fouling (A) and (B) 985 Hull Red

Recommended standard colors for the IJN

Pick your Naval arsenal! Destroyers were usually Maizuru. Other ships were often interchanged among the other three. Destroyers and Cruisers had Linoleum decks.
The TROMS on www.combinedfleet.com are a good source for refit locations.

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 Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

The Netherlands Navy

Gray - hull & superstructure PA345+990+919 Splinter Camo Base + Light grey + *Mix 4:1:1 (guess)
* Foundation white
Dark gray - deck 869* Basalt Grey *Guess
East Indies light gray-green 885 + 907* Pastel Green + Pale Grey Blue *2:1 (guess)
East Indies Dark Green 895 + 919* Gunship Green + Foundation White *2:1 (guess)

Soviet Navy

Light gray – hull and superstructure 883 + 989* Sky Grey + Silver Grey *Mix 1:2 (guess)
Dark gray – deck and camouflage 869* Basalt Grey *(guess)
Medium Blue Grey (Northern Fleet) 905* Blue Grey Pale *(guess)
Tashkent blue (Probably Italian Azzuro) 901 + 919 Pastel Blue + Foundation White 1:2
Wood decks 876 + 804* *(guess)
(wash)
Decks – orange brown 981 Orange brown

I do not have any definitive information on the paint used by the Soviet navy. From scattered sources it appears they used several shades of gray. One source says
Soviet ships were switched from a light gray to a medium gray sometime between 1941 to 1945. Note the waterlines were usually painted white. On wood decks I use
Iraqi Sand (819) followed by a Brown Sand (876) + Beige Red (804) 1:1 wash.

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 Navy and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Water – Bases (ie submarines)

Base coat – Blue waters* 963 Medium Blue *Forel-Ule ocean color scale
Base coat – Green waters* 992 USA Uniform Green *Forel-Ule ocean color scale
Washes - Blue waters 963 + 902 Medium Blue + Azure Blue Various ratios
Washes – Green waters 922 + 963 Uniform Green + Medium Blue Various ratios

Colors for Wood Decking**

Weather Beaten Grayish Deck Tan 986 Deck Tan This is the standard for wood decks. Despite the
name, this is rather gray. I like to mix in a little Iraqi
Sand (819) (10:1). Then lightly wash with small
streaks of 986 plus a little 919 in the direction of the
planking.
Light Tan 821 + 919 German Beige Camo + Foundation IJN 'deck tan.' For a light tan wood deck.
White
Yellowish Light Tan 917 Beige Light cypress color of Yamato, Musashi
Orangey Tan - (matches Testor's 'Deck Tan') 860 Medium Flesh Tone A very 'bright' tan. It could work as a base for a
brown wash.
Medium Brown to use as a wash 874 U.S.A. Tan Earth Use in a wash or dry brush over a light tan to give a
wood 'grain' look
Medium-Dark Brown to use as a wash 983 Flat Earth Use in a wash or dry brush over a light tan to give a
wood 'grain' look
Yellowish tan for IJN to use as wash 977 + 976 Desert yellow + Brown Sand Use as a wash for IJN wood decks

* GC = Game Color, PA = Panzer Aces. Note: All Model Color numbers start with '70' as in '70990' for light grey. Game Color numbers start with '72' as in 72047 for
Wolf gray.
** I have yet to find a 'perfect' color scheme for wooden decking on a miniature. But these are the best colors I have found so far. You should experiment for a 'look'
that pleases you.

For a “mahogany” look wooden deck scheme I use a base coat of Iraqi Sand (819) followed by a wash of Desert Yellow (977). For the wash use a very fine brush and
make very short strokes in the direction of the planking. Then do the same thing with a wash of Brown Sand (876) again with very short strokes. For the Soviets I use
Brown Sand (876) + Beige Red (804) 1:1 for the final wash.

