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British Standard Brown (10-B-23) 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 10-B-23 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:#897749
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:137, 119, 73
RGB Float:0.537, 0.467, 0.286
CMYK Percentage:0, 13, 47, 46
HSL:43,30,41
LAB:51,0,28
LRV (?) :19.27%
British Standard Brown (10-B-23) represented in HEX code #897749
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #7A784B / AVOCADO (G34)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #6E5D2E / Olive (BS2660-4050)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #7B6B4F / Dark Earth (BS381C-350)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #897749 / Brown (10-B-23)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #9A824B / Ivy Dirt (8362)
Munsell Color System / #867945 / 10y 5/4
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #88754E / S 5020-Y
AMS Standard 595a / #9A8159 / Green gold stain (33440)
Behr paint / #867143 / Eden Prairie (UL180-2)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #8C7845 / Foot Hills (2148-10)
Dulux color palette / #9C7851 / MASTERS GOLD
Dulux Trade Paints / #95815A / Salisbury stones 1 (30YY 23/246)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #857349 / Mossy (DE6189)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #8B7B51 / Aegean Olive (322-6DB)
Farrow and ball colours / #686A47 / Bancha (298)
Federal Standard 595c / #9B8259 / Green gold stain (33440)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #8A754C / Herald's Trumpet (319)
Isomat color system / #8E7446 / LPC 1186
Kelly Moore paint colors / #877545 / Swamp Thing (KM4771-5)
Kilz paint colors / #8C7F44 / Olivery (LF120-02)
Little Greene paint colors / #97894D / Citrine (LG 71)
Matthews Paint Colors / #92784C / Gold Bond Met. (MP21246)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #887647 / Pickled Okra (1111-6)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #8E773F / Bengal grass (SW 6411)
Tikkurila paint colours / #70723F / Amazon (M386)
Trumatch paint colors / #93784E / Trumatch 49-c5 (49-c5)
Valspar Paint Colors / #947952 / Magic Lamp (3005-9A)
Vista paint colors / #8C7545 / September Gold (C-311)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #837458 / PANTONE P 13-11 C
Pantone Metallics / #85754E / PANTONE 871 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #8B7A4E / PANTONE 10343 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #917B4C / PANTONE 871 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #867949 / PANTONE 119 U
RAL Classic / #8B7047 / Pearl gold (RAL 1036)
RAL Design / #847640 / RAL 095 50 30
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #806A3E / F6.30.40
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #7E7A45 / G8.40.40
Tiger Drylac / #92754F / 049/66170