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DBOGES
I NTHE
NAVY,
ARMY,
Eo Qo V
AND AUXI LI ARI ES
Af ul l y co l o ur ed gui de
to
the badges wo r n. by
member s
o f
Hi s
Maj esty' s Fo r ces
Mo r e than 300, 000
co pi es
So l d
Edi ted 6y
E. C. TALBOT-BOOTH
Paymr . Ll eut . -Co r nmandf . R. N. R.
PRI NTED
1NGREATBRI TAI N
LONDON
GEORGE PHI LI P &SON, LTD. , 32 FLEETSTREET, E. C.
PHUP. SON&NEPHEW,
LTD. . LI VERPOOL
1943
PAGE
Ai r Rai d
Precauti ons . . . . . . 26
Ai r-Sea
Rescue Servi ce . . . . . . 25
Ai r Trai ni ng Corps . . . . . . 25
Ai r Transport Auxi l i ary . . . 25
Army, Di sti ngui shi ng Badges,
vari ous Corps . . . . . . . . . 16
Army, Of f i cers' Badgesof Rank
14,15
Army, Rank and Appoi ntment
Badges of W. O. ' s, N. C. O. ' s
and Men . . . . . . . . .

17-19
Army. Ski l l -at-Arms, Prof i ci ency
Badges, etc.

. . . . . .

20,21
Armv, some di sti ncti ve ' Stars ,
15
LI ST
OF
CONTENTS
PACE
Queen
Al exandra' sRoyal Naval
Nursi ng Servi ce . . . . . . . . . 28
Reconnai ssance Corps
. . . . . . 16
Red Cross and St. J ohn War
Organi sati on . . . . . . . . . 29
Royal Ai r Force, Of f i cers'
Badges of Rank, etc. . . . . 22,23
Royal Ai r Force,
Badges of
W. O' s, N. C. O. ' s,
etc.

. . .

24
R. A. F. Educati onal Branch . . .
25
Royal Armoured
Corps . . .

. . .

16
Royal Army Ordnance Corps

16
Royal Corps
of Si gnal s . . .

. . .

