Where to find RGB values for common mil colours

[Risc_Terilia]

Does anyone know if there's a list or does anyone know any of them?

[gunfire]

You would be better off looking for the Pantone codes. Once you have the Pantone selection, you can acquire RGB as well as CMYK values easily.

[Oborous]

I know that a new color chip book was released last year, it's still pretty rare, as the tactical fabrics suffered alot of drift (OD vs OD by another manufacturer, etc.). The colors of the camo fabrics do have associated colors, but industry standards for Olive Drab are kinda shaky. The forums over at DIYtactical would be able to give you a better answer.

[Deaf_shooter]

well, I don't know how to help, but I know my computer can get RGB values if color u need is in website.

[ILLusion]

That only works if the colour is assumed to be colour correct, which in 90% of cases, it isn't - particularly if it's from a photograph.

The only way it can be done is if the web site is displaying colour swatches made from the correct RGB values.

Be cautious of the source of origin if you are looking for accuracy in anything.

[Deaf_shooter]

I don't plan to have website to tell me. Just my computer's program

[ILLusion]

I understand, but you referenced taking the colour from a web site. If you're using your computer application to tell you what colour the web site is displaying, then you might as well be telling the web site to tell you what the RGB value is directly. The method you're proposing doesn't make any difference, nor does it make it colour correct.

Anybody with any Adobe product can pull RGB or CMYK values from any electronic colour swatch. The concern is whether that colour swatch is even accurate to begin with. A photograph of coyote brown in natural sunlight will look different from a photograph of coyote brown shot under tungsten lighting, which again is different from a photograph of coyote brown shot under fluorescent lighting.

Unless the photo has a white/black/grey card mixed in the photo, you won't get a proper white balance, and thus, you won't have a proper colour rendition.

Example: If a photograph is shot of someone under harsh fluorescent lighting, but the camera's white balance is set to incandescent, the image will have a very strong overcast of green/blue to it. You look at the picture of the person and you KNOW in your head that their skin is suppose to be flesh toned, but using your computer application to pick that colour from the skin won't give you the result of "flesh tone". It'll give you some value that is heavy in Cyan. It's not correct.

Which is why a physical Pantone selector is accurate. It's physical, and the swatch is placed beside the sample colour. Lighting environments are matched to ensure an accurate colour selection. It's done in person, validated and verified by you, and the authenticity of the source is not in question at all.

[Risc_Terilia]

Thanks for all your responses, just one more question, is OD and OG the same colour or not?

[ILLusion]

"OG"?

Original Gangster?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=og

Is "OG" the acronym for "Olive Green"? You rarely see it referred to that. Do you have a reference?

[Risc_Terilia]

A reference for what? My use of the acronym? Yeah they use it on flecktarn.co.uk.