MERDC camouflage is a system of standardized camouflage paint schemes for military vehicles developed by the United States military's Mobility Equipment Research and Design Command (MERDC) during the 1970s. Each vehicle-specific paint scheme consisted of a color placement pattern and a combination of four out of twelve colors from the Federal Standard 595 (FS595) color reference. The colors and pattern scheme could be adjusted as the environments changed. Military modelers often emulate the schemes when painting models and soldiers.
Colors
| Color | FS 595 code |
|---|---|
| White | n/a |
| Desert sand | 30279 |
| Sand | 30277 |
| Earth yellow | 30257 |
| Earth red | 30117 |
| Field drab | 30118 |
| Earth brown | 30099 |
| Olive drab | 34087 |
| Light green | 34151 |
| Dark green | 34102 |
| Forest green | 34079 |
| Black | 37038 |
References
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