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British Standard Olive Drab (BS381C-298) 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 Drab, the code BS381C-298 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:#4f5138
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:79, 81, 56
RGB Float:0.31, 0.318, 0.22
CMYK Percentage:2, 0, 31, 68
HSL:65,18,27
LAB:34,-6,14
LRV (?) :8.01%
British Standard Olive Drab (BS381C-298) represented in HEX code #4f5138
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #434832 / RAINFOREST GREEN (G15)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #464130 / Montella (BS2660-4051)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #4F5138 / Olive Drab (BS381C-298)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #565730 / Tundra (12-D-45)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #525149 / NEW GRANITE (0749)
Munsell Color System / #484733 / 2.5gy 3/2
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #55543F / S 7010-G70Y
AMS Standard 595a / #50553F / Field green (34095)
Behr paint / #4F573E / Forest Ridge (420F-7)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #495033 / Windsor Green (CW-505)
Dulux color palette / #68695B / DH SLATE
Dulux Trade Paints / #4B4C3D / Tarragon glory 1 (90YY 07/093)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #5F5D48 / Olive Court (DEA174)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #55533E / Forest Of Darkness (N029)
Farrow and ball colours / #686A47 / Bancha (298)
Federal Standard 595c / #4F543D / Field green (34095)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #585E46 / Delicious (438)
Isomat color system / #5B5B3F / LPC 1316
Kelly Moore paint colors / #595945 / Lone Pine (KM4798-5)
Kilz paint colors / #66624B / Tea Leaf (LF100-02)
Little Greene paint colors / #595545 / Invisible green (LG 56)
Matthews Paint Colors / #525742 / Walworth Green (MP13549)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #57593F / Pinetop (1125-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #4F523A / Secret garden (SW 6181)
Tikkurila paint colours / #585A4A / Grotto (M449)
Trumatch paint colors / #6F5041 / Trumatch 50-c7 (50-c7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #605B47 / Amazon Silt (6010-4)
Vista paint colors / #575C45 / Vegetarian (C-429)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #514835 / PANTONE P 13-16 C
Pantone Metallics / #56584A / PANTONE 8521 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #604C3E / PANTONE 10381 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #414929 / PANTONE 5743 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #646852 / PANTONE 5743 U
RAL Classic / #5C5E4C / Olive green (RAL 6003)
RAL Design / #595E4C / RAL 120 40 10
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #52583D / J0.20.30
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #5C573C / G5.30.26
Tiger Drylac / #4C5034 / 049/52880