Vickers-Armstrongs Bren and Scout carriers paint codes

ESTIMATED

Khaki Green No. 3

PAINT CODEG3HEX#5A5B3ERGB90, 91, 62

The basic colour of British carriers and transport at the start of the Second World War. Military Training Pamphlet No. 46 Part 4A of 27 November 1941 allowed Khaki Green G3 or SCC No. 2, and G3 was soon dropped as the chromium oxide it needed ran short. The number is the British standard's, not a Vickers-Armstrongs paint code; the hex is the registry's approximation.

The hex is an estimate. The paint code above is researched and is the authority; the hex and RGB are the registry's approximation of how the colour looks, not a matched chip.

WORN BY Carrier, Machine-Gun No. 1 Mark I, Machine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40), Carrier, Machine-Gun No. 2, Carrier, Armoured Observation Post, Carrier, Bren No. 2, Marks I and II, Carrier, Cavalry Mark I, Carrier, Scout Mark I, Carrier, Machine Gun, Local Pattern No. 1 (LP1, Australia), Carrier, Bren No. 2 Mark I/L (New Zealand)

1 source

1Camouflage Painting of Airborne VehiclesAirborne Assault Museum (ParaData) · accessed 2026-09-24

ESTIMATED

Service Colour Standard brown

PAINT CODESCC 2HEX#5B4A36RGB91, 74, 54

The standard basic colour of British and Commonwealth carriers from 1941 until the spring of 1944, when SCC 15 replaced it. The number is the British standard's, not a Vickers-Armstrongs paint code; the hex is the registry's approximation.

The hex is an estimate. The paint code above is researched and is the authority; the hex and RGB are the registry's approximation of how the colour looks, not a matched chip.

WORN BY Machine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40), Carrier, Armoured Observation Post, Carrier, Bren No. 2, Marks I and II, Carrier, Cavalry Mark I, Carrier, Scout Mark I

1 source

1Camouflage Painting of Airborne VehiclesAirborne Assault Museum (ParaData) · accessed 2026-09-24

ESTIMATED

Light Stone

PAINT CODEBS 381 No. 61HEX#C4AB70RGB196, 171, 112

The Middle East base colour of 1940–41, and after the war, as BS 381C 361 over a Deep Cream 353 undercoat, the Middle East Command finish. The number is the British standard's, not a Vickers-Armstrongs paint code; the hex is the registry's approximation.

The hex is an estimate. The paint code above is researched and is the authority; the hex and RGB are the registry's approximation of how the colour looks, not a matched chip.

WORN BY Machine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40), Carrier, Armoured Observation Post, Carrier, Bren No. 2, Marks I and II, Carrier, Cavalry Mark I, Carrier, Scout Mark I

2 sources

1The United Kingdom - 1939-1945 (camouflage colours)Matador Models · accessed 2026-09-24
2British Army Green Paints (Clive Elliott)Warwheels.net · accessed 2026-09-24

ESTIMATED

Portland Stone

PAINT CODEBS 381 No. 64HEX#CFC2A0RGB207, 194, 160

The alternative Middle East base colour of 1940–41. The number is the British standard's, not a Vickers-Armstrongs paint code; the hex is the registry's approximation.

The hex is an estimate. The paint code above is researched and is the authority; the hex and RGB are the registry's approximation of how the colour looks, not a matched chip.

WORN BY Machine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40), Carrier, Armoured Observation Post, Carrier, Bren No. 2, Marks I and II, Carrier, Cavalry Mark I, Carrier, Scout Mark I

1 source

1The United Kingdom - 1939-1945 (camouflage colours)Matador Models · accessed 2026-09-24

Colours are as the registry has researched them for these vehicles; a paint code is the authority, the hex only a guide. Corrections and better chips are welcome through the suggestion form.