Color Conversion Charts
Source: Dr. Gavin C. Stratford
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HUMBROL PAINT CHART
| Humbrol Paint Number | Paint Name | | 2 | Emerald (Gloss) | | 3 | Brunswick Green (Gloss) | | 5 | Dark Ad Grey (Gloss) | | 7 | Light Buff (Gloss) | | 9 | Tan (Gloss) | | 10 | Service Brown (Gloss) | | 11 | Silver (Metallic) | | 12 | Copper (Metallic) | | 14 | French Blue (Gloss) | | 15 | Midnight Blue (Gloss) | | 16 | Gold (Metallic) | | 18 | Orange (Gloss) | | 19 | Bright Red (Gloss) | | 20 | Crimson (Gloss) | | 21 | Black (Gloss) | | 22 | White (Gloss) | | 23 | Duck Egg Blue (Matt) | | 24 | Trainer Yellow | | 25 | Matt Blue | | 26 | Matt Khaki | | 27 | Matt Sea Grey | | 28 | Camouflage Grey (Matt) | | 29 | Matt Dark Earth | | 30 | Matt Dark Earth | | 31 | Matt Slate Grey | | 32 | Matt Dark Grey | | 33 | Matt Black | | 34 | Matt White | | 35 | Clear Poly (Gloss) | | 38 | Lime (Gloss) | | 40 | Pale Grey (Gloss) | | 41 | Ivory (Gloss) | | 47 | Sea Blue (Gloss) | | 48 | Mediterranean Blue (Gloss) | | 49 | Matt Varnish | | 50 | Green Mist (Metallic) | | 51 | Sunset Red (Metallic) | | 52 | Baltic Blue (Metallic) | | 53 | Gunmetal (Metallic) | | 54 | Brass (Metallic) | | 55 | Bronze (Metallic) | | 56 | Aluminum (Metallic) | | 60 | Scarlet (Matt) | | 61 | Matt Flesh | | 62 | Matt Leather | | 63 | Matt Sand | | 64 | Matt Light Grey | | 65 | Matt Aircraft Blue | | 66 | Matt Olive Drab | | 67 | Matt Tank Grey | | 68 | Purple (Gloss) | | 69 | Yellow (Gloss) | | 70 | Matt Brick Red | | 71 | Satin Oak | | 72 | Matt Khaki Drill | | 73 | Matt Wine | | 74 | Matt Linen | | 75 | Matt Bronze Green | | 76 | Matt Uniform Green | | 77 | Matt Navy Blue | | 78 | Matt Cockpit Green | | 79 | Matt Blue Grey | | 80 | Matt Grass Green | | 81 | Matt Pale Yellow | | 82 | Matt Orange Lining | | 83 | Matt Ochre | | 84 | Matt Mid Stone | | 85 | Coal Black (Satin) | | 86 | Matt Light Olive | | 87 | Matt Steel Grey | | 88 | Matt Deck Green | | 89 | Matt Middle Blue | | 90 | Matt Beige Green | | 91 | Matt Black Green | | 92 | Matt Iron Grey | | 93 | Matt Desert Yellow | | 94 | Matt Brown Yellow | | 95 | Matt Concrete | | 96 | Matt RAF Blue | | 97 | Matt Eggshell | | 98 | Matt Chocolate | | 99 | Matt Lemon | | 100 | Matt Red Brown | | 101 | Matt Mid Green | | 102 | Matt Army Green | | 103 | Matt Cream | | 104 | Matt Oxford Blue | | 105 | Matt Marine Green | | 106 | Matt Ocean Grey | | 107 | Matt WWI Purple | | 108 | Matt WWI Green | | 109 | Matt WWI Blue | | 110 | Matt Natural Wood | | 111 | Matt Uniform Grey | | 112 | Matt Tarmac | | 113 | Matt Rust | | 114 | Matt Russian Grey | | 115 | Matt Russian Blue | | 116 | Matt U.S. Dark Green | | 117 | Matt U.S. Light Green | | 118 | Matt U.S. Tan | | 119 | Matt Light Earth | | 120 | Matt Light Green | | 121 | Matt Pale Stone | | 122 | Matt Pale Blue | | 123 | Satin Dark Sea Grey | | 124 | Satin Petrol Blue | | 125 | Satin U.S. Dark Grey | | 126 | Satin U.S. Medium Grey | | 127 | Satin U.S. Ghost