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 Vallejo WWII Aircraft Color Equivalents
Country and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Great Britain - RAF

RAF Sky Type S (duck egg blue) - underside 974 + 971 Green Sky + Pale Green Grey Mix 1:3
Dark Green – upper Temperate land scheme 893 + 888 US Dark Green + Olive Grey 2:1
Light Green 830 + 974 German Field Grey WWII + Green 3:1
Sky
Dark Earth – upper Temperate land scheme 826 + 879 German Camo. Med. Brown + 2:1
Green Brown
Light Earth 874 + 819 USA Tan Earth + Iraquian Sand 1:1
Dark Slate Grey – upper Temperate sea scheme 830 + 886 German Field Grey WWII + Green 2:1
Grey
Extra Dark Sea Grey – upper Temperate sea scheme 867 Dark Blue Grey
Middlestone/Mid Stone – upper Middle East scheme 914 Green Ochre
Ocean Grey – upper Day Fighter scheme 1942-45 868 + 900 + 904 Dark Sea Green + French Mirage 2:1:1
Blue + Dark Blue Grey
Dark Sea Grey – upper Temperate sea scheme 1940 836 + 869 London Grey + Basalt Grey 1:1
Medium Sea Grey 905 + 991 Blue Grey Pale + Dark Sea Grey 2:1
Sky Grey 870 + 907 Medium Sea Grey + Pale Grey Blue 1:1
Azure Blue 902 + 919 Azure + Foundation White 2:1
P.R.U. Blue 904 + 943 Dark Blue Grey + Grey Blue 1:1
Matt Black/Night 862 Black Grey
White 820 Off White
Aircraft Interior Green 942 + 992 Light Green + Neutral Grey 1:1
Yellow 953 + 72007 Flat Yellow + Gold Yellow 4:1

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 Country and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

United States

USAAC – Nov. 1919

No. 9 Bronze Green 892 Yellow Olive
Yellow Green (Interior) 857 + 893 + 951 Golden Olive + US Dark Green + 2:1:1 (Between wars)
White
Army-Navy 1938/ANA No. 166, Dec 1943 (Gloss colors – use gloss clear overcoat)
True Blue (A-N) 839 + 963 Ultramarine + Medium Blue 1:1
501 Light Blue 899 + 919 Dark Prussia Blue + Foundation 1:1
White
Insignia Blue (A-N)/502 899 Dark Prussia Blue
Willow Green (A-N)/503 Light Green 833 + 922 + 919 German Camo Bright Green + 2:1:1
U.S.A. Uniform + Foundation
White
Lemon Yellow (A-N)/505 Light Yellow 834 + 915 + 949 Natural Wood + Deep Yellow + 1:1:1
Light Yellow
Orange Yellow (A-N)/506 834 + 915 Natural Wood + Deep Yellow 1:1
International Orange (A-N)/508 910 Orange Red
Insignia Red (A-N)/509 946 + 957 Dark Red + Flat Red 1:1
Insignia White (A-N)/511 820 + 919 Off White + Foundation White 1:1
Instrument Black 514 862 Black Grey
Black (A-N)/515 Gloss Black 950 Black

USAAF – Temporary Finishes, Dec. 1939

No. 25 White 820 + 919 Off White + Foundation White 1:1
No. 26 Sand 804 + 876 Beige Red + Brown Sand 2:1 (Alternative – 804 Beige Red)
No. 27 Light Blue 961 + 906 + 919 Sky Blue + Pale Blue + Foundation 1:1:2
White
No. 28 Sea Green 890 Reflective Green
No. 29 Dark Blue 898 + 808 Dark Sea Blue + Blue Green 2:1

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Color Number

United States – continued

No. 30 Dark Green 893 + 950 US Dark Green + Black 2:1

No. 31 Dark Olive Drab 887 + 889 Brown Violet + USA Olive Drab 2:1
No. 32 Neutral Gray 991 + 992 Dark Sea Grey + Neutral Gray 2:1
No. 33 Black 862 Black Grey
No. 34 Rust Brown 846 + 875 Mahogany Brown + Beige Brown 2:1

USAAF – Sept. 1940

No. 41 Dark Olive Drab 887 + 889 Brown Violet + USA Olive Drab 1:1
No. 42 Medium Green 890 + 895 Reflective Green + Gunship Green 1:1
No. 43 Neutral gray 991 Dark Sea Grey Color typically observed
No. 43 Neutral gray (FS 36134) 866 + 913 Grey Green + Yellow Ochre 1:1 (factory fresh before chalking/fading)
No. 44 Black 862 Black Grey
No. 45 Insignia Red 946 + 957 Dark Red + Flat Red 1:1
No. 46 Insignia White 918 + 919 Ivory + Foundation White 1:1
No. 47 Insignia Blue 898 + 899 Dark Sea Blue + Dark Prusia Blue 1:1
No. 48 Identification Yellow 911 + 913 + 948 Light Orange + Yellow Ochre + 1:1:1
Golden Yellow
No. 49 Sand 875 + 919 Beige Brown + Foundation White 1:2

