Quiet Ocean · Plate 45 of 45
Diving helmet color reference
Heavy copper and brass diving helmets were used from the 1800s, with air pumped down to the diver through a hose from the surface. Round glass windows let the diver see out. The helmet sat on a metal collar fixed to a waterproof suit.
Colors to reach for
Use copper and warm orange for the helmet, brass yellow for the fittings and bolts, and blue-gray for the glass windows.
- copper
- orange
- yellow ochre
- slate blue
- dark brown
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