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British Standard Black (08-A-14) HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with British Standard colors, especially BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate color named Black, the code 08-A-14 is also used for refference to this British Standard color. And while HEX (RGB) representation of "real world" colors is not the most accurate choice, we can still use this visual sample as a point of refference for personal research or comparison. The information below should be useful to distinguish common colors between different tints, shades, standards and manufacturers.

HEX Color

HEX Code:#000000
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:0, 0, 0
RGB Float:0, 0, 0
CMYK Percentage:NAN, NAN, NAN, 100
HSL:0,0,0
LAB:0,0,0
LRV (?) :0.26%
British Standard Black (08-A-14) represented in HEX code #000000
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Simmilar or marginally close HEX code represents these equivalent colors between various brands and color standards. You can easily see the details (HEX, RGB, CMYK and more) of any listed color, just click the name and navigate to the color's subpage.

Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #231F20 / PANTONE P Process Black C
Pantone Metallics / #36333E / PANTONE 8603 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #373432 / PANTONE 10399 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #191C1F / PANTONE 426 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #364952 / PANTONE 5463 U