16
Gratef ul acknowl edaernent i s made to the cari ous Gouernment departments
andother bodl es.
Al sotoMessrs. J. R. Gaunt &San, Ltd. , f orassi stance i n thecompi l ati on
of thi sbeak.
Army Ai r Corps . . . . . . . . .
Army Cateri ng
Corps .
. . . . .
Army Dental
Corps
. . . . . .
Army Educati onal Corps .
Auxi l i ary
and
Mi scel l aneous
Badges . . . . . . . . .
Auxi l i ary Terri tori al Servi ce . . .
16
16
16
16
25-27
31
Royal El ectri cal andMechani cal
Engi neers . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Royal Engi neers . . . . . . . . . 16
Royal Mari nes . . . . . . . . .
6
Royal
Nati onal Li f eboat
I nsti tuti on . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Royal Navy
and Reserves,
Boys' Bri gade . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Badges of Petty
Of f i cers and
Rati ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Bay Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Royal Navy, Exampl es
of Ful l -
Bri ti sh Army Badge . . . . . .
14
Dress Cuf f s . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
Bri ti sh Legi on . . . . . . . . . 26
Royal Navy,
Executi ve Branch
Bri ti sh Red Cross Soci ety . . . 28 Of f i cers . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,4
Ci vi l Def ence General Servi ces 32 Royal Navy, Of f i cers
of
Ci vi l Nursi ng Reserve . . . . . . 27
Branches other than
Executi ve 5
Coastguard, H. M. . . . . . . . . .
13
Royal
Navy, Shoul der Straps
Combi nedOperati ons Command 25
on Great Coats . . . . . . . . ,
5
Di scharged Unf i t Badge . . . 26
Royal Navy
Youth Entri es . . . 7
Entertai nments Nati onal Servi ce
Royal Naval Reserve . . . . . . 6
Associ ati on . . . . . . . . . 25
Royal Naval Vol unteer
Reserve 6
Fl eet Ai r Arm . . . . . . . . . 7
Royal Observer Corps
. . . . . .
25
Gi rl Gui des . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Royal
Ordnance Factory
Gl i der Pi l ot . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Home Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
St. Andrew' s Ambul anceCorps
29
Mechani sed Transport Corps 25
St.
J ohn
Ambul ance Bri gade . . . 29
Merchant Navy . . . . . . . . . 12
Speci al
Constabul ary . . . . . . 26
Nati onal Fi re Servi ce . . . . . . 32
Terri tori al Army Nursi ng
Servi ce . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Navy, Army
and
Ai r
Force
Vol untary Ai dDetachment
28 . . .
I nsti tutes . . . . . . . . . . . .
Navy League Sea Cadet Corps
26
25
Women' s Auxi l i ary Ai r Force
31
Parachute Regi ment . . . . . . 16
Women' s
Land
Army
. . . . . . 27
Paratroops . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Women' s
Legi on . . . . . . . . . 26
Pi oneer Corps . . . . . . . . . 16
Women' s Royal Naval Servi ce 30
Queen
Al exandra' s I mperi al
Women' s Transport Servi ce . . . 25
Mi l i tary Nursi ng Servi ce . . . 27 Women' s Vol untary Servi ces
27
4
ROYALNAVY
Whitecap-coversfor Ogcerq
andwhitecans for ratings
arewornonForeignStations
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH-OFFICERS
REAR-ADMIRAL&
COMMODORE1
at CI .
Cap&Badgeas
1&
2
Fl agOAFaere
are
those
of Rear-Admirai' s ranksadabove, andwhofl y adietenguiekihp
fl ap.
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3
4
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ROYALNAVY-
EXECUTIVEBRANCH--OFFICERS
FLAGOFFICERS
&COMMODORES
1 et CLASS
MIDSHIPMAN
&CADET
f l ap and
Badge oe i l and2
( tButtans onl y i n
J ul l drew).
EXAMPLESOFFULL-DRESS
CUFFS.
' Al so
Commi ssi onedOf f i ce-
f romWarrant rank,
WARRANT
OFFICER
Cap d Badge as 11 and2.
The
f oregoi ngcuf f s, and the remai nder
gi venon pagas 8 d; 5,
are those warnwi ththe
undrca=i f orm. Thethreeexam
pl ee hel ow, vi i . , Ad
ml rai , Commodore
2ndCI ass, and
Warrant. Mass , showthe three sty l ee
of f ol l 4mucuf f
wi th " al ash" as worn
by al l Commi ssi oned Of oers.

The rows of " di eti noti on
l ace" very i n number
and
styl e f or
the di f f erent ranks andbranohes,
exaotl y as onthe cl i f f s
of undress uni f orm.
COMMODORES, ( 2ndCl ass)
COMMIS5f ONED
CAPTAINS

WARRANT&WARRANT
&COMMANDERS
TOSUB-LIEUTENANT

OFFICERSONLY
-ROYAL
NAVY-
OFFI CERS, OFOTHERBRANCHES
ACCOUNTANT
(PAYMASTER)
ELECTRI CAL
I NSTRUCTOR SHI PWRI GHT ORDNANCE
&CONSTRUCTORS
Note

The ranks f or al l these
Of f i cers ti re the same as f or
Execatl ue Of f i cers,
wi th the
prgf x
of "surgeon "f or "8prgean
soand so " [
f Ol
added
f or Dontal Of aers] . "Paymaster
so
and
so
"f or
Accountant,
andothers as namedabove.

