The "End of the Plain Plane" campaign was developed in 1965 to update Braniff's image from their long-standing red-blue livery. American architect Alexander Girard was hired to design the liveries, which placed an emphasis on solid colors with prominent "BI" titles on the tail. Modified slightly before their introduction, Girard proposed seven colors as part of the project: Pastel Orange, Lemon Yellow, Sky Blue, Dark Blue, Turquoise, Beige and Ochre.
In 1967, Braniff partnered with design firm Harper & George to update the color palette, which saw several new ones added to the fold. The first was Dark Panagra Green, intended as a way to commemorate the 1967 merger between the two airlines. Among Bac One-11 fleet, N1545 was the only one to get this color, N1548 to get Panagra Yellow. N1542 was in Medium Blue (also "Old Medium Blue" to distinguish it from a different shade introduced slightly later on). Followed Red, Lime Green, Bright Orange, Light Panagra Green and the New Medium Blue.
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