Colour Reference Charts, Humbrol vs Lifecolor, Vallejo Model color, Ammo-Mig, AK Acrylics


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Humbrol vs Lifecolor, Vallejo Model color, Ammo-Mig, AK Acrylics

by Olle Lindau


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Humbrol Enamels

Humbrol is one of the oldest model paint brands in Europe. Humbrol number are traditionally referred to in paint instructions of Matchbox, Airfix, Heller, MPM and other contemporary East European manufacturers.

In late 1990s Humbrol has moved to the much improved Super Enamel range. The Super Enamel paints use the same colour numbers, but have refined formula with very small pigment more suitable for airbrush application. However, with the introduction of Super Enamel some of the old colours losted in this chart have been discontinued.

Humbrol provides a Colour System Binder which contains instructions of how to interblend the paints of the Super Enamel range to obtain the discontinued shades as well as selected authentic colours.

In the chart below, the annotation with colour name in red means that the corresponding paint number had been available in the traditional range of Humbrol enamels, but not in the Super Enamel range.
The column Type indicates if it is available as acrylic (a) as well. All colours are matt unless noted in the colour name.

 

This chart has been last revised in June 2018 by Olle Lindau

Colour name Type FS Lifecolor Vallejo Model Color Ammo-Mig AK Acrylics
001 Primer a 540
002 Emerald Green Gloss a FS:14110 LC63 972 230
003 Brunswick Green Gloss a FS:14062 UA802 970
005 Dark Admirality Grey Gloss FS:36187 UA030 992
007 Light Buff Gloss FS:33531 913
009 Tan Gloss a FS:1015 UA082 981 AK129
010 Service Brown Gloss a FS:30108 UA206 872 15
011 Silver Metallic a FS:17178 LC74 997
012 Copper Metallic a LC78 999
014 French Blue Gloss a FS:15052 LC35 930
015 Midnight Blue Gloss a FS:15050 LC60 899
016 Gold Metallic a LC75 878
018 Orange Gloss a FS:12246 LC55 956
019 Bright Red Gloss a FS:11302 LC06 908
020 Crimson Gloss a FS:10076 926
021 Gloss Black a FS:17038 LC52 861
022 Gloss White a FS:17875 LC51 842
023 Duck Egg Blue FS:34424 885 201
024 Trainer Yellow a FS:33538 UA042 952 125 AK2065
025 Blue a FS:35052 LC35 965 86
026 Khaki a FS:30277 UA212 879 5 AH134
027 Sea Grey a FS:36231 UA109 992
028 Camouflage Grey FS:36622 UA021 883 226
029 Dark Earth a FS:30219 UA016 921 202 AK2012/3076
030 Dark Green a FS:34096 UA142 895 AK750/2011
031 Slate Grey FS:34159
032 Dark grey a FS:36081 UA030 866
033 Black a FS:37038 LC02 950 AK735
034 White a FS:37875 LC01 951 17 AK738
035 Clear Gloss a LC73 510
036 Pastel Green
037 Bright Green
038 Lime Gloss a 827
040 Pale Grey Gloss a FS:16492 UA805 991
041 Ivory Gloss a FS:17880 UA236 918
042 Violet LC28 811
044 Pastel Blue LC08 902
046 Orange LC06 911
047 Sea Blue Gloss a FS35450 LC08 961
048 Mediterranian Blue Gloss LC60
049 Matt Varnish a LC27 520
050 Green Mist Metallic 969
051 Sunset Red Metallic 946
052 Baltic Blue Metallic a 963
053 Gunmetal Metallic a FS17200 LC76 863 AK798
054 Brass Metallic AK4002
055 Bronze Metallic 998 AK3036
056 Aluminium Metallic a LC24 864
057 Pink 835
058 Magenta 945
060 Scarlet a LC06 817
061 Flesh a LC21 927
062 Leather a FS33275 LC36 843 AK706
063 Sand a FS30257 UA081 913
064 Light grey a FS36469 Ua113 879
065 Aircraft Blue a UA062 971 231 AK2003
066 Olive Drab a FS:34087 UA523 889 AK133
067 Tank Grey a UA208 995 AK163
068 Purple Gloss FS17100 UA423 959
069 Yellow Gloss a FS:13591 LC03 953 AK739
070 Brick Red a LC17 940
071 Oak Satin a 847 AK728/4006
072 Khaki Drill FS:34201 987 AK703
073 Wine 982
074 Linen 858
075 Bronze Green FS:34077 897 AK796
076 Uniform Green FS:34115 895
077 Navy Blue 898
078 Cockpit Green a FS:34226 UA071 920 219
079 Blue Grey UA022 898
080 Grass Green 891 AK172
081 Pale yellow
082 Orange Lining 829
083 Ochre a FS:33531 882 200
084 Mid Stone FS:30266 821
085 Coal Black Satin a FS:27038 LC72 855 AK161/704
086 Light Olive a FS:34102 890 2
087 Steel grey a FS:36314 973 207
088 Deck Green 970 3
089 Middle Blue FS:25526 901
090 Beige Green a 885 AK4012
091 Black Green a FS:34079 UA054 980 206 AK3023
092 Iron Grey
093 Desert Yellow a FS:30257 UA097 824 AK006
094 Brown Yellow a FS:30266 914
