Humbrol Authentic Colours
Caution: paints and wood stains sold in the European Union before 01 March 2022, may contain Methylethyl Ketone Oxime – MEKO, which has been classified as a Carcinogen of Category 1B.
Humbrol Authentic Colours, a series of authentic colours for specific applications in model making, launched in 1967. Initially, sets with six Authentic Colours paint tins each appeared, e.g. »Royal Air Force (Europa)«, »Luftwaffe«, »U.S.A.F. (Army and Navy)«, »British Napoleonic«, »Military Equipment« for artillery pieces of the Napoleonic Wars, »Ancient«, »British Rail« etc., which were also available individually from the mid-1970s. In 1981, 36 new shades were added. Humbrol Authentic Colours enamel paints were dropped from the range in 1989, but interesting leftover inventory of these colours can still be found by browsing in model shops.
The packaging does not provide any information about the pigments that are contained in a particular colour, whether it is a single pigment colour or a mixed pigment colour. Without this information, it is difficult to predict how a colour will perform when glazed over or mixed with another colour.
Humbrol Authentic Colours
| No. | Description | Compatibility |
|---|---|---|
| HB1 | Dark Green (RAF Europe) | |
| HB2 | Dark Earth (RAF Europe) | |
| HB3 | Ocean Grey (RAF Europe) | |
| HB4 | Duck Egg Blue (RAF Europe) | |
| HB5 | Sky (RAF Europe) | |
| HB6 | Medium Sea Grey (RAF Europe) | |
| HG1 | Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HG2 | Dunkelgrün RLM 71 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HG3 | Hellgrau RLM 76 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HG4 | Dunkelgrau RLM 74 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HG5 | Hellblau RLM 65 (Luftwaffe) | Vallejo 71.008 |
| HG6 | Grau RLM 2 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HG11 | Mittelgrau RLM 75 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HG12 | Sandbraun RLM 79 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HG13 | Himmelblau RLM 78 (Luftwaffe) | Sky Blue |
| HG14 | Olivgrün RLM 80 (Luftwaffe) | Olive Green |
| HG15 | Dunkelbraun RLM 61 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HG16 | Braunviolett RLM 81 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HG17 | Dunkelgrün RLM 82 (Luftwaffe) | |
| HU1 | Medium Green 42 (U.S.A.F.) | |
| HU2 | Olive Drab 41 (U.S.A.F.) | |
| HU3 | Neutral Grey 43 (U.S.A.F.) | |
| HU4 | Non Specular Sea Blue (U.S.A.F.) | |
| HU5 | Intermediate Blue (U.S.A.F.) | |
| HU6 | Light Grey (U.S.A.F.) | |
| HU13 | Azure Blue ANA 609 (U.S.) | |
| HU14 | Blue FS 35414 (U.S.) | |
| HU15 | Blue FS 35109 (U.S.) | |
| HU16 | Blue FS 35164 (U.S.) | |
| HU17 | Green FS 34258 (U.S.) | |
| HU18 | Brown FS 30118 (U.S.) | |
| HU19 | Blue FS 25237 (U.S.) | |
| HU20 | Grey FS 36251 (U.S.) | |
| HU21 | Grey FS 36307 (U.S.) | |
| HU22 | Blue Grey ANA 603 (U.S.) | ANA 603 war Sea Grey |
| HU23 | Semi-Gloss Sea Blue ANA 606 (U.S.) | |
| HU24 | Glossy Sea Blue ANA 623 (U.S.) | |
| HU25 | Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 (U.S.) | |
| USN1 | Dark Grey FS 36118 (U.S. Navy) | |
| USN2 | Medium Grey FS 36270 (U.S. Navy) | |
