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British Standard Forest Green (BS381C-282) 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 Forest Green, the code BS381C-282 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:#506b52
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:80, 107, 82
RGB Float:0.314, 0.42, 0.322
CMYK Percentage:25, 0, 23, 58
HSL:124,14,37
LAB:43,-15,11
LRV (?) :13.16%
British Standard Forest Green (BS381C-282) represented in HEX code #506b52
Forest Green by British Standard

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Australian Standard AS2700 / #687259 / EUCALYPTUS (G52)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #465643 / Pine Green (BS2660-5061)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #506B52 / Forest Green (BS381C-282)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #5E7550 / Green (12-B-27)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #48694A / OLIVER GREEN (0257)
Munsell Color System / #46694C / 2.5g 4/4
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #567762 / S 5020-G10Y
AMS Standard 595a / #4D6959 / Green (24108)
Behr paint / #576C50 / Forest Green (808)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #596B55 / Peale Green (HC-121)
Dulux color palette / #68695B / DH SLATE
Dulux Trade Paints / #537056 / Tuscan glade 1 (70GY 14/187)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #566E57 / Green Bayou (DE5650)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #547050 / Putt-Putt Green (DB622-2)
Farrow and ball colours / #768769 / Calke Green (34)
Federal Standard 595c / #466653 / Dark green international / Navy torpedo (34108)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #566955 / Picholine (historic-picholine)
Isomat color system / #506E57 / LPC 1656
Kelly Moore paint colors / #4E6346 / Back Woods (KM5107-5)
Kilz paint colors / #647758 / Peaceful Forest (TB-80)
Little Greene paint colors / #565F49 / Mid bronze green (LG 125)
Matthews Paint Colors / #57715D / Kamchatka Green Met. (MP53254)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #4C6B4E / Emerald City (13-32)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #4F6A56 / Kale green (SW 6460)
Tikkurila paint colours / #677257 / Java (M448)
Trumatch paint colors / #648D6D / Trumatch 21-a7 (21-a7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #5B705D / Alpine Top (5006-6C)
Vista paint colors / #4C6C4C / Tall Timber (K-304)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #5E6F63 / PANTONE P 177-10 C
Pantone Metallics / #56735A / PANTONE 8720 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #536E4F / PANTONE 10315 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #5A6F5E / PANTONE 5615 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #4D6B56 / PANTONE 357 U
RAL Classic / #466642 / Leaf green (RAL 6002)
RAL Design / #47654A / RAL 150 40 20
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #5E7456 / K2.20.40
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #597057 / K5.25.35
Tiger Drylac / #496355 / 049/52650