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British Standard Brown (04-B-27) 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 04-B-27 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:#553C35
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:85, 60, 53
RGB Float:0.333, 0.235, 0.208
CMYK Percentage:0, 29, 38, 67
HSL:13,23,27
LAB:28,10,9
LRV (?) :5.46%
British Standard Brown (04-B-27) represented in HEX code #553C35
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #4D342D / DARK BROWN (X65)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #574635 / Congo Brown (BS2660-3038)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #59493E / Service Brown (BS381C-499)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #553C35 / Brown (04-B-27)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #5D4240 / SJOKOLADE (2365)
Munsell Color System / #563A34 / 10r 3/2
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #5D453D / S 7010-Y70R
AMS Standard 595a / #523E37 / Brown (30059)
Behr paint / #573E36 / Heritage Oak (T15-5)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #51392E / Coffeehouse Chocolate (CW-165)
Dulux color palette / #453432 / CHERRY TRUFFLE
Dulux Trade Paints / #61433D / Bitter chocolate 2 (30YR 07/157)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #5E463C / Northern Territory (DEA158)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #5D443D / Duchy Brown (R-33-6)
Farrow and ball colours / #5D3B42 / Brinjal (222)
Federal Standard 595c / #503C34 / Brown (30059)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #633D38 / Otis Madiera (historic-otis-madiera)
Isomat color system / #5F3F3B / LPC 0446
Kelly Moore paint colors / #573F38 / Roasted Kona (KMA69-5)
Kilz paint colors / #58423F / Burnt Clay (LM120)
Little Greene paint colors / #5E4A42 / Spanish brown (LG 32)
Matthews Paint Colors / #5A3D3D / Cast Bronze (MP7458)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #604344 / Enchanting Eggplant (13-07)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #4D3930 / Turkish coffee (SW 6076)
Tikkurila paint colours / #654140 / Cherry (N417)
Trumatch paint colors / #55372B / Trumatch 50-a7 (50-a7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #6A4C44 / Rich Chocolate (1005-9A)
Vista paint colors / #523C32 / Jeff's Java (K-1112)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #5A3B34 / PANTONE P 43-15 C
Pantone Metallics / #5A4839 / PANTONE 8622 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #604C3E / PANTONE 10381 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #4E3227 / PANTONE 476 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #75584F / PANTONE 4695 U
RAL Classic / #5C443E / Mahogany brown (RAL 8016)
RAL Design / #533E39 / RAL 040 30 10
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #593F36 / D2.15.25
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #62433F / C0.23.18
Tiger Drylac / #604842 / 038/60016