MERDC camouflage is a system of for standardized camouflage paint schemes for military vehicles developed by the United States military's Mobility Equipment Research and Design Command (MERDC) during the 1970s.[1] Each vehicle-specific paint scheme consisted of a color placement pattern and a combination of four out of twelve colors from the Federal Standard 595 (FS595) color reference.[1] The colors and pattern scheme could be adjusted as the environments changed. Military modelers often emulate the schemes when painting models and soldiers.
| Color | FS 595 code | |
|---|---|---|
| White | n/a | |
| Desert sand | 30279 | |
| Sand | 30277 | |
| Earth yellow | 30257 | |
| Earth red | 30117 | |
| Field drab | 30118 | |
| Earth brown | 30099 | |
| Olive drab | 34087 | |
| Light green | 34151 | |
| Dark green | 34102 | |
| Forest green | 34079 | |
| Black | 37038 |