Grey (Light) | | 128 | Satin U.S. Compass Grey (Dark) | | 129 | Satin U.S. Gull Grey (Light) | | 130 | Satin White | | 131 | Satin Green | | 132 | Satin Red | | 133 | Satin Brown | | 134 | Satin Blue | | 135 | Satin Varnish | | 140 | Matt Gull Grey (Dark) | | 141 | Light Sea Grey (Matt) | | 142 | Matt Field Drab | | 144 | Intermediate Blue (Matt) | | 145 | Matt Medium Grey | | 146 | Gloss Aircraft Grey | | 147 | Matt Light Grey | | 148 | Matt Radome Tan | | 149 | Matt Dark Green | | 150 | Matt Forest Green | | 152 | Interior Green (Matt) | | 153 | Insignia Red (Matt) | | 154 | Insignia Yellow (Matt) | | 155 | Matt Olive Drab | | 156 | Matt Dark Grey | | 157 | Azure Blue (Matt) | | 158 | Interior Green (Matt) | | 159 | Khaki Drab (Matt) | | 160 | Ger. Camo. Red Brown (Matt) | | 161 | U.S. Marine Corps. Green (Matt) | | 162 | Surface Grey (Matt) | | 163 | Dark Green (Satin) | | 164 | Dark Sea Grey (Satin) | | 165 | Sea Grey Medium (Satin) | | 166 | Light Aircraft Grey (Satin) | | 167 | RAF Barley Grey (Satin) | | 168 | Hemp (Satin) | | 169 | Yellow Facings (Matt) | | 170 | Brown Bess (Matt) | | 171 | Antique Bronze (Matt) | | 172 | Green (Satin) | | 173 | Track Colour (Matt) | | 174 | Signal Red (Matt) | | 175 | Hellgrau 76 (Matt) | | 176 | Neutral Grey/Light Grey (Matt) | | 177 | Hull Red (Matt) | | 178 | British Scarlet (Matt) | | 179 | French Artillery Green (Satin) | | 180 | Red Leather (Matt) | | 181 | Glossy Sea Blue | | 182 | Black Grey (Satin) | | 183 | Grey (Satin) | | 184 | Freight Stock Grey (Satin) | | 186 | Brown (Matt) | | 187 | Sand (Matt) | | 188 | Chrome Yellow (Gloss) | | 189 | Insignia Blue (Matt) | | 190 | Blue Angel Blue (Gloss) | | 191 | Chrome Silver (Metallic) | | 192 | Blaze Matt (Fluorescent) | | 193 | Blaze Gloss (Fluorescent) | | 194 | Saturn Yellow Gloss (Fluorescent) | | 195 | Dark Green (Satin) | | 196 | Light Grey (Satin) | | 197 | Lufthansa Yellow (Satin) | | 198 | Lufthansa Blue (Satin) | | 200 | Pink (Gloss) | | 201 | Metallic Black | | 202 | Fluorescent Aurora Pink | | 203 | Fluorescent Signal Green | | 204 | Fluorescent Matt Saturn Yellow | | 205 | Fluorescent Matt Fire Orange | | 206 | Base White (Gloss) | | 207 | Aurora Pink (Fluorescent) | | 208 | Signal Green (Fluorescent) | | 209 | Fire Orange (Fluorescent) |
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GUNZE SANGYO COLOR CHART – to HUMBROL
| GUNZE | COLOUR | HUMBROL | | H 1 | gloss white | 22 | | H 2 | gloss black | 21 | | H 3 | gloss red | 19 | | H 4 | gloss yellow | 69 | | H 5 | gloss blue | 15 | | H 6 | gloss green | 3 | | H 7 | gloss brown | 10 | | H 8 | silver | 11 | | H 9 | gold | 16 | | H 10 | copper | 12 | | H 11 | flat white | 35 | | H 12 | flat black | 33 | | H 13 | flat red | 60 | | H 14 | gloss orange | 18 | | H 15 | gloss bright blue | 14 | | H 16 | gloss light green | 38 | | H 17 | cocoa brown | 113 | | H 18 | steel | 11 | | H 19 | pink | 200 | | H 20 | flat varnish | 49 | | H 21 | off white | 41 | | H 22 | dark