FED-STD-595C
Appendix I - Pigments Used in Fed-Std-595C Master Standard
The following list of pigments is provided for information only.
It is a list of generic names of the primary pigments used in the coating of the standard color chip
to be matched. The color chip coating may contain other pigments used in making the final color
match.
By providing this list, the Government makes no representation, ether explicit or implied that
these pigments must be used in the products to be provided. Neither does the provision of this list
imply that the standard color chip can be matched using any source of the listed pigments and any
vehicle, that a proposed match using these pigments will be accepted, or that a proposed color
match using different pigments will be rejected solely because of this listing.
Materials furnished under contracts referencing a FED-STD-595 color must conform to all of the
requirements of the product specification. Any conflicts between contract requirements and this
pigment listing are to be resolved in favor of the contract requirements.
Proposed color matches will be accepted or rejected based solely on the color matching criteria
stated in the contract referencing the Fed-Std-595 color number.
Table 4: LIST OF PIGMENTS USED IN COLOR CHIPS OF STANDARD COLORS
Code
Pigment
Code
Pigment
1
Rutile Titanium Dioxide
21
Fast Diarylide Yellow
2
Lamp Black
22
Quinacridone Red
4
Yellow Iron Oxide
23
Brown Iron Oxide
5
Monoazo Red (Yellow Shade)
24
Natural Burnt Umber
6
Phthalocyanine Blue (Red Shade)
25
Green Chrome Oxide
7
Benzimidazolone Yellow
26
Chrome Yellow Primrose
8
Phthalocyanine Blue (Green Shade)
27
Chrome Yellow Med. (Red Shade)
9
Red Iron Oxide (Blue Shade)
31
Phthalocyanine Green (Yellow
Shade)
10
Quinacridone Violet
39
Carbon Black (Blue Shade)
11
Phthalocyanine Green (Blue Shade)
41
Green Fluorescent
12
Perylene Vermillion
42
Orange Fluorescent
13
Natural Raw Umber
43
Fire Orange Fluorescent
14
Quinacridone Magenta Y
44
Red Fluorescent
15
Molybdate Orange (Red Shade)
45
Yellow Fluorescent
16
Naphthalene Tetracarboxylic Acid
46
Fine Aluminum Paste
18
Carbazole Violet
47
Fine Yellow Metallic
7