USN/USMC – 1941
M-485 NS Blue-gray 898 + 964 + 919 Dark Sea Blue + Field Blue + 1:1:1 (Factory fresh before chalking/fading)
Foundation white
M-485 NS Blue-gray (chalked and faded) 964 + 919 Field Blue + Foundation white 1:1 (This is the color typically observed)
M-485 NS Light Gray 986 + 989 Deck Tan + Sky Grey 1:1

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Color Number

United States – continued

USAAF/USA Corps of Engineers – Northwest Africa, Feb. 1942/Supplement to No. 3-1 April 1943
No. 302 Earth Brown/Light Brown 872 + 919 Chocolate Brown + Foundation 1:2
White
No. 303 Field Drab 924 Russian Uniform WWII
No. 305 Earth Yellow 879 + 912 Green Brown + Tan Yellow 1:2
No. 306 Sand 983 + 919 Flat Earth + Foundation White 1:3
No. 307 Light Blue 840 + 901 Light Turquoise + Pastel Blue 1:1
No. 312 Earth Red 846 + 875 + 919 Mahogany Brown + Beige Brown + 1:1:1
Foundation White
No. 319 Olive Drab 887+919 Brown Violet + Foundation White 2:1
No. 321 Light Green (Interior Green) 857 + 850 + 919 Golden Olive + Medium Olive + 5:1:1
Foundation White
Army/Navy Aeronautical (ANA) Bulletin No. 157, Sept. 1943
601 Insignia White 918 + 820 Ivory + Off White 1:1
602 Light Gray 990 + 986 Light Grey + Deck Tan 1:2
603 Sea Gray 994 + 959 + 913 Dark Grey + Purple + Yellow 1:1:1
Ochre
604 Black 862 Black Grey
605 Insignia Blue 898 + 899 Dark Sea Blue + Dark Prussia Blue 1:2
606 Semi-Gloss Sea Blue 898 + 899 Dark Sea Blue + Dark Prussia Blue 2:1 (Use a semi-gloss clear overcoat)
607 Non-specular Sea Blue (flat/matte) 898 + 899 Dark Sea Blue + Dark Prussia Blue 1:1
608 Intermediate Blue 900 + 903 French Mirage Blue + Intermediate 1:1
Blue
609 Azure 902 + 919 Azure + Foundation White 2:1
610 Sky 893 + 971 US Dark Green + Green Grey 1:6
611 Interior Green 857 + 983 Golden Olive + US Dark Green 3:1
612 Medium Green 890 + 895 Reflective Green + Gunship Green 1:1
613 Olive Drab 887 + 889 + 919 Brown Violet + USA Olive Drab + 1:2:1
Foundation White
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Color Number
United States – continued

614 Orange Yellow 834 + 915 Natural Wood + Deep Yellow 1:1
615 Middlestone 921 + 923 + 919 English Uniform + Japanese 1:3:2, or 824 for the darker alternative
Uniform WWII + Foundation
White
616 Sand 874 + 804 USA Tan-Earth + Beige Red 3:1
617 Dark Earth 879 Green Brown
618 Dull Red 982 + 985 + 919 Cavalry Brown + Hull Red + 2:1:2
Foundation White
619 Insignia Red 947 + 957 Red + Flat Red 1:1
620 Light Gull Gray 989 + 986 Sky Grey + Deck Tan 1:1
621 Dark Gull Gray 991 Dark Sea Grey
622 Jet 950 Black
623 Glossy Sea Blue 898 + 899 Dark Sea Blue + Dark Prussia Blue 1:1 (Use a gloss clear overcoat)

