US Government Federal Standard 595 Paint Colors
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Federal Standard 595 Colors. Fed-Std-595C / FED STD 595
The Federal Standard 595 colors are used to specify colors for US Government applications. The colors are used by US Government agencies, branches, and suppliers. The most common requests we receive for Fed Standard Colors are for spray paint, industrial urethanes and epoxies, Direct to Metal, and other paints for prototyping, marking and identification, and touchup applications. Typical clients include the USCG, all branches of the Armed Services, the State Department, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing. For example, we provide paint to the Navy for marking shells with the specific Fed Std color designated to identify the type of round.
Different paints offer different sheen choices, with 5 standard sheens available in our acrylic enamel paint: flat, low luster, satin, semi-gloss, or gloss. Please contact us if you have any questions. Please submit RFQs to [email protected]
To find your desired color, simply enter your search query in the box below: (example "Fed Std 27038")
The colors in the Federal Standard set have no official names and are identified by five digits. The numbers designate the sheen, color classification, and color intensity.
The first digit will be 1,2 or 3 and indicates the level of sheen:
1 = gloss
2 = semi gloss
3 = matt
The second digit indicates the color group;
0 = Brown 5 = Blue
1 = Red 6 = Grey
2 = Orange 7 = Other (white, black, violet, metallic)
3 = Yellow 8 = Fluorescent
4 = Green
The third to fifth digits indicate the intensity. Lower numbers indicate a darker color and higher numbers indicate a lighter color.
While the Fed Std colors indicate sheen as part of the 5 digits, MyPerfectColor still requires you to enter a specific sheen. For example, the color Fed Std 37038 technically refers to a matte finish, but MyPerfectColor offers it in any sheen.