Colors of British Armor

The four basic camouflage colors used for painting vehicles deployed by the British Army in Europe from 1939 until 1944. Included are: Khaki Green No.3, S.C.C. 1A Brown, S.C.C. 2 Brown and S.C.C. 14 Blue Black. 

The three camouflage colors used for painting vehicles deployed by the British Army in Europe from April 1944 until the end of the WWII. Included are the S.C.C. 15 Olive Drab used as the base color, and S.C.C. 1A Brown and S.C.C. 14 Blue Black colors that had been used for applying disruptive patterns. 

The four colors that were used for applying the camouflage patterns known as the Caunter Scheme. These patterns were composed of BSC No.28 Silver Grey, BSC No.34 Slate and either BSC No.61 Light Stone or BSC No.64 Portland Stone colors, and were applied to the vehicles used by the British Army in North Africa and Middle East from July 1940 until late 1941. 

The four camouflage colors that had been most commonly used for painting vehicles deployed by the British Army in North Africa from autumn 1942 until spring 1943. Included are: British Desert Pink ZI, British Dark Olive Green PFI, BSC No.61 Light Stone and S.C.C. 14 Blue Black. 

The four camouflage colors that had been commonly used for painting vehicles deployed by the British Army in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy from spring 1943 until the end of WWII. Included are: British Light Mud, S.C.C. 14 Blue Black, British Dark Olive Green PFI, and S.C.C. 15 Olive Drab (note that the latter color was introduced in April 1944). 

Brown color SCC 1A. This color was used by British Army in the European Front (ETO) between 1941 and 1942, as camouflage over SCC 2 and KHAKI GREEN 3 colors. 

Brown color SCC 2. This color was used by British Army in the European Front (ETO) from 1941 to 1944 as base color. 

 

Brown color SCC 15. This color was used by British Army in the European Front (ETO) in 1944 and 1945 as base color.