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Standard FS Number 33481 Name Chromate Yellow Primer Swatch #ad9c20 (estimate, from Mr. Hobby Chromate Yellow Primer FS33481) FS (Federal Standard 595) numbers are the US colour standard used on American aircraft and vehicles. Paint makers each mix their own version of a standard colour, and faded or weathered vehicles vary a lot, so expect some difference between brands.
Paints labelled FS 33481 Mr. Hobby names these paints for FS 33481.
Nearest colours in other brands Brands that don't label a paint FS 33481: the nearest swatch to Mr. Hobby Chromate Yellow Primer FS33481. These are colour matches from our estimates, not the maker's own pairing.
Citadel Golden Griffon Colour: Dry · ΔE 14, fair Vallejo Camouflage Green (72.031) Game Color · ΔE 4, very close Army Painter Oozing Vomit Warpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close Pro Acryl Nickel Azo Yellow (E011) Expert Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair AK Interactive Bile Yellow (AK17008) AK Quick Gen · ΔE 10, fair Two Thin Coats Septic Green Brights · ΔE 13, fair Reaper Dune Shadow (09154) Master Series Paints · ΔE 15, loose Formula P3 Rucksack Tan (93062) Formula P3 · ΔE 9, close Kimera Kolors Shiny Skintone (Signature) Signature Series · ΔE 27, loose Golden Green Gold (PY150 / PG36 / PY175) Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 11, fair Nocturna Models Army Green (NA38) N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair Bear Cavalry Gold Dust Woman Bear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 24, loose Scale75 Sahara Yellow (SC11) Scalecolor · ΔE 17, loose Tamiya Mustard Yellow (PS-56) PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 12, fair AMMO by Mig Camo Green (IONIC-0139) IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close Green Stuff World Zombie Flesh (1822) Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose All RAL, RLM and FS colours
© 2026 AK Tabletop Studio. Swatch colours are estimates and will differ from the real paints; cross-brand matches are close, never exact.
Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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