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British Standard Dark Brown (BS381C-412) 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 Dark Brown, the code BS381C-412 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:#5C422E
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:92, 66, 46
RGB Float:0.361, 0.259, 0.18
CMYK Percentage:0, 28, 50, 64
HSL:26,33,27
LAB:30,8,17
LRV (?) :6.24%
British Standard Dark Brown (BS381C-412) represented in HEX code #5C422E
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #674431 / BROWN (X54)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #574635 / Congo Brown (BS2660-3038)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #5C422E / Dark Brown (BS381C-412)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #51462A / Storm / Rhino (10-A-11)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #654840 / Cocoa (2020)
Munsell Color System / #563F32 / 7.5yr 3/2
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #624029 / S 7020-Y40R
AMS Standard 595a / #6C4D40 / DoT Highway brown (10055)
Behr paint / #5D4333 / Revival Mahogany (760B-7)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #5B4531 / Taupe (2110-10)
Dulux color palette / #453432 / CHERRY TRUFFLE
Dulux Trade Paints / #664939 / Rich Havana 1 (70YR 08/186)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #5E463C / Northern Territory (DEA158)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #65483B / Aw Nuts (1-O-4)
Farrow and ball colours / #726454 / Salon Drab (290)
Federal Standard 595c / #6B4D40 / DoT Highway brown (10055)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #654637 / Hideaway (137)
Isomat color system / #694C3C / LPC 0726
Kelly Moore paint colors / #634436 / Thai Teak (KM4505-5)
Kilz paint colors / #694A39 / Ancient Spice (LM170)
Little Greene paint colors / #69413C / Arras (LG 316)
Matthews Paint Colors / #63452F / Castell Bronze Met. (MP20157)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #6C483A / Bird House Brown (1072-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #634533 / Java (SW 6090)
Tikkurila paint colours / #5D4D3F / Primeval forest (M460)
Trumatch paint colors / #634134 / Trumatch 50-b7 (50-b7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #6A4C44 / Rich Chocolate (1005-9A)
Vista paint colors / #624534 / Hideaway (C-136)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #5D463A / PANTONE P 33-15 C
Pantone Metallics / #6C4930 / PANTONE 8584 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #604C3E / PANTONE 10381 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #59452A / PANTONE 462 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #775948 / PANTONE 4625 U
RAL Classic / #654A3F / Nut brown (RAL 8011)
RAL Design / #5A3D29 / RAL 060 30 20
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #5E3E2A / E0.30.20
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #6B4C3B / D7.31.23
Tiger Drylac / #684D43 / 038/60026 Marrone 306