Humbrol Enamel Colours
Standard range historical overview

A list of all known Humbrol Enamel paint colours ever released in the standard range, ordered by tin number.
The colour bar indicates when a paint colour was listed in the Humbrol catalogue, actual availability may have differed.
Note that several tin numbers have been used for different colours. New colours using a tin number issued before are on a new line in the table; colours that have been deleted and subsequently reintroduced are on a single line in the table.
Hold the mouse pointer over a colour bar to see the range of years during which the colour was available.

Some Milestones used in this list:

1959	Earliest info I could find, 34 colours (plus gloss and matt varnishes), tartan tins (see Humbrol Tin overview)
1965	Range expanded to 48 colours, white tins with grey (gloss colours) or bright blue (matt colours) band along bottom
1974	Range expanded to 51 colours (16 colours deleted), all tins now with grey band along bottom
1978	Range expanded to 80 colours to cover full Airfix paint range, also 14 colours deleted and 2 replaced
1981	Range expanded to 116 colours to include some popular Authentic Colours, dark blue bands on tins
1988	Range expanded to 184 colours to cover discontinued Authentic Colours range
1995	Range reduced to 140 colours
1997	Super Enamels, now 151 colours, new Humbrol Colour System
2002	Name Super Enamels dropped, 4 new colours
2008	2 colours deleted, 1 reintroduced
2013	23 new colours added, 1 reintroduced
2016	2 new colours added, 8 colours deleted
2020	27 colours deleted
2022	enamel range reduced to 49 colours, many deleted colours still available as acrylics