Soviet/USSR

A-18F Underside Light Blue 972* Light green blue

A-19F/4BO Grass Green 891 + 971* Intermediate green + Pale Green *1:1 Very close
Grey
Dark/Tobacco Brown 940 Saddle Brown *Close
AMT-1 Light Greyish Brown 986+987+991* Deck Tan + Medium Grey + Dark *1:1:1 Very close
Sea Grey
AMT-4 Olive Green 924* Russian Uniform WWII *Very close
AMT-6 Matt Black 862 Black Grey Option: 994 Dark grey
AMT-7 Underside Blue 972 + 904 Light green blue + Dark Blue Grey 2:1
AMT-11 Light Blue gray 905 + 907* Blue Grey Pale + Pale Grey Blue *1:1 – Very close
AMT-12 Dark gray 992+990* Neutral Grey + Light Grey *3:1 – Very close
MK-7 Matt White 820* Off White *Very close
Silver 997 Silver

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Color Number

France – Armée de l’Air

Gris-bleu clair (Light blue-grey) – undersides & top 816 + 907 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII + Pale Mix 1:3
camouflage Grey Blue
Gris-bleu fonće (Dark blue-grey) – top camo 816 + 903 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII + 1:1
Intermediate blue
Vert (Green) – top camo 823 + 833 German Camo Bright Green + 2:1
Luftwaffe Camo Green
Terre foncée (Dark earth) – top camo 822 German Camo Black Brown
Kaki (Khaki) – top camo 887 Violet Brown
Brun (Brown) – top camo 825 + 826 German Camo Pale Brown + 1:1
German Camo Med. Brown
Ombre calcinée (Burnt ochre) – top camo 826 + 872 German Camo Medium Brown + 1:1
Chocolate Brown
Terre de Sienne (Sienna) – top camo 984 Flat Brown
Tête de nègre (Chocolate) – top camo 872 + 984 Chocolate Brown + Flat Brown 1:1
Jaune Sahara (Sable) – top camo 806 + 881 German Yellow + Yellow Green 1:1
Chamois (Buff) – top camo 806 + 881 German Yellow + Yellow Green 6:1
Bleu nuit (Midnight blue) – camo & interior surfaces 995 German Grey
Bleu (Blue) – roundel 841 + 962 Andrea Blue + Flat Blue 1:1
Rouge (Red) – roundel and Vichy stripes 947 Red
Jaune (Yellow) – Vichy stripes 72006 Sun Yellow
Noir (Black) – Prop blades, spinners 862 Black Grey

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 Country and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Germany – Luftwaffe

RLM 01 Silbur (Silver) 997 Silver

RLM 02 Grau (Gray) 886 Green Grey
RLM 04 Gelb (yellow) 834 + 953 Natural Wood + Flat Yellow 1:1
RLM 21 Weiss (white) 820 Off White
RLM 22 Schwarz (black) 950 Black
RLM 23 Rot (red) 817 Scarlet
RLM 24 Dunkelblau (dark blue) 839 + 965 Ultramarine + Prussian Blue 1:1
RLM 25 Hellgrün (Light green) 808 + 969 + 970 Blue Green + Park Green + Deep 1:2:1
Green
RLM 26 Braun (Brown)
RLM 27 Gelb (yellow) 934 + 915 + 949 Natural Wood + Deep Yellow + 1:1:1
Light Yellow
RLM 28 Weinrot (wine red) 810 + 814 Royal Purple + Burnt Cadmium 1:1
Red
RLM 45 Rottbraun (Red brown) 982 + 876 Cavalry Brown + Brown Sand 1:1
RLM 61 Dunkelbraun (Dark brown) 822 German Camo. Black Brown
RLM 62 Grün (green) 833 + 893 German Camo. Bright Green + US 1:1
Dark Green
RLM 63 Hellgrau (light grey) 887 + 990 Brown Violet + Light Grey 1:1
RLM 65 Hellblau (light blue) 1938 901 + 972 + 844 Pastel Blue + Light Green Blue + 1:1:1
Deep Sky Blue
RLM 65 Hellblau (light blue) 1941 972 + 905 Light Green Blue + Blue Grey Pale 1:1
RLM 66 Schwargrau (black grey) 862 Black Grey
RLM 67 Weiss (white) 820 Off-white
RLM 70 Schwarzgrün (black green) 897 Bronze Green 1:1
RLM 71 Dunkelgrün (dark green) 823 Luftwaffe Camo. Green
RLM 72 Grün (green – seaplanes) 862 + 888 Black Grey + Olive Grey 1:2
RLM 73 Grün (green – seaplanes) 995 + 980 Black Green 1:1

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 Country and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Germany – continued

