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British Standard Emerald green / Viridian (BS381C-228) HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with British Standard colors, especially British Standard BS 381C:1996 collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate color named Emerald green / Viridian, the code BS381C-228 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:#428b64
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:66, 139, 100
RGB Float:0.259, 0.545, 0.392
CMYK Percentage:53, 0, 28, 45
HSL:148,36,40
LAB:52,-32,14
LRV (?) :20.14%
British Standard Emerald green / Viridian (BS381C-228) represented in HEX code #428b64
Emerald green / Viridian by British Standard

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Australian Standard AS2700 / #528862 / VERDIGRIS (G31)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #008C51 / Paris / Vir. Green (BS2660-0010)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #428B64 / Emerald green / Viridian (BS381C-228)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #468863 / Green (16-E-56)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #008765 / IRISH REACH (6056)
Munsell Color System / #488866 / 5g 5/6
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #377C52 / S 4040-G10Y
AMS Standard 595a / #33765B / Green (14115)
Behr paint / #358861 / Exquisite Emerald (P420-6)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #47936E / Luck Of The Irish (588)
Dulux color palette / #728D73 / DH GRASS GREEN
Dulux Trade Paints / #357D53 / Crushed pine 1 (90GY 16/354)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #398467 / Fern Gully (DE5692)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #3B8855 / Wild Ivy (G035)
Farrow and ball colours / #768769 / Calke Green (34)
Federal Standard 595c / #34765A / Green (14115)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #328267 / Grassy Meadow (historic-grassy-meadow)
Isomat color system / #257B58 / LPC 1505
Kelly Moore paint colors / #49865F / Dublin Green (AC77-N)
Kilz paint colors / #24896A / Pop Of Green (RH140)
Little Greene paint colors / #8D9C75 / Garden (LG 86)
Matthews Paint Colors / #468A5E / Green Jewel (MP25066)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #478865 / Mallard Green (1132-6)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #348A5D / Argyle (SW 6747)
Tikkurila paint colours / #269273 / Emerald (L373)
Trumatch paint colors / #368763 / Trumatch 20-c6 (20-c6)
Valspar Paint Colors / #3E7758 / Deep Mint (6001-8C)
Vista paint colors / #368268 / Grassy Meadow (C-1403)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #3F8F69 / PANTONE P 141-5 C
Pantone Metallics / #4A895F / PANTONE 8705 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #549464 / PANTONE 10301 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #007C5A / PANTONE 341 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #327A52 / PANTONE 356 U
RAL Classic / #3B875E / Signal green (RAL 6032)
RAL Design / #3B845E / RAL 160 50 35
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #4E9673 / L8.30.50
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #3D7D53 / L1.46.38
Tiger Drylac / #37885F / 049/52630