Tin Nr	Type	Colour Name	Colour														Comments / Matches
Tin Nr	Type	Colour Name	<1959	1965	1974	1978	1981	1988	1995	1997	2002	2008	2013	2016	2020	2022	Comments / Matches
1	Gloss	Eau de Nil
1	Matt	Primer
2	Gloss	Emerald Green
3	Gloss	Brunswick Green
4	Gloss	Light Admiralty Grey
5	Gloss	Dark Admiralty Grey															renamed Dark Grey in 1976
6	Gloss	Pale Cream
7	Gloss	Light Buff
8	Gloss	Yellow
9	Gloss	Tan
10	Gloss	Service Brown
11	Metallic	Silver															renamed Silver Fox in 1976
12	Metallic	Copper															renamed Copper Plate in 1976
13	Gloss	Sky Blue
14	Gloss	French Blue
15	Gloss	Midnight Blue
16	Metallic	Gold															renamed Sovereign Gold in 1976
17	Satin	Flesh
18	Gloss	Orange
19	Gloss	Bright Red
20	Gloss	Crimson
21	Gloss	Black
22	Gloss	White
23	Matt	Duck Egg Blue
24	Matt	Trainer Yellow
25	Matt	Blue
26	Matt	Khaki
27	Matt	Sea Grey
28	Matt	Sky
28	Matt	Camouflage Grey															HU10 Grey 36622
29	Matt	Dark Earth
30	Matt	Dark Green
31	Matt	Slate Grey
32	Matt	Red
32	Matt	Dark Grey															FS36081
33	Matt	Black
34	Matt	White
35	Gloss	Varnish															renamed Clear Polyurethane in 1976
36	Matt	Clear Finish
	Gloss	Fern Green
	Matt	Pastel Green
37	Gloss	Spring Green
37	Matt	Bright Green
38	Gloss	Lime
39	Gloss	Pearl
40	Gloss	Granite															renamed Pale Grey in 1976
41	Gloss	Ivory
42	Gloss	Primrose
42	Matt	Violet
43	Gloss	Mushroom
44	Gloss	Pink
44	Matt	Pastel Blue
45	Gloss	Spring Lilac
45	Matt	Dark Pink
46	Gloss	Clover
46	Matt	Orange
47	Gloss	Sea Blue
48	Gloss	Mediterranean Blue
49	Matt	Varnish
50	Metallic	Green Mist
51	Metallic	Sunset Red
52	Metallic	Baltic Blue
53	Metallic	Gun Metal															Airfix G16
54	Metallic	Brass
55	Metallic	Fire Bronze
56	Metallic	Aluminium
57	Matt	Pink
58	Matt	Magenta
60	Matt	Scarlet
61	Matt	Flesh															Airfix M7
62	Matt	Leather
63	Matt	Sand
64	Matt	Light Grey															Airfix M13
65	Matt	Aircraft Blue															Airfix M25
66	Matt	Olive Drab
67	Matt	Tank Grey
68	Gloss	Purple
69	Gloss	Yellow															Airfix G2
70	Matt	Brick Red															Airfix M1
71	Satin	Oak															Airfix M4
72	Matt	Khaki Drill															Airfix M24
73	Matt	Wine Red															Airfix M12
74	Matt	Linen															Airfix M14
75	Matt	Bronze Green															Airfix M17
76	Matt	Uniform Green															Airfix M18
77	Matt	Navy Blue
78	Matt	Cockpit Green															Airfix M20
79	Matt	Blue Grey															Airfix M22
80	Matt	Grass Green															Airfix M26
81	Matt	Pale Yellow
82	Matt	Orange Lining
83	Matt	Ochre															Airfix M5
84	Matt	Mid Stone
85	Satin	Coal Black
86	Matt	Light Olive															Airfix M21
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															Airfix M9
96	Matt	RAF Blue															Airfix M11
97	Matt	Eggshell
98	Matt	Chocolate
99	Matt	Lemon															Airfix M15
100	Matt	Red Brown
101	Matt	Mid Green															MC7 Dragoon Green
102	Matt	Army Green															HI1 Mottle Green
103	Matt	Cream															MC25 Unbleached Linen
104	Matt	Oxford Blue															MC8 French Blue
105	Matt	Marine Green															USM1 Marine Field Green FS34097
106	Matt	Ocean Grey															HB3 Ocean Grey
107	Matt	W.W.1 Purple															HG9 German Purple
108	Matt	W.W.1 Green															HB15 RFC Green
109	Matt	W.W.1 Blue															HG10 German Light Blue
110	Matt	Natural Wood															MC24 Natural Wood
111	Matt	Uniform Grey															HM6 Field Grey
111	Matt	Field Grey
112	Matt	Tarmac															HS209 Tarmac
112	Matt	Field Blue
113	Matt	Rust															HS216 Rust
114	Matt	Russian Green															HT1 Topside Green
115	Matt	Russian Blue															HT2 Underside Blue
116	Matt	U.S. Dark Green															HU7 Green FS34079
117	Matt	U.S. Light Green															HU8 Green FS34102
118	Matt	U.S. Tan															HU9 Tan FS30219
119	Matt	Light Earth															IAF1 Earth FS30219
120	Matt	Light Green															IAF2 Green FS34227
121	Matt	Pale Stone															IAF3 Middlestone FS33531
122	Matt	Pale Blue															IAF4 Pale Blue FS35622
123	Satin	Dark Olive
123	Satin	Extra Dark Sea Grey															HX6 Extra Dark Sea Grey
124	Satin	Petroleum Blue															HX3 PRU Blue
125	Satin	U.S. Dark Grey (26118)															USN1 Dark Grey FS36118
126	Satin	U.S. Medium Grey (26270)															USN2 Medium Grey FS36270
127	Satin	U.S. Ghost Grey (26375)															USN3 Light Compass Ghost Grey FS36375
128	Satin	U.S. Compass Grey (26320)															USN4 Dark Compass Grey FS36320
129	Satin	U.S. Gull Grey (26440)															USN5 Light Gull Grey FS36440
