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Humbrol Colour System Binder

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Humbrol Colour System Binder

To aid the promotion of the new Super Enamel range, Humbrol has produced a Colour System Binder. This publication contains instructions of how to interblend the paints of the Super Enamel range to obtain selected authentic colours as well as Humbrol paints discontinued with the introduction of the Super Enamel.

The Binder consists of over 30 pages of colour chips (actual paint), 14 chips to a page - a total of 420 colours, and has been a most useful resource (if somewhat fuzzy in areas) for modellers using Humbrol paints.

The following table contains a selection of mixing recipes from the binder for certain aircraft colours. Colour names used here appear as stated by Humbrol. As may be noted, Humbrol could be more exact in naming some of the colours!

This chart has been last revised in September 2006

World War I
Colour name Humbrol
German Pale yellow

 Hu:94
German Green

 Hu:30
RFC Green

 47*Hu:80 + 19*Hu:33 + 17*Hu:73 + 15*Hu:34
German Light Blue

 20*Hu:14 + 10*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:99
German Purple

 38*Hu:60 + 8*Hu:25 + 6*Hu:64
Clear Doped Linen

 Hu:74
Cockpit Colours, World War II
Colour name Humbrol
Aircraft Grey-Green

 Hu:78
Zinc Chromate Primer

 Hu:81
French AF Cockpit Interior Night Blue

 15*Hu:25 + 14*Hu:101 + 10*Hu:33
Cockpit Interior Green FS 34151

 10*Hu:150 + 7*Hu:80 + 3*Hu:109
Italian AF Interior Bright Green

 10*Hu:101 + 6*Hu:150 + 4*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:33
German Cockpit RLM Grau

 Hu:92
Royal Air Force, World War II
Colour name Humbrol
Dark Earth BS 450

 Hu:29
Ocean Grey

 Hu:106
Duck Egg Blue

 Hu:23
Dark Green

 21*Hu:80 + 6*Hu:33 + 2*Hu:99 + 1*Hu:34
Sky Type S

 160*Hu:34 + 5*Hu:101 + 4*Hu:99 + 1*Hu:60
Medium Sea Grey

 30*Hu:140 + 16*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:27 + 1*Hu:109
Night Black

 Hu:33
Underside White

 Hu:34
Airframe Silver

 Hu:191
Desert Sand

 Hu:250
Mid Stone

 51*Hu:24 + 17*Hu:186 + 9*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:101
Azure Blue

 49*Hu:34 + 10*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:33
Fleet Air Arm, World War II
Colour name Humbrol
Night Black BS 642

 Hu:33
Underside white

 Hu:34
Dark Slate Grey

 Hu:102
Sea Blue Gloss

 12*Hu:21 + 10*Hu:15 + 4*Hu:68 + 3*Hu:22
Sky type S

 160*Hu:34 + 5*Hu:101 + 4*Hu:99 + 1*Hu:60
Extra Dark sea Grey

 16*Hu:25 + 7*Hu:70 + 6*Hu:150 + 5*Hu:34
US Air Force and US Navy, World War II
Colour name Humbrol
Olive Drab

 Hu:66
Medium Green

 31*Hu:80 + 14*Hu:33 + 11*Hu:25 + 10*Hu:34
Neutral Grey

 50*Hu:94 + 30*Hu:25 + 4*Hu:60 + 2*Hu:34
Intermediate Blue FS 35164

 Hu:144
Non Specular Sea Blue FS 35042

 12*Hu:21 + 10*Hu:15 + 4*Hu:68 + 3*Hu:22
Glossy Sea Blue ANA 623 FS 15042

 12*Hu:21 + 10*Hu:15 + 4*Hu:68 + 3*Hu:22
Blue Grey ANA 603 FS 36118

 4*Hu:77 + 3*Hu:70 + 2*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:25
Semi-Gloss Sea Blue ANA 606 FS 25042

 12*Hu:21 + 10*Hu:15 + 4*Hu:68 + 3*Hu:22
Azure Blue ANA 609 FS 35231

 39*Hu:34 + 12*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:60
Light Grey FS 36440

 21*Hu:34 + 5*Hu:27 + 2*Hu:29
Luftwaffe, World War II
Colour name Humbrol
Schwartzgrun Black Green

 25*Hu:2 + 14*Hu:34 + 12*Hu:60 + 9*Hu:15
Dunkelgrun RLM 82 Dark Green

 66*Hu:3 + 26*Hu:15 + 5*Hu:60 + 1*Hu:24
Olivgrun RLM 80 Olive Green

 14*Hu:80 + 3*Hu:25 + 2*Hu:33 + 1*Hu:34
Dunkelgrau Dark Grey

 91*Hu:27 + 2*Hu:29 + 1*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:109
Sandbraun RLM 79 Sand Brown

