On the blue though, the shield and the cape were unlikely to be as close in colour. It is hard for us to achieve a match between dyed fabric and paint today, back then it was very much more difficult Even if they did match well when new the paint would probably stand up well to light during the lifetime of the shield but the fabric would tend to wash out or fade with use - just like denim jeans.
Purely optional but it might be nice to vary the colour a little between the hair and the beard, many redheads have darker beards than their hair colour.