Australian Olive Drab (lustreless)
The Australian Army's own flat/lustreless olive drab, adopted in April 1967 in place of gloss Deep Bronze Green and used as the whole-fleet colour into the late 1980s; distinct from and noticeably lighter than US Olive Drab FS 34087, with no good FS 595 match. Perentie Land Rovers were factory-painted in it from 1987 (Anzol polyurethane 450-2022 'suit ADF Perentie pre-Auscam'), and it remains the base green of the later Auscam three-colour disruptive scheme (Protec 342-1166 Camouflage Green is 'the correct colour for all green vehicles post 1967'). Hex is approximate, sampled from the olive-drab front wing of an in-service Perentie 6x6 ambulance in a 2014 US Marine Corps photograph; real paint is IRR, flat, and fades markedly in service.
WORN BY Perentie 4×4 Hard Top, FFR, Perentie 4×4, Perentie 4×4 Canvas, Personnel Carryall, SRV, SRV(SF), LRPV 6×6, Perentie 6×6, Perentie 6×6 Air Defence, Perentie 6×6 Ambulance, Perentie 6×6 Canvas, Perentie 6×6 Dual Cab, Perentie 6×6 Hard Top, Perentie 6×6 Parakeet
3 sources
- 1Australian Army Vehicle Colour Schemes and Paint (April 1967 colour change; Wattyl, Anzol and Protec paint codes; Perentie factory finish)Registry of Ex-Military Land Rovers (REMLR) · accessed 2026-09-09
- 2HTK-AS108 Modern Australian Army AFV paint set (1967 Australian Olive Drab variant, no good FS 595a match, lighter than FS 34087)Hataka Hobby · accessed 2026-09-09
- 3File:Australian Army Land Rover 110 6x6 Ambulance in 2014.jpg (hex sampled from this photo)Wikimedia Commons (US Marine Corps, public domain) · accessed 2026-09-09