When talking about Richelieu, she is known for this kind of camouflage pattern. Even when at times she's not patterned like that, she keeps her pattern two-tone where the anchor is colored blackRichelieu's patternsLike thisA photo from after the war in 1946 shows her front top, rear mast and her chimney all in different color to each other (Since the photo is in black and white, it's not completely known. Probably the front is white and the back is black).Like thisThe picture is featured in the book "Ships of the World November issue: History of French Battleship".
A Japanese monthly magazine about Warships of the past and now around the worldThey stated "No other battleship that does such artistic patterns on their ship".