MIL-DTL-14651A
TABLE I. Color of embroidery and overedge yarns. - Continued
Type, Style,
Embroidered
Color of Embroidered
Device
Class
Background
Border/Overedge
Type IX
Style 1
N/A
N/A
Black HAN 67138
Style 2
N/A
N/A
Flag Blue HY 67124
Style 3
N/A
N/A
Black HAN 67138
Style 4
N/A
N/A
Black HAN 67138
Type X (all styles)
N/A
N/A
As specified on cartoon
Type XI
Style 1
N/A
N/A
Black HAN 67138
Style 2
N/A
N/A
Black HAN 67138
Type XII
Flag Blue HY 67124 2/
Style 1
N/A
N/A
Spicebrown HCV 67196 3/
Style 2
N/A
N/A
1/ As specified in the contract or order (see 6.2).
2/ Except outline on the Airman, Airman First Class, and Senior Airman shall be Olive Drab
HAH 67133.
3/ Except outline on the Airman, Airman First Class, and Senior Airman shall be Black Han
67138.
3.3.5 Base cloth.
3.3.5.1 Except Type III, Styles 3 and 4, and Type VI, Style 2. The base cloth for all insignia,
except those listed above, shall be 100% cotton, 50/50 polyester/cotton, or 65/35 polyester/
cotton, three up, one down, left hand twill, 7.0 to 8.3 ounces per square yard, single ply warp
and filling, with a breaking strength of not less than 150 lbs. in the warp and 80 lbs. in the filling.
The residual shrinkage shall be not more than 2 percent in either the warp or filling direction and
the cloth shall have not less than fair colorfastness to laundering when tested.
3.3.5.2 Type III, Styles 3 and 4, and Type VI, Style 2. Wool base cloth for Type III, Styles 3
and 4, and Type VI, Style 2 insignia shall conform to Type I or II of MIL-C-29405, except the
finished cloth shall show fair fastness to crocking, wet-dry cleaning, and light.
3.3.5.3 Color. The color of the base cloth shall be as shown in TABLE II. TDPSC
Handbook 4120-1 color references are from the List of Armed Services Colors for Clothing,
Textiles and Equipment, 31 March 1989, which is obsolete. The DPSC colors are included for
historical reference only. Base cloth colors shall be the same as or equal to the M.J. Kahn,
Carabela, or Carr colors cited.
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