Color Sample | Color Name | Heer | SS | Luftwaffe |
 | White | Infantry Personnel | Infantry Personnel | Generals, Infantry Personnel |
 | Light Gray | Propaganda Personnel | Main Offices der SS/Generals | Not Used |
 | Dark Gray | Not Used | Personal Staff der Reichfuhrer SS | Not Used |
 | Black | Engineer Personnel | Engineer Personnel | Air Ministry Staff, Engineer Personnel |
 | Sky Blue | Not Used | Administration Personnel | Not Used |
 | Light Blue | Transport & Supply Personnel | Transport & Supply Personnel, SS-Feldpost | Supply Personnel, Field Police |
 | Grey Blue | Specialist Officers | Not Used | Not Used |
 | Dark Blue | Medical Personnel | Medical Personnel | Medical Personnel |
 | Bright Red | Generals, Artillery Personnel | Artillery Personnel | Anti-Aircraft Personnel |
 | Crimson | General Staff | Veterinary Personnel | General Staff |
 | Light Brown | Not Used | Concentration Camp Personnel | Not Used |
 | Copper Brown | Reconn (to 1941) | Reconn (to 1942) | Signals Personnel |
 | Salmon | Not Used | Military Geologists | Not Used |
 | Rose | Armor/Reconn Personnel | Armor/Anti-Tank Personnel | Engineer Personnel |
 | Bordeaux Red | Not Used | Legal Service Personnel | Not Used |
 | Wine Red | Smoke/Chemical Service Personnel | Smoke/Chemical Service Personnel | Judicial Personnel |
 | Lemon Yellow | Signals Personnel | Signal & Propaganda Personnel | Not Used |
 | Golden Yellow | Cavalry/Reconn Personnel | Cavalry/Motorized Reconn Personnel | Flight Personnel, Paratroops, Attached Army Officers |
 | Orange | Ordnance Personnel | Feldgendarmerie/Technical Service Service Officers | Recalled Personnel |
 | Red Orange | Military Police | Not Used | Not Used |
 | Grass Green | Mountain/Light Infantry Personnel | SS-Polizei Divison/Mountain/Light Infantry Personnel | Air Traffic Control Personnel |
 | Police Green | Not Used | SD - Security Personnel | Not Used |
 | Dark Green | Armored Infantry Personnel | Officers on Special Service | Administrative Personnel, Attached Navy Officers |
 | Red/Gray | Not Used | Technical Officers | Not Used |