The most debated Titanic color of all, without question, has to be the lower funnel color dubbed White Star Buff. Not quite one color or another, with barely discernible hints of one or two others, it's a color that defies easy description let alone replication. What was Titanic's correct funnel color? I've seen many depictions in media and paintings, but it seems like two main sides to this.
First is tan/beige ish color. I've seen this color depicted in a lot of media, and this is the way I've depicted my titanic's funnels for years. But then there's yellow.
I was recently reading Peter Davis-Garnier's "RMS Titanic: A Modelmaker's Manual", and in that book, it is stated that the "White Star buff" colour was sometimes referred to as "White Star pink". That got me thinking, "were Titanic's funnels really that visibly pink that people used to call the colour by that name?". The following color was matched as closely as possible to the color of the funnels the paintings on pages 54, 60-61, and 67 of Art of Titanic, those illustrations having been recommended by artist Ken Marschall.
Introduction This exterior color guide is being produced primarily for the modeler. Although color photography existed during the time of the Olympic class ships, there is only one verified color photo which includes Olympic. It is a long-distance photo of limited value.
Where there is some evidence for particular colors, links to articles discussing how we have arrived at particular colors. Good Afternoon Everyone, I've bought the Revell 1200 scale Titanic and need colour suggestions for a match to the White Star colour used on the funnels. I've read it is quite specific to that line.
If possible cite Vallejo or Lifecolour matches, otherwise I'll try anything. Best Wishes, Will. Details of color #001e42 Titanic, CMYK, HSI, RGB, HCL, LAB, split complements, triad, tetrad, tints, shades, contrast check, palettes and convertions.
It follows that if by some chance you were able to reproduce the actual colour of the funnels in your paint, they would still be very likely to look significantly different to each of the people viewing the model. ```color_palette 1. White Star Line - #FFFFFF - A pure white representing the ship's hull, symbolizing elegance and luxury.
2. Ocean Blue - #003B5C - A deep blue reminiscent of the Atlantic Ocean, reflecting the ship's journeys. 3.
Crimson Red - #A50000 - A bold red that mirrors the iconic red of the ship's funnels and the passion of its era. 4. Steel Grey - #8B8C7A.
Below are the paint mixes used on Art Braunschweiger's model. These are the scale equivalents of the colors I determined to have been used on Titanic based on the consensus of my own and other TRMA members' research. When mixing paints, I used one eyedropper filled up to the same amount for each drop indicated below.
All colors on the actual ship were in gloss paint, but were finished flat.