| USN3 | Light Compass Ghost Grey FS 36375 (U.S.N.) | |
| USN4 | Dark Compass Ghost Grey FS 36320 (U.S.N.) | |
| USN5 | Light Gull Grey FS 36440 (U.S. Navy) | |
| USN6 | White FS 37875 (U.S. Navy) | |
| USM1 | U.S. Marine Corps Field Green FS 34097 | |
| HB5 | Sky (Fleet Air Arm) | |
| HB7 | Extra Dark Sea Grey (Fleet Air Arm) | |
| HB8 | Dark Slate Grey (Fleet Air Arm) | Russ. Nap. Uniform |
| HB9 | Sea Blue Gloss (Fleet Air Arm) | |
| HB10 | Night Black (Fleet Air Arm) | |
| HB11 | Underside White (Fleet Air Arm) | |
| HB2 | Dark Earth (RAF Oversees) | |
| HB10 | Night Black (RAF Oversees) | |
| HB11 | Underside White (RAF Oversees) | Humbrol 34 |
| HB12 | Mid Stone (RAF Oversees) | |
| HB13 | Azure Blue (RAF Oversees) | |
| HB14 | Airframe Silver (RAF Oversees) | |
| HF1 | Kaki (Armée de l’Air) | |
| HF2 | Vert (Armée de l’Air) | |
| HF3 | Terre Foncée (Armée de l’Air) | |
| HF4 | Gris Bleu Clair (Armée de l’Air) | |
| HF5 | Gris Bleu (Armée de l’Air) | |
| HF6 | Chocolat (Armée de l’Air) | |
| HI2 | Upper Green (Regia Aeronautica) | |
| HI3 | Overall Green (Regia Aeronautica) | |
| HI4 | Sand (Regia Aeronautica) | |
| HI5 | Grey (Regia Aeronautica) | |
| HI6 | Insignia White (Regia Aeronautica) | |
| HJ1 | Green N.1 (Japanese Air Force) | |
| HJ2 | Grey A/N.2 (Japanese Air Force) | |
| HJ3 | Green A.3 (Japanese Air Force) | |
| HJ4 | Mauve N.9 (Japanese Air Force) | |
| HJ5 | Brown N.17 (Japanese Air Force) | |
| HJ6 | Silver A.6 (Japanese Air Force) | |
| HU7 | Forest Green FS 34079 (U.S.A.F. Vietnam) | Humbrol 116 |
| HU8 | Medium Green FS 34102 (U.S.A.F. Vietnam) | Pactra A33 |
| HU9 | Dark Tan FS 30219 (U.S.A.F. Vietnam) | Tan |
| HU10 | Light Grey FS 36622 (U.S.A.F. Vietnam) | |
| HU11 | Airframe White (U.S.A.F. Vietnam) | |
| HU12 | Night Black (U.S.A.F. Vietnam) | |
| HM1 | 8th Army Desert Yellow (Mil. Veh.) | |
| HM2 | Afrikakorps Desert Yellow (Mil. Veh.) | Sand |
| HM3 | US Olive Drab (Mil. Veh.) | Humbrol 66 |
| HM4 | German Panzer Grey (Mil. Veh.) | |
| HB1 | Dark Green (Mil. Veh.) | |
| HB2 | Dark Earth (Mil. Veh.) | |
| HN1 | Light Grey (Navy) | |
| HN2 | Dark Grey (Navy) | Humbrol 67 |
| HN3 | Deck Green (Navy) | |
| HN4 | Deck Bleached Teak (Navy) | |
| HN5 | Hull Red (Navy) | |
| HN6 | Black (Navy) | |
| HB15 | RFC Green (WW1 Aircraft) | |
| HB16 | Clear Doped Linen (WW1 Aircraft) | Beige |
| HG7 | German Pale Yellow (WW1 Aircraft) | |
| HG8 | German Green (WW1 Aircraft) | |
| HG9 | German Purple (WW1 Aircraft) | Humbrol 107 |
| HG10 | German Light Blue (WW1 Aircraft) | |
| HX1 | Dark Green (RAF / NATO) | |
| HX2 | Dark Sea Grey (RAF / NATO) | |
| HX3 | P.R.U. Blue (RAF / NATO) | |
| HX4 | Sea Grey Medium (RAF / NATO) | |
| HX5 | Light Aircraft Grey (RAF / NATO) | |
| HX6 | Extra Dark Sea Grey (RAF / NATO) | |
| HT1 | Topside Green (Soviet Air Force) | |
| HT2 | Underside Blue (Soviet Air Force) | |
| HT3 | Surface Grey (Soviet Air Force) | |
| HT4 | Subframe Grey (Soviet Air Force) | |
| HT5 | Marker Red (Soviet Air Force) | |
| HT6 | Insignia Yellow (Soviet Air Force) | |
| HC1 | Fitting Copper (Sailing Ships) | |
| HC2 | Hull Black (Sailing Ships) | |
| HC3 | Sail White (Sailing Ships) | |
| HC4 | Deck Plank (Sailing Ships) | |
