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Glass Insulator Color Index  (rev. 1-26-2007)

Note: Due to the variation of raw materials used by the glass manufacturers,  different shades of the same color may exist.  These color matches are as close as we can get (using the insulators in our own collections), but they may not match your insulators exactly.  All readings were taken on a light table with color correct bulbs (5000K, CRI=92).

All color matching was done with the insulator laying on its side on the light table and looking through the dome glass, except as noted:

A ‘*’ after the Color Number indicates the color match was made looking through the crown or skirt.

A ‘**’ after the Color Number indicates the color match was made looking through the skirt from inside the base.

 

Color Name

Manufacturer

CD

Color Number

       

Brown Amber   

Diamond     

102

705+1005+1040 ** or 705+1010+1040 **

Dark Amber   

S.A.F.N.V.      

502

635+760+1010 **

Golden Amber H.G. Co. 162 635+650+1010

Honey Amber       

Dominion   

154

630+1040 

Honey Amber   

Hemingray   

162

630+1040 or 630+635+705+1010

Honey  Amber Hemingray 230 635+1040

Honey Amber   

Lowex  

230

630+1040

Dark Honey Amber Hemingray 162 635+1010+1040
Dark Honey Amber H.G. Co. 162 635+680+1010+1040
Light Olive Amber H.G. Co. 162 535+845

Olive Amber   

Brookfield 

101,162.1

535+760+1005 

Olive Amber Diamond 102 630+635+1015*
Olive Amber Hemingray 219 535+635+845*
Dark Olive Amber Diamond 102 535+610+845 ** or  535+610+640+845 **
Dark Olive Amber Hemingray  162 630+640+645+1010+1015
Olive Amber Blackglass McLaughlin 121 535+610+650+845 **
Orange Amber Diamond 102 705+720+1005 ** or 630+705+720+1005**

Orange Amber  

Dominion   

154

510+760 or 630+760+1005   

Orange Amber H.G. Co. 162 630+650+705+720+1010
Dark Orange Amber H.G. Co. 162 630+730+760+1015

Dark Orange Amber

Telegraphos 

214

630+760+1010

Glowing Orange Amber Hemingray 162 630+730+760+1002
Glowing Orange Amber H.G. Co. 162 630+805+1010

Red Amber   

Dominion   

154

535+825

Red Amber    H.G. Co. 162 525+530+825+930

Root Beer Amber   

A.G.M.  

423

530+805 **

Root Beer Amber   Armstrong  216 530+805+1040 **

Root Beer Amber   

C.C.G.

423

530+805 **

Root Beer Amber Diamond 102 535+805+1010+1040**

Root Beer Amber   

Whitall-Tatum

272

530+805+1040 **  

Dark Rootbeer Amber H.G. Co. 162 705+805+910+1010+1015
Whiskey Amber Diamond 102 607+610+705+1002+1005
Whiskey Amber H.G. Co. 162 635+1002+1040

Light Yellow Amber

Dominion

154

610+680* or 610+705*

Yellow Amber Dominion 154 635+710
Yellow Amber H.G. Co. 162 630+705
Dark Yellow Amber Diamond 102 383+505+610+635+645 **
       
Ice Aqua B.T.C. 102 403+514
Ice Aqua H.G. Co. 145 403+514
Ice Aqua Hemingray 115 402+505
Ice Aqua NN Canada 162.4 403+514

Light Aqua   

Brookfield     

133

420+505 

Light Aqua Brookfield (CREB) 145 420+505
Light Aqua B.T.C. 121 420+505
Light Aqua CPR 143 420+514
Light Aqua G.N.R. 143 403+514
Light Aqua H.G. Co. 145 415+425+512+520
Light Aqua Hawley 145 420+505
Light Aqua Lynchburg 154 403+425+505*
Light Aqua Lynchburg 205 420+512+514

Light Aqua   

McLaughlin   

162

420+505

Light Aqua O.V.G. Co. 112 420+512+514 or 425+605

Light Aqua   

Whitall-Tatum   

154

425+605

Light Aqua   

No Name

153

405+520   

       

Aqua   

Agee   

121

420+520  

Aqua A.T.& T. 121 383+580 or 403+580
Aqua Am. Tel. & Tel. 121 402+415+520
Aqua Brookfield 101 420+425+520
Aqua Brookfield 102,112 415+425+512+520
Aqua Brookfield (CREB) 145 425+514

