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John Deere Colors

Table of Contents
1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Designations and Color Names ............................................................................................................ 2
3 Primary Color Standards ...................................................................................................................... 2
4 Secondary Color Standards ................................................................................................................. 2
5 Discontinued Colors ............................................................................................................................. 6
6 References ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Summary of Changes from Previous Edition
(For Information Only — Not Part of the Standard) .............................................................................. 9

List of Tables
Table 1 JDM F9 Designations, Names, and Primary Color Standards ................................................... 3
Table 2 Discontinued JDM F9 Colors ...................................................................................................... 6

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1 Scope

1.1 JDM F9 presents designations and names of John Deere standard colors used for paints,
pressure sensitive labels, plastics, packaging, and other applications. JDM F9 also identifies the physical
form and intended scope of application for various primary color standards (color chips).

1.2 This standard can contain mandatory provisions, which are identified by the words “shall” or
“required”. Compliance with the mandatory provisions is required to claim conformance with this standard.
This standard can also contain guideline provisions, which are generally identified by the words “should”
or “recommended”. Compliance with the guideline provisions is not required, because they might not be
appropriate for all machines or all applications.

2 Designations and Color Names

Table 1 lists JDM F9 designations and names for current John Deere standard colors.

3 Primary Color Standards

3.1 A primary color standard is used for visual color matching under natural or artificial "daylight"
conditions. The John Deere Moline Technology Innovation Center is responsible for maintaining primary
color standards for JDM F9 color designations. This responsibility includes controlling the visual color
match of primary standards and distributing primary standards to those persons and organizations that
require them.

3.2 Table 1 shows the physical form of current JDM F9 primary color standards and the intended
scope of application for each primary color standard.

3.3 To obtain the primary color standard for any JDM F9 standard color, contact the John Deere Moline
Technology Innovation Center, One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois 61265-8098, U.S.A.

4 Secondary Color Standards

4.1 Secondary color standards may also exist for some of these JDM F9 color designations. A
secondary color standard is used for instrumental color matching, for paint formulation control, and for
color matching of some specific materials. Secondary color standards match the primary color standard
under "daylight" conditions. A secondary color standard may therefore be used for visual color matching
under "daylight" conditions, although primary color standards should be used when they are available.

4.2 Individual John Deere units are responsible for determining the need for a secondary color
standard and for developing an appropriate secondary color standard. John Deere Technology Center –
Moline is responsible for measuring color instrumentally (where appropriate) and for refereeing the
acceptability of the visual color match between the primary color standard and a proposed secondary
color standard.

4.3 To obtain secondary color standards, contact the appropriate John Deere unit.

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Table 1 JDM F9 Designations, Names, and Primary Color Standards
Primary Color Standard Applicable To
JDM Color
Number John Deere Color Name Standard Paint Plastic Labels Other
John Deere Green
F9A Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell 9.47GY3.57/7.45)
F9AB Dull Green Paint Yes No No No
F9AC Sabre Green Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9AD Lime Green Label Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9AE Trail Olive Paint Yes No No No
F9AF Timberjack Green Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9AJ Classic Green Paint Yes No No No
F9CE Kemper Red Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9CF Waratah Red Paint Yes No No No
ANSI Red
F9CL Label Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell 7.5R4.0/14)
F9CV Scotts Orange Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9CZ Fluorescent Orange Label No No Yes No
F9GB Silver Gray Paint Yes No No No
Industrial Gray (Hitachi Coral White)
F9GC Paint Yes No Yes No
(Munsell 5PB5.9/1.2)
F9GD Hitachi Supreme Gray Paint Yes No No No
F9GE Medium Gray Paint Yes Yes No No
F9GF Scotts Flint Gray Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
ANSI Gray
F9GH Paper Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell N5/ )
F9GJ Hitachi Beige (High Grade Beige) Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9GK Metallic Beige Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9GL Light Gray Paint Yes No No No
Hitachi Deep Beige (High Grade Beige
F9GM Paint Yes No No No
Deep)
F9GN Liebherr Gray Paint Yes No No No
F9GP Platinum Gray Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9GR Pewter Gray Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9GS Smoke Gray Paint Yes No No No
John Deere Agricultural Yellow
F9H Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell 5.06Y7.63/10.66)
Decorative Label Yellow
F9HC Label No Yes Yes No
(Pantone 107)
F9HE Timberjack Yellow Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
Decorative Label Yellow-Green
F9HF Label No No Yes No
(Pantone 105)

