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British Standard Brown (06-C-40) 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 Brown, the code 06-C-40 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:#472300
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:71, 35, 0
RGB Float:0.278, 0.137, 0
CMYK Percentage:0, 51, 100, 72
HSL:30,100,14
LAB:18,14,27
LRV (?) :2.52%
British Standard Brown (06-C-40) represented in HEX code #472300
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #60342C / RED OXIDE (R63)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #4A1F1E / Royal Maroon (BS2660-1019)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #5C422E / Dark Brown (BS381C-412)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #472300 / Brown (06-C-40)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #7B453F / Steady Brown (2803)
Munsell Color System / #4A220D / 5yr 2/4
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #5C3224 / S 7020-Y70R
AMS Standard 595a / #76543C / Earth red camo (31090)
Behr paint / #5B2E14 / Classic Brown (BXC-45)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #6A3E2E / Charlton Brown (CW-265)
Dulux color palette / #453432 / CHERRY TRUFFLE
Dulux Trade Paints / #664939 / Rich Havana 1 (70YR 08/186)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #6B443D / Sunken Ship (DEA148)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #683D34 / Alcott Brown (R-27-6)
Farrow and ball colours / #6D4247 / Preference Red (297)
Federal Standard 595c / #503C34 / Brown (30059)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #654637 / Hideaway (137)
Isomat color system / #78493B / LPC 0586
Kelly Moore paint colors / #734935 / Riding Boots (KMA64-5)
Kilz paint colors / #694A39 / Ancient Spice (LM170)
Little Greene paint colors / #69413C / Arras (LG 316)
Matthews Paint Colors / #431906 / Dopplebock (MP3364)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #6C483A / Bird House Brown (1072-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #4F3426 / French roast (SW 6069)
Tikkurila paint colours / #764941 / Rooibos (M476)
Trumatch paint colors / #5F3A2D / Trumatch 50-a5 (50-a5)
Valspar Paint Colors / #683839 / Spanish Tile (1010-5)
Vista paint colors / #7A3F2F / Monterey Chestnut (C-122)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #51342D / PANTONE P 43-16 C
Pantone Metallics / #6F4726 / PANTONE 8583 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #604C3E / PANTONE 10381 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #562E18 / PANTONE 1545 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #7A5D46 / PANTONE 1545 U
RAL Classic / #814028 / Pearl copper (RAL 8029)
RAL Design / #623C1F / RAL 060 30 27
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #5C3927 / D6.30.20
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #6B4C3B / D7.31.23
Tiger Drylac / #692C24 / 049/31920