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British Standard Olive Green (BS381C-220) 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 Olive Green, the code BS381C-220 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:#4b5729
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:75, 87, 41
RGB Float:0.294, 0.341, 0.161
CMYK Percentage:14, 0, 53, 66
HSL:77,37,25
LAB:35,-14,25
LRV (?) :8.50%
British Standard Olive Green (BS381C-220) represented in HEX code #4b5729
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #3B5330 / MOSS GREEN (G14)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #56653D / Clover Leaf (BS26605-5065)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #4B5729 / Olive Green (BS381C-220)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #4D5B2E / Orchard (12-C-39)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #48694A / OLIVER GREEN (0257)
Munsell Color System / #5F6236 / 5gy 4/4
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #50592A / S 6030-G50Y
AMS Standard 595a / #5F5F3A / Light green camo (34089)
Behr paint / #5E6132 / Shelter Green (AE-36)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #605E3A / Palmer Green (CW-475)
Dulux color palette / #68695B / DH SLATE
Dulux Trade Paints / #455A3B / Indian ivy 1 (42GY 09/205)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #58714A / Climbing Ivy (DE5615)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #495232 / Wild Olive (DC019)
Farrow and ball colours / #686A47 / Bancha (298)
Federal Standard 595c / #5F5F38 / Light green camouflage (34089)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #61643F / Aloe Leaf (417)
Isomat color system / #66693D / LPC 1306
Kelly Moore paint colors / #4B5F3C / Lady Luck (KMA17-5)
Kilz paint colors / #6A6E40 / Wild Jungle (LF290-02)
Little Greene paint colors / #626446 / Olive colour (LG 72)
Matthews Paint Colors / #636436 / Dufflebag Green (MP795)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #5F6C3C / Globe Artichoke (1121-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #576238 / Inverness (SW 6433)
Tikkurila paint colours / #70723F / Amazon (M386)
Trumatch paint colors / #7A5E37 / Trumatch 49-b7 (49-b7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #586444 / Dark Meadow (6010-5)
Vista paint colors / #5E6A43 / Baby Vegetable (C-752)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #5B513C / PANTONE P 13-15 C
Pantone Metallics / #6A7A47 / PANTONE 8701 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #6E6A39 / PANTONE 10339 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #4F552A / PANTONE 7498 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #676B4A / PANTONE 5747 U
RAL Classic / #466642 / Leaf green (RAL 6002)
RAL Design / #54622E / RAL 120 40 30
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #4D5D2A / J0.40.30
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #576941 / J3.40.31
Tiger Drylac / #4C5034 / 049/52880