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I've been asked to provide my recent Tamiya Lacquer mixes for RLM colors. I posted them around in various threads but they were very hard to find, so instead I've made a compilation. It is partially a repost of a reference thread I did for FW190 group build, but with more complete set of mixes. In this thread I am using the colors from Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings, 1933-1945, Volume 1 and 2 (those books) https://www.scalemates.com/books/luftwaffe-camouflage-and-markings-1933-1945-volume-1-classic-colours-luftwaffe-camouflage-and-markings-vol1-k-a-merrick-juergen-kiroff--102687 https://www.scalemates.com/books/luftwaffe-camouflage-and-markings-1933-1945-volume-2-classic-colours-luftwaffe-camouflage-and-markings-vol2-ka-merrick-juergen-kiroff--102688 I find those inserts from those 2 books (2 inserts out of total 5) to be the ones covering most of interesting colors references. If you need any other insert scanned, let me know. Those are thumbnails to save the bandwitdh, but if you want a higher resolution it is here: Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1933-1945 Vol 1 Insert 3.jpg Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1933-1945 Vol 2 Insert 1.jpg Additionally, here are readouts that are made using spectrophotometer, they provide much more real colors than the scan above so you might want to use them as a digital reference. They don't look so cool though. RGB values in the table below are representing D65/10deg settings conversion while real sRGB should use D65/2 deg. For each mix I provided paint name, its gloss level (Gloss Units, abbreviated GU, smaller number means more flat, higher means more glossy paint. Mirror like are usually 90+, dead flat is <5. This is 60 degree measurement of gloss level, if you need three angle measurements, PM me) Gloss level is very important. For example - Tamiya Lacquers are almost mirror like and if you make mixes without covering the layer with matt varnish, your visual perception of the color will be "this mix is way too dark". Tamiya Acrylics are from XF range which makes them dead flat, Liquitex are medium satin and Golden Fluid Acrylics are pure concentrated pigments so their gloss level depends on natural pigment finish - it is different per each paint. I've also provided an expected color difference DE00 values for each mix under daylight condition. Now, for the actual mixes: those two paint lines are calculated using volume ratios Tamiya Acrylics Tamiya Lacquers Those two paint lines below are much thicker, and because it is hard to get volume measurements of it, the mixes ratios are calculated by mass, so you need scales. Do not try mixing them by volume, Carbon Black is for example much less dense than Titanium White. Golden Fluid Acrylics Liquitex Basic Fluid I hope that's helpful!

Here is the data I've gathered from British Aviation colours of World War Two book: Keep in mind that it is a book from late 70's, so there is a certain amount of ageing on paint chips. Here are the raw data, for D65/10 light/observer and D/8 geometry SCI spectrophotometer. I've also calculated and tested recipes for those. Please note that the RGB values in the raw data above are calculated by my spectrophotometer for D65/10 deg observer while sRGB is defined as D65/2 deg - my math for recipe calculation reflects that. Paint mixing is made in spectral space for each wavelengths in 400-700nm range (with 10nm resolution) anyway That also means, RGB's will be slightly different Golden Fluid Acrylics have finish depending on the pigment, so you need to add matt medium to get them to matt (flat) level, I like Liquitex Ultra Matte medium or Golden Matt Fluid Medium, I usually use 1:1 medium to paint ratio. Liquitex Basic Fluids are satin, so you will need matt medium, but you can get away without it if you like satin finish Tamiya Acrylics are dead flat. Tamiya Lacquers are glass glossy, so you need to cover them with flat clear. Because Tamiya are only using a very few pigments the color matches are metameric at best. I've added metamerism report to the results - in this report instead of one color and target simulation I give 3 pair of color simulations for: daylight (6500K), warm incandescent light (2856K) and fluorescent (cheap 'cool white' LED, ~4200K) and also the DE00 values for those. One example of poor metameric match is Azure Blue in Tamiya Acrylics, the color is too saturated and too 'blue' under incandescent light even if it looks fine in daylight. When using MASS, calculate the ratios using scales and weight the paint. Paints do not have equal density. Only Tamiya recipes are calculated for volume. Golden Fluid Acrylics, using MASS Liquitex Basic Fluids, using MASS Tamiya Acrylics using VOLUME Tamiya Lacquers using VOLUME