130	Satin	White															USN6 White FS37875
131	Satin	Mid Green															HR101 Loco Green
132	Satin	Red															HR137 Red
133	Satin	Brown															HR110 Indian Red
134	Satin	Blue
135	Satin	Varnish
140	Matt	Gull Grey (36231)															HU25 Dark Gull Grey FS36231
141	Matt	Light Sea Grey (36307)															HU21 Grey FS36307
142	Matt	Field Drab (30118)															HU18 Brown FS30118
144	Matt	Intermediate Blue (35164)															HU16 Blue FS35164
145	Matt	Medium Grey (35237)															HU19 Blue FS35237
146	Gloss	Aircraft Grey (16473)
147	Matt	Light Grey (36495)
148	Matt	Radome Tan (33613)
149	Matt	Dark Green II (34092)
150	Matt	Forrest Green (34127)
151	Matt	Interior Green (34151)
153	Matt	Insignia Red (31136)
154	Matt	Insignia Yellow (33538)
155	Matt	Olive Drab (34087)
156	Matt	Dark Grey II (36173)
156	Satin	Dark Camouflage Grey (36173)
157	Matt	Azure Blue															HB13 Azure Blue
158	Matt	Interior Green															HD5 Interior Green ANA611
159	Matt	Khaki Drab															HM7 Khaki Drab
160	Matt	German Camouflage Red Brown															HP2 German Camouflage Red Brown
161	Matt	U.S. Marine Corps Green															HP5 US Marine Corps Green
162	Matt	Surface Grey															HT3 Surface Grey
163	Satin	Dark Green															HX1 Dark Green
164	Satin	Dark Sea Grey															HX2 Dark Sea Grey
165	Satin	Sea Grey Medium															HX4 Sea Grey Medium
166	Satin	Light Aircraft Grey															HX5 Light Aircraft Grey
167	Satin	RAF Barley Grey															HX7 Barley Grey
168	Satin	Hemp															HX8 Hemp
169	Matt	Yellow Facings															MC2 Yellow Facings
170	Matt	Brown Bess															MC6 Brown Bess
171	Metallic	Antique Bronze															MC19 Antique Bronze
172	Satin	Green															HR104 Standard Loco Green
173	Matt	Track Colour															HS215 Track Colour
174	Matt	Signal Red															HS221 Signal Red
175	Matt	Hellgrau RLM 76															HG3 Hellgrau 76
176	Matt	Neutral Grey 43															HU3 Neutral Gray 43
177	Matt	Hull Red															HN5 Hull Red
178	Matt	British Scarlet															MC1 British Scarlet
179	Matt	French Artillery Green															MC21 French Artillery Green
180	Matt	Red Leather															MC29 Red Leather
181	Gloss	Glossy Sea Blue ANA 623															HU24 Glossy Sea Blue ANA623
182	Satin	Black Grey (36042)															HR152 DB Schwartzgrau
183	Satin	Grey 16440															HR136 BR (Passenger) Grey
184	Satin	Freight Stock Grey															HR105 Freight Stock Grey
186	Matt	Brown 30117
187	Matt	Sand															renamed Dark Stone in 1994
188	Gloss	Chrome Yellow 13538
189	Matt	Insignia Blue 35044
190	Gloss	Blue Angels Blue 15050
191	Metallic	Chrome Silver
192	Matt	Fluorescent Blaze 38915
193	Gloss	Fluorescent Blaze
194	Gloss	Fluorescent Saturn Yellow
195	Satin	Dark Green
196	Satin	Light Grey
197	Satin	Lufthansa Yellow
198	Satin	Lufthansa Blue
200	Gloss	Pink
201	Metallic	Metallic Black
202	Matt	Fluorescent Aurora Pink
203	Matt	Fluorescent Signal Green
204	Matt	Fluorescent Saturn Yellow
205	Matt	Fluorescent Fire Orange
206	Matt	Base White
207	Gloss	Fluorescent Aurora Pink
208	Gloss	Fluorescent Signal Green
209	Gloss	Fluorescent Fire Orange
220	Gloss	Italian Red
221	Satin	Garter Blue
222	Metallic	Moonlight Blue
224	Matt	Dark Slate Grey
225	Matt	Middle Stone
226	Matt	Interior Green
230	Matt	PRU Blue
234	Matt	Dark Flesh
237	Matt	Desert Tan
238	Gloss	Arrow Red
239	Gloss	British Racing Green
240	Matt	RLM 02 Grau
241	Matt	RLM 70 Schwarzgrun
242	Matt	RLM 71 Dunkelgrun
243	Matt	RLM 72 Grun
244	Matt	RLM 73 Grun
245	Matt	RLM 74 Graugrun
246	Matt	RLM 75 Grauviolet
247	Matt	RLM 76 Lichtblau
248	Matt	RLM 78 Himmelblau
249	Matt	RLM 79 Sandbraun
250	Matt	Desert Sand
251	Matt	RLM 81 Dunkelbraun
252	Matt	RLM 82 Olivgrun
253	Matt	RLM 83 Dunkelgrun

More Info

Current Humbrol Paint Chart and Quick reference paint Conversion - Humbrol website
Humbrol History - Humbrol website
Humbrol Colours List - Airfix Collecting Forum (requires login)
Humbrol paint charts - Airfix Tribute Forum thread
List of Humbrol paints - Airfix Fandom Wiki
IPMS Stockholm - Humbrol Color Reference Chart
Humbrol Color Conversion Chart - Aces of Iron Productions website
Humbrol Tin evolution - historical overview of all types of tins used by Humbrol, compiled by Rob de Bie
Full list of Humbrol Authentic Colour range - compiled by Rob de Bie

Humbrol Enamel ColoursStandard range historical overview

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Humbrol Enamel Colours
Standard range historical overview