095 Concrete
096 RAF Blue a FS:35177 964
097 EggShell
098 Chocolate FS30045 UA087 872 AK783
099 Lemon Yellow a FS:13655 952
100 Red Brown 818
101 Mid Green FS:34230 942
102 Army Green a FS:34102 890
103 Cream a FS:33722 976
104 Matt Oxford Blue a FS:34058 807
105 Marine Green FS:34097 UA511 895 2
106 Ocean Grey a UA093 869
107 WW1 Purple
108 WW1 Green
109 WW1 Blue 943
110 Natural Wood a FS:36521 875
111 Uniform Grey
112 Tarmac
113 Rust a 846 AK781/3042
114 Russian Green
115 Russian Blue
116 US Dark Green FS:34079 UA001 893 AK755
117 US Light Green a FS:34102 UA002 2 AK031
118 US Tan a FS:30219 876
119 Israeli Light Earth FS:30219 UA015 874
120 Israeli Light Green FS:34227 UA060 974
121 Israeli Pale Stone FS:33531 819 AK714/725
122 Israeli Light Blue FS:35622
123 Dark Sea Grey Satin a FS:26118 UA109 994 AK164
124 Petrol Blue
125 Satin US Dark Grey Satin FS:26118 UA022
126 Satin US Medium Grey Satin FS:26270 UA028 870 AK734
127 US Ghost Grey Satin a FS:26375 UA026 989 203 AK732
128 US Compass Grey Satin FS:26320 UA027 905
129 US Gull Grey Satin FS:26440 UA025 986
130 Satin White a FS:27875 820
131 Satin Green 968
132 Satin Red FS:20119 910
133 Satin Brown FS:20076 982
134 Satin Blue
135 Satin varnish a LC77 522
140 Dk Gull Grey FS:36231 UA033 991
141 Light Sea Grey FS:36307
142 Field Drab FS:30118
144 Intermediate Blue FS:35164 UA045 903 228
145 Medium Grey FS:35237 UA145 210
146 Aircraft Grey FS:16473
147 Light Grey FS:36495 UA023 907 209
148 Radome Tan FS:33613 917
149 Dark Green FS:34092 UA008 895
150 Forest Green FS:34127 1 AK746
151 Interior Green FS:34151
153 Insignia Red FS:31136 LC05 926 AK740
154 Insignia Yellow a FS:33538 UA140 953
155 Olive Drab a FS:34087 UA523 887 925 AK736/793
156 Satin Dark Grey a FS:36173 UA524 836
157 Azure Blue FS:35189 AK2017
158 Interior Green
159 Khaki Drab UA523 924 AK4013
160 German Camouflage Red Brown a FS:30108 UA701 984
161 US Marine Corps Green
162 Surface grey FS:36559?
163 Dark Green Satin a FS:24079 UA091 892 AK132
164 Dark Sea Grey Satin a FS:26118 204
165 Medium Sea Grey Satin a UA094 AK165/2013
166 RAF Light Aircraft Grey Satin FS:26440
167 RAF Barley Grey a FS:36314 UA035 207
168 RAF Hemp Satin a
170 Brown Bess
171 Antique Bronze Metallic a 872
172 Green
173 Track Colour
174 Signal Red Satin a 909
175 Hellgrau RLM 76
176 Neutral Grey Light Grey
177 Hull Red
178 British Scarlet
179 French Artillery Green
180 Red Leather
181 Sea blue FS:15042
182 Black Grey FS:35042
183 Grey FS:16440
184 Freight Stock Grey
186 Brown a FS:30117 UA082 983 AK797
187 Sand FS:30277 UA304 988
188 Crome Yellow FS:13538
189 Insignia blue FS:35044
190 Blue Angels blue FS:15050
191 Chrome Silver Metallic a FS:17178 LC74 997
192 Blaze Matt FS:28915
193 Blaze Gloss
194 Saturn Yellow Gloss
195 Dark Green Satin 975 AK4055
196 Light Grey Satin 989
197 Lufthansa Yellow
198 Lufthansa Blue
200 Pink Gloss 944
201 Metallic Black 950
202 Fluoroscent Aurora Pink
203 Fluoroscent Signal Green
204 Fluoroscent Matt Saturn Yellow
205 Fluoroscent Matt Fire Orange
206 Base White (with the flouroscents)
207 Aurora Pink
208 Signal Green Gloss
209 Fire Orange Gloss a
220 Ferrari ( Italian ) Red Gloss a
221 Garter Blue
222 Moonlight Blue Metallic
224 Dark Slate Grey
225 Middle Stone AK2016
226 Interior Green a
230 PRU Blue a 965
234 Dark Flesh
237 Desert tan , Note only in acrylic and spray can a
238 Arrow Red Gloss a
239 British Racing Green Gloss a
240 RLM 02 Grau a UA504 217
241 RLM 70 Scwartzgrün a UA051 232 AK2005
242 RLM 71Dunkelgrün a UA052 233 AK2006
243 RLM 72 Grün a AK2021
244 RLM 73 Grün a AK2022
245 RLM 74 Graugrün a UA507 AK2007
246 RLM 75 Grauviolett a UA508 AK2008
247 RLM 76 Lichtblau a UA509 63 AK2009
248 RLM 78 Himmelblau a UA062 AK2023
249 RLM 79 Sandgelb a UA505 AK2024
250 Desert Sand FS:30279
251 RLM 81 Dunkelgrün a UA053 925 AK2026
252 RLM 82 Olivegrün a UA511 230 AK2027
253 RLM 83 Dunkelgrün a AK2028
Metallic finishes (Metalcote)        
Colour name Type FS
27001 Metalcote Matt Aluminium
27002 Metalcote Polished Aluminium
27003 Metalcote Polished Steel
27004 Metalcote Gunmetal
8191 Metalcote Satin Bronze
Clear finishes        
Colour name Type FS
91321 Clear Red
91322 Clear Orange
91325 Clear Green

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