U.S. Army Clothing Colors

U.S. Army Clothing Colors

Notes: Colors have not been compared with color cards on a calibrated monitor; and thus are not reliable!

ITEM	Possible Color 1	Possible Color 2	Possible Color 3	Possible Color 4
Cotton Shirts	Khaki Shade 1
Short Officer's Overcoats	Olive Drab Shade 52
Long Officer's Overcoats	Olive Drab Shade 2	Olive Drab Shade 7
Wool Shirts	OD 51 (Dark Shade / Chocolate)	Olive Drab 54 (Light Shade)	OD Shade 50	Khaki Shade 1
Breeches/Trousers:		Olive Drab 54 (Light Shade)
Service/Garrison Caps	OD 51 (Dark Shade / Chocolate)
M1943 Field Jacket	Olive Drab Shade 7
Summer Uniform Pieces (Coats, Breeches, Trousers, Shirts, Garrison/Service Caps	Khaki Shade 1
Summer Uniform Neckties	Khaki Shade 5

Uniform Shades
Khaki (Unknown Shade) #ead5c1	Olive Drab Shade 7 #818668	Olive Drab Shade No 3 #bdaf91	OD 51 (Dark Shade / Chocolate) #64462a	OD 51 (Dark Shade / Chocolate) #4a4532
Khaki Shade 1 #ab936e

Listing of Shades Identified So Far:

World War II Era

Khaki Shade 1
Khaki Shade 5
Olive Drab Shade 2 (US Army Paratroop Jump Uniforms)
Olive Drab Shade 7
Olive Drab Shade 9
Olive Drab Shade 33
Olive Drab Shade 50
Olive Drab Shade 51 (Dark Shade / Chocolate)
Olive Drab Shade 52
Olive Drab Shade 54 (Light Sade)

Cold War Era:

Green Shade 44
Army Green Shade 415
Army Green Shade 428
Army Green Shade 344 (Poly/Wool)
Army Green Shade 434 (Polyester)
Army Green Shade 489
Army Green Shade 469
Army Green Shade 491
Olive Green Shade 108
Olive Green Shade 107
Army Shade 150 (Dark Blue)
Army Shade 450 (Dark Blue

Bibliography
The US Army 1941-45 by Philip Katcher and Chris Collingwood (Osprey)
US Army Uniforms of World War II by Shelby Stanton
AR-670-1 - Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia (3 February 2005)