 40*Hu:24 + 37*Hu:73 + 17*Hu:150
Hellgrau Light Grey

 60*Hu:103 + 6*Hu:25 + 1*Hu:34
Dunkelbraun RLM 61 Dark Brown

 29*Hu:60 + 9*Hu:99 + 7*Hu:33 + 4*Hu:34
RLM Grau

 34*Hu:29 + 13*Hu:25 + 12*Hu:34 + 2*Hu:82
Dunkelgrun Dark Green

 Hu:30
Hellblau Light Blue

 Hu:65
Himmelblau RLM 78 Sky Blue

 67*Hu:34 + 10*Hu:109 + 4*Hu:94 + 1*Hu:25
Mittelgrau RLM 75 Mid Grey

 16*Hu:34 + 7*Hu:33 + 3*Hu:70 + 2*Hu:29
Braunviolett RLM 81 Brown Violet

 3*Hu:150 + 2*Hu:33
French Air Force, World War II
Colour name Humbrol
Kaki, Khaki

 25*Hu:9 + 16*Hu:3 + 6*Hu:60 + 3*Hu:34
Vert, Green

 17*Hu:24 + 16*Hu:101 + 15*Hu:109
Terre Foncee, Dark earth

 Hu:29
Gris Bleu Clair, Light Blue Grey

 26*Hu:109 + 14*Hu:34 + 7*Hu:80 + 4*Hu:60
Gris Bleu Fonce, Dark Blue Grey

 Hu:79
Chocolat, Chocolate

 Hu:98
Italian Air Force, World War II
Colour name Humbrol
Mottle Green

 Hu:102
Insignia white

 Hu:34
Overall Green

 14*Hu:80 + 10*Hu:101 + 6*Hu:34 + 5*Hu:33
Sand

 25*Hu:34 + 20*Hu:24 + 8*Hu:70 + 3*Hu:101
Grey

 8*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:109 + 1*Hu:186
Upper Green

 19*Hu:24 + 14*Hu:77 + 3*Hu:101
Soviet Air Force, World War II
Colour name Humbrol
Marker Red

 Hu:174
Insignia Yellow

 Hu:99
Topside Green

 78*Hu:101 + 56*Hu:82 + 32*Hu:25 + 27*Hu:34
Surface Grey

 35*Hu:34 + 6*Hu:29 + 2*Hu:80 + 1*Hu:33
Subframe Grey

 39*Hu:109 + 33*Hu:34 + 10*Hu:150 + 6*Hu:60
Underside Blue

 37*Hu:34 + 10*Hu:25 + 6*Hu:150 + 3*Hu:80
Royal Air Force, Modern
Colour name Humbrol
Dark Green BS 641

 Hu:163
Dark Sea Grey BS 638

 Hu:164
Light Aircraft Grey BS 627

 Hu:166
Medium Sea Grey BS 637

 Hu:165
RAF Barley Grey

 Hu:167
Extra Dark Sea Grey

 Hu:123
PRU Blue

 15*Hu:34 + 10*Hu:25 + 7*Hu:101 + 4*Hu:70
Hemp

 44*Hu:34 + 32*Hu:94 + 6*Hu:109 + 3*Hu:186
US Air Force and US Navy, Modern
Colour name Humbrol
Dark Compass Grey FS 26320

 Hu:128
Medium Grey FS 26270

 Hu:126
Light Compass Ghost Grey

 Hu:127
Dark Grey

 Hu:125
Light Gull Grey FS 26440

 Hu:129
White FS 27875

 Hu:130
Blue FS 35109

 Hu:15 x20 + 16*Hu:34 + 6*Hu:2
Blue FS 35414

 14*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:94 + 1*Hu:101 + 1*Hu:25
Marine Field Green FS 34097

 Hu:105
Blue FS 35164

 Hu:144
Green FS 34258

 26*Hu:99 + 21*Hu:101 + 15*Hu:34 + 15*Hu:73
Grey FS 36251

 34*Hu:27 + 23*Hu:34 + 12*Hu:94 + 1*Hu:33
Blue FS 35237

 3*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:140 + 1*Hu:77
Brown FS 30118

 40*Hu:150 + 10*Hu:34 + 9*Hu:60
Grey FS 36307

 9*Hu:27 + 6*Hu:34 + 6*Hu:94
Dark Gull Grey FS 36231

 Hu:140
US Air Force, Vietnam period
Colour name Humbrol
Upper Surface Dark Green FS 34079

 Hu:116
Upper Surface Green Olive DrabFS 34102

 Hu:117
Upper Surface Tan FS 30219

 Hu:118
Under Surface Grey FS 36622

 Hu:28
Airframe White FS 37875

 Hu:34
Night Black FS 37038

 Hu:33
Swedish Air Force, Modern
Colour name Humbrol
Light Green 322M

 Hu:117
Black 093M

 Hu:33
Brown 507M

 32*Hu:150 + 7*Hu:60 + 6*Hu:25 + 3*Hu:34
Blue Grey 058M

 14*Hu:27 + 3*Hu:94 + 2*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:109
Dark Olive Green 326M

 22*Hu:150 + 7*Hu:33 + 3*Hu:34
Israeli Air Force, Modern
Colour name Humbrol
Earth

 Hu:118
Green

 Hu:120
Middle Stone

 Hu:121
Pale Blue

 45*Hu:34 + 3*Hu:64 + 2*Hu:80 + 1*Hu:109

 

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