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Table 1 JDM F9 Designations, Names, and Primary Color Standards

Primary Color Standard Applicable To
JDM Color
Number John Deere Color Name Standard Paint Plastic Labels Other
ANSI Yellow
F9HL Label Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell 5.0Y8.0/12)
Customer Defined Colors
(F9J is a generic designation for non-
F9J standard colors specified by None Yes No No No
customers. There are no F9J primary
color standards.)
F9KB Light Buff Paint Yes No No No
F9KC Gold Anodized Aluminum Other No No No Yes
F9KD Brown Plastic Yes Yes No No
F9KE Industrial Tan (Hitachi Brown) Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9KF Dark Brown Paint Yes No No Yes
F9KG Brown Perforated Vinyl Other No No No Yes
Tan
F9KH Paper Yes Yes No Yes
(Munsell 10YR6.0/2)
F9KI Medium Interior Brown Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9KJ Instrument Displays Tan Paper No Yes Yes Yes
F9KL Buck Brown Plastic Yes Yes Yes Yes
Desert Sand
F9KM Paper Yes Yes No Yes
(Fed-Std-595, Color 33446)
F9KN Dark Interior Tan Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9KP Light Interior Tan Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9KR Deep Brown Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9KS Tan Vinyl Other No No No Yes
F9KT Label Light Tan Label No No Yes No
F9KU Light Stone Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9KV Medium Stone Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9KW Dark Stone Paint Yes Yes No Yes
John Deere Industrial Yellow
F9LA Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell 0.29Y6.37/10.21)
F9LB Industrial Light Yellow Paint Yes No No No
F9LC Liebherr Yellow Paint Yes No No No
F9M Olive Yellow Paint Yes No No No
F9N Brushed Aluminum Other No No No Yes
F9P Dull Aluminum Label No No Yes No
F9QB Industrial Red (Hitachi Red) Paint Yes Yes No Yes
Reflective Red
F9QR Label No No Yes No
(3M-983-72)

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Primary Color Standard Applicable To
JDM Color
Number John Deere Color Name Standard Paint Plastic Labels Other
Reflective Red
F9QS Label No No Yes No
(Reflexite V82-1249-020)
Reflective Red
F9QT Label No No Yes No
(Avery V9722)
F9R Gloss Black Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9RA Hitachi Black (High Grade Black) Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9RC Hitachi Dark Gray Paint Yes No No No
Label Gloss Black
F9RL Label Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell N2.0/ or lower)
F9T Low Gloss Black Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9TC Industrial Charcoal (Hitachi Charcoal) Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9TD Low Gloss Industrial Charcoal Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9TH Sabre Silver Paint Yes No No No
F9TJ Timberjack Black Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9TM Label Matte Black Label No Yes Yes No
Medium Gloss Black
F9TR Paint Yes Yes No Yes
(Munsell N0.75/)
F9TS Hitachi Shining Silver Paint Yes No No No
Blue
F9UC Paper No Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell 7.5B6.0/10)
F9UD Industrial Blue (Hitachi Blue) Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9VC Industrial Orange (Hitachi Orange) Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9W White Label No No Yes No
F9WA Timberjack White Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9WB Liebherr White Paint Yes No No No
F9WF Hitachi Sparkling White Paint Yes No No No
F9WG Cloud White Paint Yes No No No
ANSI White
F9WL Label Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell N9.0/ or higher)
F9WM Label Matte White Label No Yes Yes No
F9WR Reflective White (Silver) Label No No Yes No
Reflective Yellow
F9YR Label No No Yes No
(3M-983-71)
Reflective Yellow
F9YS Label No No Yes No
(Reflexite V92-6742-020)
Reflective Yellow
F9YT Label No No Yes No
(Avery V9701)

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Table 1 JDM F9 Designations, Names, and Primary Color Standards

Primary Color Standard Applicable To
JDM Color
Number John Deere Color Name Standard Paint Plastic Labels Other
ANSI Orange
F9Z Label Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Munsell 5.0YR6.0/15)
No Color Requirement
(F9ZZ is a generic designation used
F9ZZ None Yes No No No
only when the color is not specified
and any color is acceptable.)

