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British Standard Service Brown (BS381C-499) 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 Service Brown, the code BS381C-499 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:#59493e
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:89, 73, 62
RGB Float:0.349, 0.286, 0.243
CMYK Percentage:0, 18, 30, 65
HSL:24,18,30
LAB:32,5,9
LRV (?) :7.09%
British Standard Service Brown (BS381C-499) represented in HEX code #59493e
Service Brown by British Standard

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Australian Standard AS2700 / #524940 / DARK EARTH (X62)
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 / #574840 / ROAST COFFEE (2549)
Munsell Color System / #58473A / 10yr 3/2
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #5D453D / S 7010-Y70R
AMS Standard 595a / #5D463D / Walnut brown (30108)
Behr paint / #56463E / Padre Brown (SC-105)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #59463C / Classic Brown (2109-10)
Dulux color palette / #453432 / CHERRY TRUFFLE
Dulux Trade Paints / #574740 / Velvet truffle 1 (60YR 07/093)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #5E463C / Northern Territory (DEA158)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #58463E / Cocoa Brown (DB666-3)
Farrow and ball colours / #534644 / Mahogany (36)
Federal Standard 595c / #5C453C / Walnut brown / Red brown (30108)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #5B4F41 / Brown Suede (221)
Isomat color system / #55463D / LPC 0946
Kelly Moore paint colors / #5B4740 / Rocky Mountain (AC252-5)
Kilz paint colors / #57463A / Coffee Grounds (LL110)
Little Greene paint colors / #5E4A42 / Spanish brown (LG 32)
Matthews Paint Colors / #604C44 / Chemic Bronze Met. (MP25647)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #604B42 / Little Bear (1074-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #5F4D43 / Rockwood dark brown (SW 2808)
Tikkurila paint colours / #594A3E / Sacher (L462)
Trumatch paint colors / #6F5041 / Trumatch 50-c7 (50-c7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #5F4F48 / Cabin Plank (2011-10)
Vista paint colors / #584D3D / Brown Suede (C-220)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #56483A / PANTONE P 23-16 C
Pantone Metallics / #5A4839 / PANTONE 8622 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #604C3E / PANTONE 10381 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #645246 / PANTONE 7519 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #635A52 / PANTONE Black 4 U
RAL Classic / #57483F / Sepia brown (RAL 8014)
RAL Design / #504437 / RAL 075 30 10
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #55423A / D2.10.25
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #55493F / E3.18.18
Tiger Drylac / #5E4943 / 049/66080