F S PAINT COLORS

Here is a link to a good site with FS colors

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_fs.htm

As far as getting the actual hard copy of the color chips, the US Federal Government is the source.

And they aren't cheap either.

Anything you print or view online isn't 100% accurate due to the color variance in monitors and printers.

You may find this helpful too:

http://www.colorserver.net/fandeck/

At this page, you can enter the FS number and have it display the colour. http://www.colorserver.net/

As mentioned, what's displayed on screen is only a representation and does not take into account variances which may occur due to monitor settings etc.

Phil_H

You may find this helpful too:

http://www.colorserver.net/fandeck/

At this page, you can enter the FS number and have it display the colour. http://www.colorserver.net/

As mentioned, what's displayed on screen is only a representation and does not take into account variances which may occur due to monitor settings etc.

The same warning is true for pictures printed in books and magazines.  The color of the printing can vary even during the printing run.  Further, even photographs are not very accurate for colors- lots of things can cause pictures (film OR digital) to vary when finally printed.  Slides are even worse.

I like this one...

http://www.paint4models.com/

You can even download it,  they update online version is better though and has differences.