(Sand : US Government : 1956 - 2017)
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1956 paint by Military with a promotional name of Sand. This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Sand. Another common paint color promotional name is AMS-STD 23617. The color formulation has been used between 1956 and 2017, primarily by US Government. See the full detailed list below.

This is one of the paint colors used in US government procurement. Today these colors are specified by Federal Standard 595 documents. FED-STD-595 came out in 1956 with 358 colors; FED-STD-595A, in 1968 with 437 colors; FED-STD-595B, in 1994 with 611 colors; FED-STD-595C, in 2008 with 650 colors; and AMS-STD-595 in 2017 with 692 colors.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 253078 in 1956, is 23617. Careful when using this paint code along with the make and year to specify this paint since it is may not be unique. You can check the paint code here: 23617.

Example of 1956 Military Sand See more information on "1956 Military Sand"
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Usage list 1956 Military Sand paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1956	Military		23617	Sand	semi-gloss, |1956 Federal Standard 595|
1989	Military		23617	Sand	|Federal Standard 595B|
2008	Military		23617	Sand
2017	Military		23617	AMS-STD 23617

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 23617
PPG/Ditzler : 25914

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