| HC5 | Mast Oak (Sailing Ships) | |
| HC6 | Marker Yellow (Sailing Ships) | |
| HD1 | Aircraft Grey Green (Cockpit) | |
| HD2 | Bright Green (Cockpit) | |
| HD3 | Night Blue (Cockpit) | |
| HD4 | Zinc Chromate Primer (Cockpit) | |
| HD5 | Interior Green ANA 611 (Cockpit) | |
| HG6 | Grau RLM 2 (Cockpit) | |
| HP1 | German Overall Sand (WW2 Armour) | RAL 7028, Humbrol 83 |
| HP2 | German Camouflage Rotbraun (WW2 Armour) | RAL 8017, Humbrol 160 |
| HP3 | German Camouflage Olivgrün (WW2 Armour) | RAL 6003, Humbrol 117 |
| HP4 | Brit. Army Deep Bronze Green (WW2 Armour) | |
| HP5 | US Marine Corps Green (WW2 Armour) | Humbrol 161 |
| HS215 | Track Colour (WW2 Armour) | |
| HM5 | Field Blue (Field Uniform) | |
| HM6 | Field Grey (Field Uniform) | |
| HM7 | Khaki Drab (Field Uniform) | Humbrol 159 |
| HM8 | Khaki Drill (Field Uniform) | Humbrol 72 |
| HM10 | Navy Blue (Field Uniform) | |
| HM11 | Black (Field Uniform) | |
| HM9 | Scarlet (Dress Uniform) | |
| HM12 | Dark Blue (Dress Uniform) | |
| HM13 | Dark Green (Dress Uniform) | |
| HM14 | Crimson (Dress Uniform) | Crimson |
| HM15 | Flesh (Dress Uniform) | |
| HM16 | White (Dress Uniform) | |
| HM11 | Black (Equipment) | |
| HM17 | Gun Metal (Equipment) | Humbrol 53 |
| HM18 | Brass (Equipment) | |
| HM19 | Dark Wood (Equipment) | |
| HM20 | Silver Plate (Equipment) | |
| HM21 | Leather (Equipment) | |
| MC1 | British Scarlet (Brit. Nap.) | Humbrol 178 |
| MC2 | Yellow Facings (Brit. Nap.) | Humbrol 169 |
| MC3 | Rifle Green (Brit. Nap.) | Vallejo 70.896 |
| MC4 | British Grey (Brit. Nap.) | |
| MC5 | British Crimson (Brit. Nap.) | Crimson |
| MC6 | Brown Bess (Brit. Nap.) | |
| MC7 | Dragoon Green (French/Pruss. Nap.) | Dragoon Green |
| MC8 | French Blue (French/Pruss. Nap.) | Parisian or Prussian Blue |
| MC9 | Sky Blue (French/Pruss. Nap.) | |
| MC10 | Polish Crimson (French/Pruss. Nap.) | Howard Hues 1534 |
| MC11 | Orange Facings (French/Pruss. Nap.) | |
| MC12 | Prussian Dragoon Blue (French/Pruss. Nap.) | |
| MC13 | White (Figures) | |
| MC14 | Black (Figures) | |
| MC15 | Flesh (Figures) | |
| MC16 | Gold (Figures) | |
| MC17 | Silver (Figures) | |
| MC18 | Brass (Figures) | |
| MC19 | Antique Bronze (Military Equipment) | Humbrol 171 |
| MC20 | British Equipment Grey (Military Equipment) | British Artillery Grey |
| MC21 | French Artillery Green (Military Equipment) | French Artillery Green |
| MC22 | Chestnut Brown (Military Equipment) | |
| MC23 | Gun Metal (Military Equipment) | Vallejo 71.072 |
| MC24 | Natural Wood (Military Equipment) | Humbrol 110 |
| MC25 | Unbleached Linen (Ancient) | Vallejo 71.074, Humbrol 74, Tamiya XF-88 |
| MC26 | Royal Purple (Ancient) | Purple |
| MC27 | Hardened Leather (Ancient) | |
| MC28 | Green Leather (Ancient) | |
| MC29 | Red Leather (Ancient) | Humbrol 180 |
| MC30 | Unbleached Wool (Ancient) | |
| HR101 | Loco Green (L.N.E.R.) | |
| HR110 | Red Oxide (L.N.E.R.) | |
| HR118 | Garter Blue (L.N.E.R.) | |
| HR143 | Brown (L.N.E.R.) | |
| HR145 | Dirty Black (L.N.E.R.) | |
| HR217 | Steel (L.N.E.R.) | |
| HR103 | Lining Cream (L.M.S.) | |
| HR107 | Wagon Grey (L.M.S.) | |
| HR116 | Loco Crimson Lake (L.M.S.) | Crimson Lake |
| HR144 | Coach Red (L.M.S.) | |
