Farrow and ball Pitch Black (256) HEX code
This HEX sample is most commonly catalogued in the Farrow and ball system, with particular affinity to the Farrow and ball colours collection. Practitioners often reference it as the colour named Pitch Black; the reference code 256 is frequently used for this Farrow and ball hue. Although HEX / sRGB notation cannot reproduce full spectral behaviour, it remains a reliable screen standard for CIEDE2000 (ΔE00) comparison across tints, shades, standards, and manufacturers.
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