Aqua   

Cable   

252

420+425+520

Aqua Cable 267 482+520
Aqua California 102 425+580
Aqua California 133 402+570
Aqua California 162,166 383+570
Aqua C. E. W. 130 405+520

Aqua   

Diamond   

152

373+520 

Aqua Duquesne 106.3 415+425+605

Aqua   

Gayner   

154

383+405+520 

Aqua Gayner 205 403+405+512+520
Aqua Hemingray 106 403+420+505
Aqua Hemingray 115 373+515

Aqua   

Hemingray   

145,147

383+580

Aqua Hemingray 175,201,213 403+570 or 403+580

Aqua   

H.G. Co.   

145

383+580

Aqua Hawley 145 405+520

Aqua   

K   

202

420+425+520

Aqua Knowles 253 415+580

Aqua   

Locke   

287

405+515

Aqua Lynchburg 112 402+420+520
Aqua Lynchburg 205 420+425+503+520
Aqua Lynchburg 252 405+512+520

Aqua   

McLaughlin   

154

420+515 or 420+520

Aqua Mine Insulator 185 383+570
Aqua N.E.T.&T.Co. 104 420+512
Aqua No Embossing 112 405+570+1010
Aqua Patent Other 121 402+403+415+420
Aqua Patent Other 147 402+420+513+580+1002
Aqua S.F. 102 420+520
Aqua Star 102 403+420+512+520
Aqua Star 112 403+420+520
Aqua T.C.R. 145 420+505
       
Dark Aqua B 112 383+570

Dark Aqua   

Brookfield   

102

570+1005 or 580

Dark Aqua  Brookfield  160,162.1 390+570 or 393+570 or 465+520
Dark Aqua  Cable   254,259 383+570+580

Dark Aqua   

Cable   

258

383+570

Dark Aqua   

No Embossing

141

383+570+580

Dark Aqua No Name 200 383+570+580+1005

Dark Aqua   

N.E.G.M.   

267

515+590 

Dark Aqua   

Postal   

210

383+570 or 383+580 

       
Light Blue Aqua BC Drip 164 402+420+505
Light Blue Aqua CNR 143 402+420+505
Light Blue Aqua Diamond 102,112.4 402+420+505
Light Blue Aqua G.N.W. Tel. Co. 145 402+420+505
Light Blue Aqua Hemingray 112.4 402+420+605
       
Blue Aqua Am.Tel.&Tel. 121 402+430+520
Blue Aqua Brookfield 101 402+420+425+520
Blue Aqua Brookfield (CREB) 145 430+640
Blue Aqua California 161 430+520
Blue Aqua CPR 143 425+520
Blue Aqua Diamond 112.4 430+515
Blue Aqua Diamond 152 405+520 or 425+505
Blue Aqua Hemingray 115 405+515 or 415+430+505

Blue Aqua   

Hemingray   

145

480+520

Blue Aqua Hemingray 154 383+480+520
Blue Aqua H.G. Co. 151 420+425+520
Blue Aqua H.G. Co. 162 430+515

Blue Aqua  

Knowles   

252

480+515

Blue Aqua   

Lynchburg   

154

430+515

Blue Aqua 

Lynchburg   

205 430+505
Blue Aqua No Emb. Canada 143 425+520+1005

Blue Aqua   

No Name  

152

430+520

Blue Aqua Star 162 430+520

Blue Aqua   

W.U.   

125

383+430+515

Dark Blue Aqua   

Hemingray   

154

445+520 

       
Light Green Aqua BC Drip 164 420+505
Light Green Aqua C.E.W. 130 425+515
Light Green Aqua CPR 143 420+515 or 420+505+513
Light Green Aqua Diamond 152 383+520 or 402+520

Light Green Aqua   

Gayner   

153 420+515
Light Green Aqua No Emb. Canada 143 383+520 or 403+520
       

Green Aqua   

Agee   

121 405+525

Green Aqua   

Brookfield   

152

390+520+570 or 383+415+520+570

Green Aqua   

Hemingray   

154

430+525

Green Aqua Knowles 252 405+420+605+607

Green Aqua   

Lynchburg   

154

373+525

Green Aqua   

McLaughlin   

154

380+525