grey | 5 | | H 23 | gloss red | 19 | | H 24 | orange yellow | 169 | | H 25 | gloss blue | 48 | | H 26 | light blue | 109 | | H 27 | tan | 7 | | H 28 | metallic black | 201 | | H 29 | N/A | N/A | | H 30 | gloss varnish | 35 | | H 31 | beige green | 90 | | H 32 | dark grey | 67 | | H 33 | N/A | N/A | | H 34 | cream yellow | 103 | | H 35 | cobalt blue | 198 | | H 36 | dark green | 75 | | H 37 | wood brown | 110 | | H 38 | metallic mid grey | 53 | | H 39 | purple | 68 | | H 40 | flat base | N/A | | H 41 | N/A | N/A | | H 42 | intermediate blue | 144 | | H 43 | wine red | 20 | | H 44 | flesh | 61 | | H 45 | pale blue | 47 | | H 46 | mid green | 179 | | H 47 | red brown | 160 | | H 48 | field grey | 111 | | H 49 | N/A | N/A | | H 50 | light green | 38 | | H 51 | light gull grey | 183 | | H 52 | olive drab | 155 | | H 53 | neutral grey | 128 | | H 54 | navy blue | 77 | | H 55 | dark blue | 104 | | H 56 | matt blue | 25 | | H 57 | aircraft grey | 140 | | H 58 | interior green | 151 | | H 59 | J.N. green | 172 | | H 60 | J.A. green | 75 | | H 61 | J.N. grey | 64 | | H 62 | J.A. grey | 147 | | H 63 | metallic blue-green | N/A | | H 64 | RLM 71 dark green | 30 | | H 65 | RLM 70 dark green | 91 | | H 66 | RLM 79 sand | 62 | | H 67 | RLM 65 light blue | 65 | | H 68 | RLM 74 dark grey | 27 | | H 69 | RLM 75 mid grey | 125 | | H 70 | RLM 02 grey | 92 | | H 71 | middle stone | 84 | | H 72 | dark earth | 29 | | H 73 | dark green | 30 | | H 74 | sky | 23 | | H 75 | dark sea grey | 27 | | H 76 | burnt iron | 53 | | H 77 | tyre black | 182 | | H 78 | olive drab | 66 | | H 79 | sand yellow | 96 | | H 80 | khaki green | 159 | | H 81 | khaki | 26 | | H 82 | dark grey | 156 | | H 83 | N/A | N/A | | H 84 | mahogany | 10 | | H 85 | sail colour | 71 | | H 86 | red madder | 107 | | H 87 | metallic red | 51 | | H 88 | metallic blue | 53 | | H 89 | metallic green | 50 | | H 90 | clear red | 1321 | | H 91 | clear yellow | 1323 | | H 92 | clear orange | 1322 | | H 93 | clear blue | 1320 | | H 94 | clear green | 1325 | | H 95 | N/A | N/A | | H 96 | N/A | N/A | | H 97 | fluorescent yellow | 194 | | H 98 | fluorescent orange | 205 | | H 99 | fluorescent pink | 202 | | H 100 | fluorescent green | 203 | | H 301 | 36081 dark grey | 32 | | H 302 | 34092 dark green | 149 | | H 303 | 34102 dark green | 117 | | H 304 | 34087 olive drab | 155 | | H 305 | 36118 dark grey | 125 | | H 306 | 36270 mid grey | 126 | | H 307 | 36320 grey | 128 | | H 308 | 36375 light grey | 127 | | H 309 | 34079 green | 116 | | H 310 | 30219 tan | 118 | | H 311 | 36622 grey | 28 | | H 312 | 34227 green | 120 | | H 313 | 33531 brown | 121 | | H 314 | 35622 blue | 122 | | H 315 | 16440 light grey | 183 | | H 316 | 17875 gloss white | 22 | | H 317 | 36231 grey | 140 | | H 318 | 33613 radome tan | 148 | | H 320 | dark green | 30 | | H 325 | 36440 light grey | 129 | | H 326 | 15044 blue | 189 | | H 327 | 11136 red | 19 | | H 328 | 15050 blue | 190 | | H 329 | 13538 yellow | 188 | | H 330 | RAF/dk