I n thecase
of
the Engi neer
Of f i cers, most are cal l ed byExecuti ve
ranks, but
wi th ~~E"i n brackets af terwards : f or i nstance, Commander (E)
.
A
f ewCaptai ns andupwards, however, sti l l retai n
thaf ormer
ti tl es of Engi neer Captai n, Engi neer Rear-A
dm
i ra1.
etc .
The rank shof uu i n
al l the above drawi ngs i s that of Commander.
thecol ouredcl oth
hetre+een thecol d i s oel vel .
SHOULDER
STRAPS
ON
GREAT-COATS
' Of f i cers
of l ower rank
havethesamedesi on Npg1; thei rshoul der straps as anon e hei r sl eeves .
Engi neer
andSurgeonVi ce andRear-Admi ral s andPaymaster acrdI nstructor Rear-Admi ral s
have sui tabl y
col ourededgi ng-purpl e, red, whi teand l i ght bl ueresperti uel g.
ROYAL
NAVAL
VOLUNTEERRESERVE
R0-I` :% ;-MARINES
Can
and Radye ( i s R. N.

Hi yhes I
runk .
It
. N- H. and R. N. VA. L' ummWore. 2+rdCl uz. +' -
1 . Hal f -s t ri pe o. !
Li e+rf enaat -Canrmarf dr " r i s arauvU
40
rd nrra, andt hat of Parl arrr . yt er
Li eut enant -Commander has a
nurrof u mhi f eedgi nt l .
The Speci al 8ranehR. N. V. R. aveor
rmerul dyreent rei weerr col d.
Of f i cers at t achedt oSeaCadet Corps wear
l et t ers S. C. C. i rr rl vl d abuce t he curl .
ROYAL
NAVY&RESERVES
7
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APe
Pef ty Of cero
ruear
a
si ngl e- breastedl acket f or i uork+ng
vi q, arrd a dorebf e- breasted otherwi se.
C, P, 0, s wear
threef uryebe+ttons on sl eeves andi t
on- . vrrbstanf i rl ebadyes on thei r l apel s.
"Ai thoti ah i t i s
rrut worn nowadags . thi s badge
sti l l o/ l rci al l y exi sts .
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ROYALNAVY&RESERVES
BADGES
OFPETTYOFFICERS
&RATINGS
GUNNERYRATING
3RDCLASS
LAYER
SeeNotes onpage 11.
i Has an"L" bel ow
i t,
anda "Q"for Quarter
Rari np.
"C" for Control and"A" for
Ant/
- Al rcraft.
ROYALNAVY
&
RESERVES
9
BADGESOFPETTY
OFFICERS&RATINGS
AIRFITTER
( AIR
FRAME)
CHIEFSAILAIAKER
PHYSICALTRAINING
I~IST~R. t at c LASes s
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3RD
GLASS
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I

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BADGESOF
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ALLOTHER
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STOKERPETTYOFFI CER

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RESERVES
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BADGE
S
OFPETTY
OFFICERS&RATINGS
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Thebadgea shownonpages8, 9, 10 end 11 ate, wi (AIke
excepti onof thel ast three, wornontheWONTarm, andi n
theeaseof chi ef Pettp Of f i cers or: thef rontof thecol l or
l apel . l hep are. asshowni n thedrawi ngs. FEDonbl ue
sergeor worki ng ri g, butarei n9Ll 1Eonwhi teuni f orms,
al soi nGOLDwAenwornoncl oth or f al l dreaa.

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rawi l f ustrates LONGSERVICE and 0000 CONDUCT
STRIPES; threwstri pes denoti ng at l eant thi rteen years,
twodenoti ng at l east ei ght years, andOnoat l eastf i v e
years,

