Colour by Numbers Colour by Numbers Colour by Numbers is the second album by the British new wave band Culture Club, released in October 1983. Preceded by the hit single "Karma Chameleon", which reached number one in several countries, the album reached number one in the UK and has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. It has been certified triple platinum in the UK and quadruple platinum in the US. It was ranked #96 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. "Colour by Numbers" has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide, and like its predecessor,
Aircraft camouflage aircraft nearly invisible from most angles, however the sun reflecting off it defeated it even before its lack of durability did. When the Germans fielded the Albatros D.III sesquiplane, its similarity from a distance caused them to be confused for Nieuports, both of which used the same combination of colours to match the terrain they were operating over. Additionally, the Nieuports lacked overwing roundels and the German crosses were not always easy to identify. The solution the Germans came up with was to replace the red-brown with purple, which from a distance still worked well as a camouflage colour, but