green BS 641 | 163 | | H 331 | RAF/dk seagrey BS 638 | 164 | | H 332 | RAF/lt a/cftgrey BS 627 | 166 | | H 333 | RN/x/dk sea grey BS 640 | 27 | | H 334 | RAF Barley grey | 167 | | H 335 | RAF medium sea grey | 165 | | H 336 | RAF Hemp | 168 | | H 337 | 35237 blue-grey | 145 | | H 339 | 36495 grey | 147 | | H 338 | 16081 engine grey | 67 | | H 340 | 34097 Marine green | 105 | | H 343 | 37038 black | 33 | | H 344 | rust | 113 | | H 346 | desert sand | 250 |
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TAMIYA COLOR CHART – to HUMBROL
| TAMIYA | COLOUR | HUMBROL | | X 1 | black | 21 | | X 2 | white | 22 | | X 3 | royal blue | 15 | | X 4 | blue | 198 * | | X 5 | green | 3 | | X 6 | orange | 18 | | X 7 | red | 19 | | X 8 | lemon yellow | 69 | | X 9 | brown | 10 | | X 10 | gun metal | 53 * | | X 11 | chrome silver | 11 | | X 12 | gold leaf | 16 | | X 13 | metallic blue | 52 | | X 14 | sky blue | 48 | | X 15 | light green | 38 | | X 16 | purple | 68 | | X 17 | pink | 200 | | X 18 | semi-gloss black | 21 | | X 19 | smoke | 1324 | | X 20 | enamel thinner | | | X 20A | acrylic thinner | | | X 21 | flat base | 49 | | X 22 | clear | 35 | | X 23 | clear blue | 1320 | | X 24 | clear yellow | 1323 | | X 25 | clear green | 1325 | | X 26 | clear orange | 1322 | | X 27 | clear red | 1321 | | X 28 | park green | 80 | | XF 1 | flat black | 33 | | XF 2 | flat white | 34 | | XF 3 | flat yellow | 99 | | XF 4 | yellow green | 97 | | XF 5 | flat green | 105 | | XF 6 | copper | 12 + | | XF 7 | flat red | 153 | | XF 8 | flat blue | 25 | | XF 9 | hull red | 177 | | XF 10 | flat brown | 98 | | XF 11 | J.N. green | 172 + | | XF 12 | J.N. grey | 64 | | XF 13 | J.A. green | 75 | | XF 14 | J.A. grey | 147 | | XF 15 | flat flesh | 61 | | XF 16 | flat aluminum | 11 + | | XF 17 | sea blue | 134 + | | XF 18 | medium blue | 96 | | XF 19 | sky grey | 167 + | | XF 20 | medium grey | 141 | | XF 21 | sky | 65 | | XF 22 | RLM grey | 111 | | XF 23 | light blue | 173 + | | XF 24 | dark grey | 123 + | | XF 25 | light sea blue | 31 | | XF 26 | deep green | 88 | | XF 27 | black green | 91 | | XF 49 | khaki | 72 | | XF 50 | field blue | 111 | | XF 51 | khaki drab | 108 | | XF 52 | flat earth | 29 | | XF 53 | neutral grey | 128 + | | XF 54 | dark sea grey | 140 | | XF 55 | deck tan | 110 | | XF 56 | metallic grey | 56 | | XF 57 | buff | 168 + | | XF 58 | olive green | 30 | | XF 59 | desert yellow | 93 | | XF 60 | dark yellow | 83 | | XF 61 | dark green | 161 | | XF 62 | olive drab | 66 | | XF 63 | German grey | 67 | | XF 64 | red brown | 160 | | XF 65 | field grey | 116 | | XF 66 | light grey | 124 + |
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TESTORS COLOR CHART – to HUMBROL