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MERCHANTNAVY
+Ve Di stri butedto O~eers
andAl an of the
Merchant
Sevl ce
and
pgep~eaFi ehl na
Fl eece, 1940 .
Capbadge, eto., are those of the
of oi al Al erohpnt Nauy
uni f orms. Many
Corapani eaal f l ! retai n
thei r
ownAi sti neti ue badgeaandunof arms
urhi chare opti onal .
H. M.
COASTGUARD
1 3
CAPBADGES
I NSPECTORS
ANDHI GHER
GRADES
Badgen. i
DI STRI CT
OFFI CERS
9ndyeus 1
DEPUTY
OHI EF I NSPECTOR
STATI ONOFFI CERS
STATI ON OFFI CERS
ANDCDASTGUARDSI AEN
Bndge. a2
I NSPECTORS
BUTTONS
DI STRI CTOFFI OFAS
ANDWNERGRADES
STATI ONOFFI CERS
ANDOWTSBROSMEN
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1 4
Wornon8eroi cewi tha
pl ai n khaki cl othpeaA.
LIEU7-GENERAL
P,
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as a, U&C.
* ARMY
OFFIOERS' BADGESOF RANK
FIELD-MARSHAL
MAJOR-GENERAL
Cup, eadyeand Corgel
Patol r
asa, 6&C.
Cup andBadgo
of
SvGst ani i er e Col oasl
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onSer vi ce wi t h a
pl ai n
khaki
cl ot h peak.
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bE
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or ot her badge
bei ng
wor n
at
A.
SOME
DI STI NCTI VE
"STARS"
ARMY-
OFFI CERS' BADGES OFRANK
GORGETPATCH
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Pot ch of Subst ant i ve
Col onel .
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wor n i n
di . ?e' r ent col our s. accor dl ng t o t he
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BLUE ( b" i uht l Royal Enpr r r eer
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Met al Rank Di st i nct i ons
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,
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regi ments.
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22
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OFFI CERS'
BADGESOF
RANK
i
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of
l ower rank.
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WI NG-COMMANDERANDOTHERCOMMI SSI ONED
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( Seepage. 23)
" Cap and Budgeal so appl yt o Of cers I n t he second
r
row.
ROYALAI R
FORCE
23
OFFI CERS' RANKBADGES; "WI NGS,"
ETC
.
SQUADRON
LEADER

f LI CHT- LI EUTENANT

FLYI NGOFFI CER
PI LOTOFFI CER
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bodges
areworn
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breast
CHAPLAI N- CAP BADGE
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ROW
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by N. C.
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tothos eop aaf l e22, bottomrow,
but i n
thecas eof thef i rs t wi tha bl acks hi ny peak.
"Wornby al l non-commi s s i onedranks
.

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Ai r Forcewear
the l el ter' A' bel owthe al batros s .
R. A. F. Regi ment
.

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bel ows houl der.
AUXILIARY&

25
MISCELLANEOUS
1
ROYALOBSERVER AIRTRANSPORT
AIRTRAINING
OORP8 AUXILIARY COOPS
Il 1
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26
AUXILIARY&
MISCELLA
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a l t Thu f echoni e' s
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a n Anchor .
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on Ci o11
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ROYALNATIONAL ROYALNATIONAL
LIF EBOAT INSTITUTION LIF EBOAT INSTITUTION BRMSHLEGION
( C- swa i n' s Budge) - *
( Ot her f l a f i ngs)
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s
o .
THEWOMEN' S NAVY, ARMYAND
SPECIALCONSTABULARY
LEGION AIRF ORCEINSTITUTES ( At et r epcl i t en)
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NURSINGRESERVE
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e
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a1
TERRITORIALARMY
QUEENALEXANDRAB IMPERIAL
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GIRLGUIDES
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28
BRITISHRED
CROSS
SOCIETY
CAPB
ADGES, SHOULDERSTRAPS,
CUFFS,
&c.
SENHHISECTION
LEADER
SECTION
LEADER

OTHER
(Wornonri ght
&l ean' )
OEPUITYIYICt .
COMMANDANT
QUEEN
ALEXANDRA' S
ROYAL
NAVAL
NURSING
SERVICE
CAP
BADGE
COUNTY
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BOUNTYOIREUTDR
SHOULDERSTRAP
showi ng
posi ti on
where
star 1s warn
OTHERRANTS
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warl oassi xes
VOLUNTARY
AID
DETACHIIIEAT
MOBILEBADGE