| HR145 | Dirty Black (L.M.S.) | |
| HR217 | Steel (L.M.S.) | |
| HR102 | Coach Stock Chocolate (G.W.R.) | Humbrol 98 |
| HR103 | Lining Cream (G.W.R.) | |
| HR104 | Standard Loco Green (G.W.R.) | |
| HR105 | Freight Stock Grey (G.W.R.) | |
| HR110 | Indian Red (G.W.R.) | |
| HR145 | Dirty Black (G.W.R.) | |
| HR106 | Green Malachite (S.R. Southern Railway) | |
| HR113 | Stock Green (S.R. Southern Railway) | |
| HR140 | Olive Green (S.R. Southern Railway) | |
| HR142 | Wagon Brown (S.R. Southern Railway) | |
| HR145 | Dirty Black (S.R. Southern Railway) | |
| HR217 | Steel (S.R. Southern Railway) | |
| HR112 | Interior Paint Stone (Brit. Rail Passenger) | |
| HR113 | Multi-Stock Unit Green (Brit. Rail Passenger) | |
| HR114 | Coach Stock Cream (Brit. Rail Passenger) | |
| HR132 | Orange Lining (Brit. Rail Passenger) | |
| HR135 | Blue (Brit. Rail Passenger) | |
| HR136 | Grey (Brit. Rail Passenger) | |
| HR104 | Green (Brit. Rail Freight) | |
| HR109 | Roof Paint Lead (Brit. Rail Freight) | |
| HR110 | Freight Stock Red Bauxite (Brit. Rail Freight) | |
| HR111 | Freight Stock Grey (Brit. Rail Freight) | |
| HR137 | Red (Brit. Rail Freight) | |
| HR145 | Dirty Black (Brit. Rail Freight) | |
| HR146 | Purpurrot RAL 3004 (DB Set 1) | Purple |
| HR147 | Kobaltblau RAL 5013 (DB Set 1) | Cobalt Blue |
| HR148 | Chromoxidgrün RAL 6020 (DB Set 1) | |
| HR149 | Umbragrau RAL 7022 (DB Set 1) | |
| HR150 | Rotbraun RAL 8012 (DB Set 1) | |
| HR151 | Tiefschwarz RAL 9005 (DB Set 1) | |
| HR152 | Schwarzgrau RAL 7021 (DB Set 2) | |
| HR153 | Erdbeerrot RAL 3018 (DB Set 2) | |
| HR154 | Kieselgrau RAL 7032 (DB Set 2) | |
| HR155 | Grünblau RAL 5001 (DB Set 2) | |
| HR156 | Blutorange RAL 2002 (DB Set 2) | |
| HR157 | Altes Metall (DB Set 2) | |
| HS202 | Concrete (Scenic Set 1) | |
| HS205 | Foliage (Scenic Set 1) | |
| HS206 | Grass Green (Scenic Set 1) | Humbrol 80; Airfix M26 |
| HS209 | Tarmac (Scenic Set 1) | |
| HS215 | Track Colour (Scenic Set 1) | |
| HS216 | Rust (Scenic Set 1) | |
| HS217 | Steel (Scenic Set 2) | |
| HS220 | Signal Yellow (Scenic Set 2) | |
| HS221 | Signal Red (Scenic Set 2) | |
| HS228 | White (Scenic Set 2) | |
| HS230 | Brass (Scenic Set 2) | |
| HS231 | Copper (Scenic Set 2) | |
| R301 | French Racing Blue (Racing Set 1) | |
| R302 | Mustang Yellow (Racing Set 1) | |
| R303 | B.R.M. Green (Racing Set 1) | Humbrol 239 |
| R304 | Mercedes White (Racing Set 1) | |
| R305 | Daytona Orange (Racing Set 1) | |
| R306 | Porsche Silver (Racing Set 1) | |
| R307 | Racing Black (Racing Set 2) | |
| R308 | Ferrari Red (Racing Set 2) | |
| R309 | Metallic Green (Racing Set 2) | |
| R310 | Metallic Red (Racing Set 2) | |
| R311 | Metallic Blue (Racing Set 2) | |
| R312 | Metallic Bronze (Racing Set 2) | |
| IAF1 | Earth FS 30219 (Israeli Air Force) | |
| IAF2 | Green FS 34227 (Israeli Air Force) | |
| IAF3 | Middlestone FS 33531 (Israeli Air Force) | |
| IAF4 | Pale Blue FS 35622 (Israeli Air Force) | |
| SW1 | Light Green 322M (Swedish Air Force) | |
| SW2 | Dark Olive Green 326M (Swedish Air Force) | |
| SW3 | Black 093M (Swedish Air Force) | |
| SW4 | Brown 507M (Swedish Air Force) | |
| SW5 | Blue Grey 058M (Swedish Air Force) |