| TESTOR | COLOUR | HUMBROL | | 1156 | thinner | | | 1401 | aluminum plate (metalizer) | 27001-6 | | 1402 | magnesium (metalizer) | | | 1403 | stainless steel plate (metalizer) | 27003-0 | | 1404 | titanium (metalizer) | 27002-3 | | 1405 | gun metal (metalizer) | 27004-7 | | 1406 | exhaust (metalizer) | | | 1415 | burnt metal (metalizer) | 27004-7 | | 1428 | light ghost grey | 36375 127 | | 1469 | sealer for metalizer | | | 1470 | dark ghost grey | 36320 128 | | 1479 | thinner for metalizer | | | 1501 | cherry red | 19 | | 1502 | garnet pearl | 20 | | 1503 | red | 132 | | 1508 | light blue gloss | 47 | | 1510 | blue | 25 | | 1514 | yellow | 69 | | 1516 | skin tone | 61 | | 1524 | green | 101 | | 1527 | orange | 209 | | 1533 | light brown | 9 | | 1540 | brown | 10 | | 1546 | silver | 11 | | 1550 | flat red | 60 | | 1551 | copper | 12 | | 1556 | thinner | N/A | | 1560 | dullcote | 49 | | 1561 | glosscote | 35 | | 1562 | flight light blue | 65 | | 1567 | flat tan | 119 | | 1569 | flat yellow | 24 | | 1571 | flat green | 80 | | 1583 | rubber | 67 | | 1584 | chromate | N/A | | 1590 | fire red | 19 | | 1591 | olive green | 155 | | 1592 | black grey | 67 | | 1593 | semigloss red | 132 | | 1594 | semigloss blue | 134 | | 1595 | semigloss orange | 209 | | 1596 | semigloss white | 130 | | 1597 | semigloss black | 85 | | 1701 | military brown | 30117 186 | | 1702 | field drab | 30118 142 | | 1705 | insignia red | 153 | | 1706 | sand | 33531 121 | | 1708 | insignia yellow | 33538 154 | | 1709 | radome tan | 33631 148 | | 1710 | dark green | 34079 116 | | 1711 | olive drab | 34087 155 | | 1712 | field green | 34097 105 | | 1713 | medium red | 178 | | 1716 | pale green | 34227 120 | | 1717 | dark sea blue | 15042 181 | | 1718 | flat sea blue | 35042 181 | | 1719 | insignia blue | 35044 189 | | 1720 | intermediate blue | 144 | | 1721 | medium grey | 145 | | 1723 | gunship grey | 36118 125 | | 1729 | gloss gull grey | 16440 129 | | 1730 | flat gull grey | 36440 129 | | 1731 | aircraft grey | 16473 64 | | 1734 | green zinc chromate | 151 | | 1735 | wood | 110 | | 1736 | leather | 62 | | 1737 | decal set | N/A | | 1740 | dark gull grey | 36231 140 | | 1742 | dark tan | 30219 118 | | 1744 | gold | 16 | | 1745 | insignia white | 17875 22 | | 1747 | gloss black | 17038 21 | | 1749 | flat black | 37038 33 | | 1764 | European green | 34092 149 | | 1768 | flat white | 37875 34 | | 1772 | blue angels blue | 15050 190 | | 1775 | fluorescent red | 28915 19 | | 1780 | steel | 11 | | 1781 | aluminum | 56 | | 1782 | bright brass | 54 | | 1785 | rust | 113 | | 1789 | airbrush thinner | | | 1790 | chrome silver | 17178 11 | | 1795 | gun metal | 53 | | 2701 | silver blue | N/A | | 2702 | metallic arctic blue | 52 | | 2703 | metallic dark blue | N/A | | 2709 | light ivory | 41 | | 2713 | metallic black | 201 | | 2714 | Porsche metallic silver | 11 | | 2715 | French blue | 14 | | 2716 | British green | 3 | | 2717 | bright yellow | 99 | | 2718 | guards red | 19 | | 2719 | Italian red | 178 | | 2720 | classic white | 22 | | 2721 | classic black | 21 | | 2722 | gold metallic | 16 | | 2724 | signal red | 174 | | 2733 | amber | 92 | | 2735 | black chrome trim | 85 | | 2737 | grey primer | 128 |
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