American three-colour desert camouflage, modern

A photo of an American-issue Coat, Desert Camouflage Pattern; Combat from the author's collection, purchased in nearly-new condition in 2002.

Although the pattern resembles a simplified version of the six-colour desert camouflage, all the colours in the two are actually different. The three-colour camouflage has a base of a pink-tan sand colour, with a greenish sand and a light red-brown colour printed over it, but this is complicated by its colours seeming to change under different lights.