5 Discontinued Colors
Table 2 lists the JDM F9 designations and names of discontinued John Deere colors. These color
designations shall not be specified for new products. Substitute current JDM F9 colors as indicated. No
primary or secondary color standards are available for these discontinued colors.

Table 2 Discontinued JDM F9 Colors

JDM
Number John Deere Color Name
Mean Green Metallic
F9AG
 Formerly F9X3
Emerald Green Metallic
F9AH
 Formerly F9X5
F9AK Green
F9B Light Green
Scarlet
F9C
 Substitute F9CL in applications where F9C was previously specified
ASAE Red
F9CB (Fed-Std-595, Color 11105)
 Substitute F9CL in applications where F9CB was previously specified
Homelite Red
F9CD
(Bayer 7284)
F9D Medium Green
F9E Yellow Green
F9F Dark Green
F9G Gray
ASAE Yellow
F9HB (Fed-Std-595, Color 13538)
 Substitute F9HL in applications where F9HB was previously specified
F9HD Label Dull Yellow
F9K Buff
Prototype Buck Brown
F9KK
 Substitute F9KL in applications where F9KK was previously specified

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Table 2 Discontinued JDM F9 Colors
JDM
Number John Deere Color Name
Former John Deere Industrial Yellow
F9L (Munsell 9.25YR6.92/14.63)
 Substitute F9LA in applications where F9L was previously specified
F9Q Red
ASAE Black
F9RB (Fed-Std-595, Color 17038)
 Substitute F9RL in applications where F9RL was previously specified
F9S Bright Red
Midnight Mist Black Metallic
F9TD
 Formerly F9X4
F9TE Winter Frost I Silver Gray Metallic
Winter Frost II Silver Gray Metallic
F9TF
 Formerly F9X6
F9TG Jubilee Silver
Medium Blue
F9U
 Formerly F9X2
F9UB Metallic Blue
F9V Red Orange
ASAE Orange
F9VB (Fed-Std-595, Color 12246)
 Substitute F9Z in applications where F9VB was previously specified
F9WC Almond White
F9WE Industrial White (Hitachi White)
Medium Blue
F9X2
 Superseded by F9U
Mean Green Metallic
F9X3
 Superseded by F9AG
Midnight Mist Black Metallic
F9X4
 Superseded by F9TD
Emerald Green Metallic
F9X5
 Superseded by F9AH
Winter Frost II Silver Gray Metallic
F9X6
 Superseded by F9TF
F9Y Amber

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6 References

For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.

6.1 Access to John Deere Standards

6.1.1 John Deere Standards can be accessed by John Deere personnel via the Engineering Standards
internal website.

6.1.2 Employees of suppliers with an approved John Deere supplier number can obtain access to
John Deere Standards via the JD Supply Network (JDSN). Access to JDSN is by approved individual
name and password. Suppliers should contact their Supply Management representative with questions
about JDSN.

Note 1 Only John Deere Standards which have been approved for supplier distribution are available via JDSN.

6.2 Access to Standards from External Organizations

6.2.1 Most standards from organizations external to John Deere are available to John Deere personnel
via the Engineering Standards internal website.

6.2.2 Suppliers are responsible for obtaining relevant external standards. In accordance with copyright
laws and Company policy, John Deere personnel shall not provide copies of these standards to suppliers.

6.3 References Cited in This Standard

6.3.1 ASTM Standards (ASTM International)

ASTM D1535 Practice for Specifying Color by the Munsell System

6.3.2 United States Government Standards

FED-STD-595 Colors Used in Government Procurement

6.4 Additional References

6.4.1 Pantone Website

http://www.pantone.com/color-finder

6.4.2 Munsell Website

http://munsell.com

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Summary of Changes from Previous Edition
(For Information Only — Not Part of the Standard)

Add clause 1.2 for standardized text about mandatory and guideline provisions.

In Table 1, add six new colors:

F9GP Platinum Gray Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes

F9GR Pewter Gray Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes
F9GS Smoke Gray Paint Yes No No No
F9KU Light Stone Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9KV Medium Stone Paint Yes Yes No Yes
F9KW Dark Stone Paint Yes Yes No Yes

Add clause 6.3, References Cited in This Standard

Add clause 6.4, Additional References.