| Brand | Color Name | Swatch | R, G, B | Hex |
| Vallejo | German Dark Grey (995) | 26,48,45 | 1A302D | |
| Grerman Field Grey (830) | 94,88,67 | 5E5843 | ||
| German Uniform (920) | 36,94,77 | 245E4D | ||
| Russian Uniform (924) | 99,108,79 | 636C4F | ||
| German Dark Green (896) | 47,80,71 | 2F5047 | ||
| Desert Yellow (977) | 180,144,67 | B49043 | ||
| German Camo Red Brown (826) | 110,41,38 | 6E2926 | ||
| Flat Brown (984) | 117,67,57 | 754339 | ||
| Luftwaffe Camo Green (823) | 87,104, 57 | 576839 | ||
| Light Grey (990) | 158,161,154 | 9EA19A | ||
| German Camo Black Brown (822) | 91,54,37 | 5B3625 | ||
| Deck Tan (986) | 199,205,184 | C7CDB8 | ||
| Folk Art | 450 Parchment | 228,211,189 | E4D3BD | |
| 939 Butter Pecan | 223,192,150 | DFC096 | ||
| 942 Honeycomb | 184,132,68 | B88444 | ||
| Delta Ceram. | Trail Tan 02435 | 220,181,139 | DCB58B | |
| Spice Tan 02063 | 186,143,98 | BA8F62 | ||
| Territorial Beige 02425 | 162,132,86 | A28456 |
Using Color Hexa I calculated the Nordalia mix that is supposed to be the equivalent of Field Grey:
| Apple Barrel | Delta Ceram. | Americana | Color Hexa | |
| Pewter Grey | Wedgwood Green | Lamp Black | ||
| 20580 | 02070 | DA067 | ||
| 109,110,112 | 116,158,118 | 0,0,0 | 100, 113, 103 | |
| 6D6E70 | 749E76 | 000000 | 647167 | |
| = | ||||
| 6 parts | 3 parts | 1 part | ||
| 60.00% | 30.00% | 10.00% |
So we see that it is not an exact match.
What has occurred to me during this exercise is that there discernible patterns in the RGB color codes that could be helpful to approximate shades. Right now I have been stumbling about looking for a way to approximate Deck Tan (986). I've been inputting percentages of wedgwood green(there is no second e in the official name) and parchment. It may need a darker tan, I'm not sure.
So all that's left on these guys is the camo on the helmet and smock of Schurrbart and the Zeltbahn of #2, who I like to think of as Lieutenant Meyer. The last two are Steiner and Stransky, well sort of.
I've got to run, I'm late for our next session of Call of Cthulhu.
As a confirmed member of the 'near enough' school of painting, I really admire your dedication. People have been awarded Phd's for less!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gary, I get obsessive about these things and I can't let go. Right now it's sort of a catalog of paints and an exercise in trying to push myself past "straight out of the pot" painting. Although I must say I'm beginning to feel like that is still the way to go.
DeleteOh my, that's an impressive piece of work! I'm a bit like Gary insomuch that I pick up a bottle of paint, squint and say, "that should work."
DeleteHave to say that I am like this too! "Near enough is close enough"! I do admire what you are doing though Sean, just the same!
DeleteThanks Michael and Rodger. I will most likely transform this from a mixing color to a "which color off the shelf will get me in the ball park" project. One of the issues is that looking at computer generated colors and images of colors is never going to get it exactly right.
DeleteGood grey work Professor!
ReplyDeleteThanks Fran, I console myself in the fact that, during the war, all nations had issues with color and the uniforms changed a lot.
DeleteThere are some paints that I've used heavily, typically for base colours. It bothers me when I cannot replace then and cannot find an alternative either, so any work that helps me to figure out an appropriate blend of more readily available paints is good!
ReplyDelete(I have a particular need for Decoart Tan and Decoart Americana Cocoa. If anyone can suggest other ways of achieving the same colours then I'd be grateful!)
Hi Hugh, thanks for letting me know the colors you are interested in. I'll look them up. Americana, by Decoart, is weird in that they only have an online catalog. And I'll be damned if I can find a catalog for Anita's paints. It's a shame because they are decent paints and readily available here.
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