Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com MIL-STD-709D TABLE II.
Ammunition Color Code for Tier II 20 TIER COLOR 5/ STANDARD INTERPRETATION II Yellow FED-STD-595/33538 Identifies High Explosive (HE) ammunition or indicates the presence of a high explosive II Brown FED-STD-595/30117 or FED-STD-595/30140 Identifies low explosive items or components or indicates the presence of a low explosive II Gray 1/ 6/ FED-STD-595/36231 Identifies chemical ammunition containing a toxic chemical, incapacitating or riot control agent II Dark Red FED-STD-595/31136 Identifies a riot control agent filler II Dark Green 1/ FED-STD-595/34108 Identifies a toxic chemical agent filler II Violet FED-STD-595/17100 Identifies an incapacitating agent filler II Black 1/ 3/ FED-STD-595/37038 Identifies an armor defeating ammunition or indicates an armor defeating capability II Silver / Aluminum FED-STD-595/17178 Identifies countermeasure ammunition (e.g.
radar echo, leaflets) II Light Green 1/ FED-STD-595/34558 or FED-STD-595/34449 Identifies screening or marking smoke ammunition II Light Red FED-STD-595/31158 Identifies incendiary ammunition or indicates the presence of highly flammable material (liquids, jellies, solids), designed to produce damage by fire II White 1/ 2/ 3/ FED-STD-595/37875 Identifies illuminating ammunition or ammunition designed to produce a colored light