RLM 74 Dunkelgrün grünlich/Graugrün (greenish 979 + 994 German Camouflage Dark Green + 1:1
dark grey/grey green) Dark Grey
RLM 75 Grauviolett/Mittelgrau (grey violet/medium 869 Basalt Grey
gray)
RLM 76 Lichtblau (light blue) 906 + 951 Pale Blue + White 2:1
RLM 76 Lichtblau (light blue) 906 + 919 Pale Blue + Foundation White 2:1 (variant)
RLM 77 Hellgrau (light grey) 990 + 919 Light Grey + Foundation White 1:3
RLM 78 Hellblau (light blue) 901 + 961 Pastel Blue + Sky Blue 1:1
RLM 79 Sandgelb I (sand yellow) 1941 860 Medium Fleshtone
RLM 79 Sandgelb II (sand yellow) 1942 981 + 874 Orange Brown + USA Tan-Earth 1:1
RLM 80 Olivegrün (Olive green) 823 + 895 Luftwaffe Camo Green + Gunship 2:1
Green
RLM 81 Dunkelgrün/Olivbraun (dark green/olive 822 + 889 + 892 German Camo Black Brown + US 1:1:1 (Greenish variant)
brown) Olive Drab + Yellow Olive
RLM 81 Braunviolett (brown violet) 822 + 825 German Cam. Black Brown + 1:1 (Brownish variant)
German Cam. Pale Brown
RLM 82 Hellgrün (light green) 833 + 892 Luftwaffe Camo. Bright Green + 1:1
Yellow Olive
RLM 83 Dunkelgrün (dark green) 889 + 892 USA Olive Drab + Yellow Olive 1:1
RLM 83 Dunkelblau (dark blue) 898 + 899 Dark Sea Blue + Dark Prussia Blue 1:1 (Possible color for Mediterranean)

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 Country and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Italy – Regia Aeronautica

1937-1941
Allumino (aluminum) 997 Silver
Grigio Mimetico (camouflage grey) 991 + 992 Dark Sea Grey + Neutral Grey Mix 1:1
Verde Mimetico 1 (camouflage green) 890 + 919 Reflective Green + Found.White 1:3
Verde Mimetico 2 895 Gunship Green
Verde Mimetico 3 924 + 888 Russian Unif. WWII + Olive Grey 1:1
Verde Mimetico 53192 823 + 919 Luftwaffe Camouflage Green + 1:2
Foundation White
Bruno Mimetico (camouflage brown) 874 + 875 Tan Earth + Beige Brown 1:1
Marrone Mimetico 1 (camouflage brown) 873 US Field Drab
Marrone Mimetico 2 982 Calvary Brown
Marrone Mimetico 53193 825 + 826 German Camouflage Pale Brown + 1:2
German Camouflage Medium
Brown
Giallo Mimetico 1 (camouflage yellow/mustard) 819 Iraqi Sand
Giallo Mimetico 2 847 Dark Sand
Giallo Mimetico 3 913 Yellow Ochre
Giallo Mimetico 4 824 Orange Ochre
1941-1945 (Tavola 10)
Grigio Azzuro Chiaro (1) (light blue-grey) 886 + 990 Green Grey + Light Grey 1:1
Verde Oliva Scuro (2) (dark olive green) 888 + 862 Olive Grey + Black Grey 1:1
Grigio Azzurro Scuro (3) (dark blue-grey) 994 Dark Grey
Nocciola Chiaro (4) (light chestnut/hazel) 874 Tan Earth
Bianco Aviorio (5) (ivory white) 837 + 917 Pale Sand + Beige 1:1
Bianco Neve (6) (snow white) 951 White
Verde Anticorrosione (anti-corrosion green) 857 + 895 + 919 Golden Olive + Gunship Green + 1:1:1
Foundation White
Rosso Bandiera (8) (flag red) 957 Flat Red
Verde Bandiera (9) (flag green) 968 Flat Green
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 Country and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Japan

