Color Palette

Swiss Army will forever be associated with the *little red pocket knife*. While red certainly is the most common color for a swiss army knife, it is not the only color they are available in. Victorinox and Wenger offer a rainbow of color choices for various models. Both companies offer their smallest knives in the most color options (Victorinox Classic and Signature knives, and the Wenger Esquire ), but larger models are often available in a few different color options as well. Victorinox also offers a number of their Alox models in various colors.

Victorinox Colors

Cellidor (plastic) scale colors

RED

Despite being the most common color of SAK, Victorinox actually has the fewest shades of red available. Only Red and Ruby (Translucent Red) are found in this group.

ORANGE

The orange group includes five shades including some browns. The group is: Translucent Orange, Taupe, Electric Orange, Translucent Brown, and Rust.

YELLOW

Victorinox offers the following yellow shades: Yellow, Pale Yellow, Citrine (Translucent Yellow), and Lemon Yellow. The lemon yellow is a brighter, softer shade of yellow than the pale yellow which actually appears to have a hint of brown in it.

GREEN

The green group from Victorinox provides five shades: Pale Green, Retro Green, Hunter Green, Emerald (Translucent Green), and Sage. Hunter is often referred to as simply Green.

BLUE

The blue group shows five colors, and at least a bit of a naming controversy. The shades are: Dark Blue (Sapphire), Blue, Peacock Blue, Sapphire (Translucent Blue), and Pale Blue. Note that the Dark Blue (which is nearly black) is probably retired. It was used before the translucent scales were introduced and was referred to, on at least some packages, as Sapphire. This is of course the name that Victorinox now uses for the Translucent shade of blue.

PURPLE

Victorinox has three shades of the color purple. The purples are distinctly darker than the pink group discussed next. The shades are: Plum Purple, Pale Purple, and Translucent Purple. The Plum Purple is often referred to as simply Purple.

PINK

The pink group has four shades. Note that these are generally brighter and lighter than the purples. The shades are: Raspberry Sherbet, Pale Pink, Hot Pink, and Translucent Pink.

MONOCHROME

The monochrome groups covers all the shades from white to black. They are: White, Gray, Onyx (Translucent Black), and Black.

Other colors

It should be noted that beyond the solid colors listed above, there are a number of other options, including Camouflage, Edelweiss flower patterns and colors, Tie-Dye designs and colors, StayGlow scales that glow in the dark, and a number of Natural Wood and Horn scales.

Tye-Dye Colors


Alox Classic 2007 Euro Colors

Alox colors

The Victorinox alox palette is far, far smaller than than the cellidor list. Alox shades can be found only in the following colors: Red, Green, Black, Blue, Light Blue, Silver (natural color), and copper. In 2007 a Limited Edition set of colors was introduced for the 58mm Classic SD Alox featuring a Lime-Green, Autumn-Orange, Hot-Pink, and a Blue.