IMMOBILEBADGE
1 TheMatron' sbadgei s as ' A,' but wi th onl y One
surroundi nghandof gol d; the
superi ntendi ng $i rter' a badgr
haeonebandof red; the
Nursi ng$i atel s, noband.
ST. JOHN
AMBULANCEBRIGADE
CAP WHOM)
D18TRIOTORDOUIITY
BERGEART-UJOR
CAP BADGE
RNSIRBME
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&SUPEAIHfERUM
BADGEOF THE
RED
CROSS&ST. JOHN
WARORGANISATION
ST. ANDREW' S
AMBULANCEASSOCIATION
BADGE
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onl y
Me
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29
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NAVAL
SERVICE
CUFFS&BADGES
-
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RFFICER'S
RAT RAT
BADGE INNEf f m
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CHIEFOFFICER MEDICAL
SUTERCITEIIOENT
FIRST OFFICER
SECDROOFFICf R
r
TNl RCOFFICER
UNIFORM
AUXILIARY
31
TERRITORIAL SERVICE
CAP BADGE
A. T, 3. Of f i cer s wear voi d
embr oi der edbadges.
CHIEF SENIOR
" COMMANDER
OOMMANDER
J UNIOR SUBALTERN
2ND
COMMANDER SUBALTERN
WOMEN'SAUXILIARY
AIRFORCE
SQUADRON
FLIGM
OFFICER OFFICER
SECT! pN ASSISTANT
of ME

SECTION OFFICER
Cap
Badges ar e as i n t he R. A- F. . andt he above andal l ot her
Sl esvc Ri ngs agr ee wi t h
car r eshondi ng Ranhs i n t he N. A. F.
UNIFORM
*The shoul der badges of t he t wohi ghest r anks, t hat of Chi ef Cont r ol l er and Cont r ai l er ,
cor r espond wi t h t hoae war n by
Nuj or vOener al s andCol onel s i n t he Ar my.
NATIONAL
EIRE
SERVICE
CAP BADGE
CHIEF
REGIONAL
OFFICER
COLUMN SENIOR
OFFICER

COMPANY OFFICER
FIRE FORCE
.

A88I8TAK

DIVISIONAL
D01IIIIIARDER

FIREFORCE

OFFICER
ODMAIANDER
OOIIPARY SECTION
LEAOIIIA
OFFICER
LEADER FIREMAN
CIVIL
DEFENCEGENERAL
SERVICES
BREASTBADGE
Al ocal mar ki ng
( e. g
. t he
name of t he t own)
i n qol d ooi our can be wor n bel ow t he br ooat
badge i f chai r ed by t he l ocal aut hor i t y.
HEAD WARDER
( IM LOMROM, POSTWARDEN)
Cheur ona, t wo or mor e i n number , wor n
above t he el bow, ar e
i ssued t o- al l j uni or
auper vl aar y gr ade. ,
aumot i me. popul ar l y
deaodWas N
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SMOLDER
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8i mi l ar t l t l es aml aausd f or t he
f ol l owi ng
8er l i kN
"War den " '

"Uecont aml nat i on
"
"Ambul ance"
"Yeaaenger "
"Fi r e! Ai d Poet "

' Repor t and
Cont r ol "
"Fi r st Ai d Par t y" ( i n

"8. 1. 0 . "IOut
London, "8t r
et c he, Par t y

Ident i f eat i onSer ui ae)
CONTROLLER
SIMIMP bar n, war n bel owshoul der
MIN, and
aar yi ng In
number amd t hi oknwe, ar e mum
by al l Seal pr Gf aer e.
C. G, St eel Hel met s. - The hel met s of bot h ent er and seni or
aupeml aor y o~l een ar e pal at od

H OF
whi t e, wi t h t he exoopt i on of t hose wor n
6y
oat Ident l poat i on P~ker a, whi cApr e yel l ow
.