IJNAF

Mitsubishi Dark Green / N1 / D1 980 Black Green

Nakajima Dark Green / D1 980 + 896 Black Green + Extra Dark Green Mix 2:1
Aichi Dark Green / D1 980 + 896 Black Green + Extra Dark Green 1:1
Dark Green N2 / D2 980 + 919 Black Green + Foundation white 3:1
Dark Gray Green N3 823 Luftwaffe Camo Green
Light Gray-Green N4 970 + 895 Deep Green + Gunship Green 1:1
Light Olive-Green N5 888 + 887 + 924 Olive Grey + Brown Violet + 1:1:1:1
+ 919 Russian Unif. WWII + Foun. White
Light Ash Grey - J3 towards Ameiro (Pre 1943 Zeke) 971 + 886 + 880 Pale Green Grey + Green Grey + 1:1:1 (Millman, 2011-2018)
Khaki Grey
Grey Green N6 / J3 (undersides after 1942) 886 + 951 Green Grey + White 1:1
Black Gray N7 862 Black Grey
Dark Gray N8 869 Basalt Grey
Medium Gray (Gray-Green) N9 924 + 990* Russian Unif. WWII + Light Grey *1:1 Close
Light Gray / Mitsubishi gray / J1 989 Sky Grey
Light Gray / Nakajima gray 971 + 886 Pale Green Grey + Green Grey 3:1
Light Gray N10 / Aichi gray 990 +989 Light Grey + Sky Grey 2:1
Brown/Clay 875 + 846 Beige Brown + Mahogany Brown 1:1
Medium/Dark Brown N11 / N0 984 Flat Brown
Red-Brown N12/A13 984 + 982 Flat Brown + Calvary Brown 2:1
Medium Yellow N13 / A16 (leading wing edge) 953 Flat yellow Varied from lemon-yellow to deep red-orange.
Deep Yellow N14 / A17 (leading wing edge) / C1 72007 Gold Yellow Varied from lemon-yellow to deep red-orange.
Red-Orange N18 / A19 (training aircraft) 956 + 72007 Light/Clear Orange + Gold Yellow 1:1
Blue Black (cowling) 898 + 950 + 862 Dark Sea Blue + Black + Black 1:1:1
Grey
Hinomaru Red 946 + 957 Dark Red + Flat Red 1:1
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 Country and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

Japan – continued

IJAAF
Dark Green A1* / #27 / D1 / N1 980 Black Green
Dark Olive #7 924 + 887 Russian Unif WWII + Brown Mix 1:1
Violet
Olive Green / Light Olive A2 / #42 888 + 887 + 924 Olive Grey + Brown Violet + 1:1:1:1
+ 919 Russian Unif.WWII + Foun. White
Medium Green A3 / Leaf Green / # 21 / D4 970 + 895 Deep Green + Gunship Green 1:1
Light Gray Green A5 / #1 / J3 886 + 951 Green Grey + White 1:1
Dark Gray A6 869 Basalt Grey
Medium Gray A7 990 +989* Light Grey + Sky Grey 2:1
Light Gray A9 989* Sky Grey
Dark Brown A11 984* Flat Brown
Medium Brown A12 875 + 846* Beige Brown + Mahogany Brown *1:1 – Close
Red Brown A13 / #4 (prop blades) 984 + 982 Flat Brown + Calvary Brown 2:1
Light Earth A14 977 + 819* Desert Yellow + Iraquian Sand *1:1 – Close
Medium Yellow N13 / A16 953 Flat yellow
Deep yellow N14 / A17 72007 Gold Yellow
Red-Orange N18/A19 (training aircraft) 956 + 72007 Light/Clear Orange + Gold Yellow 1:1
Blue Black A24 / Midnight Blue #32 (cowling) 898 + 950 Dark Sea Blue + Black 1:1
Bare aluminum/silver # 5 997 Silver Looks best with flat/matt clear overcoat.
Canopy 961 + 919 Sky blue + Foundation white
Canopy 990 + 919 Light Grey + Foundation white 1:4
*N (navy) and A (army) codes as used by Thorpe, D. W. See References. Other codes are IJNAF and IJAAF

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 Country and official color Vallejo Model Vallejo Color name Notes*
Color Number

The Netherlands Naval Air Force – Seaplanes (best guess)

Hollandgrijs (Holland Grey) 905 Blue Grey Pale

Hollandgrijs, licht (Light Holland Grey) 907 + 951 Pale Grey Blue + White 1:1

Romanian Air Force – IAR-80 (best guess)

Yellow 915 Deep Yellow

Dark Green 893 + 888 US Dark Green + Olive Grey 2:1
Light Blue 972 Light Green Blue
Tan 874 Tan Earth

Aircraft stands (for my miniatures)

Standard color 907 Pale Grey blue Suggestion only. This is what I use.
   

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Authors note: I have tried my best to match accurate colors and check this document for accuracy, but I make no guarantees. I consider this a “living
document” that I am always working to improve. Vallejo was not involved with the creation of this document. MSD/weedsrock2. 7/4/2019

Appendix - Paint Colors Used in this Document

Vallejo Game Color (Prefix is ‘72’) and Panzer Aces (Prefix is ‘PA’) Paints

Vallejo Color Number Color Name Vallejo Color Number Color Name
Game Color
Game Color Panzer Aces
(Number prefix is
(Number prefix is ‘72’) (Number prefix is ‘PA’)
‘72’)
006 Sun Yellow 048 Sombre Grey PA301 Light Rust
007 Gold Yellow 050 Cold Grey PA305 Light Rubber
025 Foul Green 061 Khaki PA323 Highlight USMC Tanker
035 Dead Flesh 067 Cayman Green PA331 Highlight Italian Tanker
046 Ghost Grey PA344 German Winter White
047 Wolf Grey PA345 Splinter Camo Base

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 Vallejo Model Color Paints (Number prefix is ‘70’)

Vallejo Color Vallejo Color Vallejo Color

Color Name Color Name Color Name
Number Number Number

803 Brown Rose 884 Stone Grey 950 Black

806 German Yellow 885 Pastel Green 951 White
816 Luftwaffe Uniform WWII 886 Green Grey 953 Flat Yellow
819 Iraquian Sand 887 Violet Brown 956 Light/Clear Orange
820 Off White 888 Olive Grey 957 Flat Red
822 German Camo Black Brown 889 USA Olive Drab 961 Sky Blue
823 Luftwaffe Camo Green 890 Reflective Green 962 Flat Blue
824 Orange Ochre 891 Intermediate Green 963 Medium Blue
825 German Camo Pale Brown 893 US Dark Green 964 Field Blue
826 German Camo Medium Brown 895 Gunship Green 965 Prussian Blue
830 German Field Grey 896 German Camo Extra Dark Green 967 Olive Green
833 German Camo Bright Green 892 Yellow Olive 948 Golden Yellow
834 Natural Wood 898 Dark Sea Blue 949 Light Yellow
836 London Grey 899 Dark Prussia Blue 959 Purple
837 Pale Sand 900 French Mirage Blue 968 Flat Green
839 Ultramarine 901 Pastel Blue 970 Deep Green
841 Andrea Blue 902 Azure Blue 971 Pale Green Grey
846 Mahogany Brown 903 Intermediate Blue 972 Light Green Blue
847 Dark Sand 904 Dark Blue Grey 973 Light Sea Grey
856 Ochre Brown 905 Blue Grey Pale 974 Green Sky
857 Golden Olive 906 Pale Blue 977 Desert Yellow
858 Ice Yellow 907 Pale Grey Blue 979 German Camo Dark Green
860 Medium Flesh Tone 911 Light Orange 980 Black Green
862 Black Grey 913 Yellow Ochre 981 Orange Brown
866 Grey Green 915 Deep Yellow 982 Cavalry Brown
867 Dark Blue Grey 916 Sand Yellow 983 Flat Earth
868 Dark Sea Green 917 Beige 984 Flat Brown
869 Basalt Grey 918 Ivory 985 Hull Red
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Continued

Vallejo Color Vallejo Color Vallejo Color

Color Name Color Name Color Name
Number Number Number
870 Medium Sea Grey 919 Foundation White 986 Deck Tan
872 Chocolate Brown 922 USA Uniform Green 987 Medium Grey
873 US Field Drab 923 Japan Uniform WWII 989 Sky Grey
874 U.S.A. Tan Earth 924 Russian Uniform Green 990 Light Grey
875 Beige Brown 926 Red 991 Dark Sea Grey
876 Brown Sand 940 Saddle Brown 992 Neutral Grey
879 Green Brown 941 Burnt Umber 993 White Grey
880 Khaki Grey 942 Light Green 994 Dark Grey
881 Yellow Green 943 Grey Blue 995 German Grey
883 Silver Grey 946 Dark Red 997 Silver
897 Bronze Green 947 Red

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