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British Standard Grey (10-A-05) 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 Grey, the code 10-A-05 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:#8a8a89
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:138, 138, 137
RGB Float:0.541, 0.541, 0.537
CMYK Percentage:0, 0, 1, 46
HSL:60,0,54
LAB:57,0,1
LRV (?) :24.92%
British Standard Grey (10-A-05) represented in HEX code #8a8a89
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #908F8F / PIPELINE GREY (N43)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #918F88 / Shire Grey (BS2660-9096)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #88918D / Aircraft Grey (BS381C-693)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #8A8A89 / Grey (10-A-05)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #808480 / GRå (0517)
Munsell Color System / #888D8E / N 5.75/ (Neutral Value Scale)
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #858585 / S 5000-N
AMS Standard 595a / #888B8B / Gray (26251)
Behr paint / #8B8B88 / Letter Gray (PPU24-20)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #878684 / Cinder (AF-705)
Dulux color palette / #7D7D7C / LEAD GREY
Dulux Trade Paints / #898989 / Urban obsession (00NN 25/000)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #888786 / Looking Glass (DE6376)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #8C8C8A / Relaxed Gray (437-4DB)
Farrow and ball colours / #8D8D8B / Plummett (272)
Federal Standard 595c / #878A8A / Gray (26251)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #828782 / Paved Path (582)
Isomat color system / #908B87 / LPN 2624
Kelly Moore paint colors / #8F8F8C / Grey Matters (KM3829-2)
Kilz paint colors / #8D8B89 / Approaching Storm (RL190)
Little Greene paint colors / #908D91 / Arquerite (LG 250)
Matthews Paint Colors / #888884 / Institute Gray (MP2048)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #898A86 / Downpour (1010-5)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #888782 / Classic French gray (SW 0077)
Tikkurila paint colours / #7C7E7D / Cloak (M499)
Trumatch paint colors / #9B8579 / Trumatch 50-e5 (50-e5)
Valspar Paint Colors / #888886 / Grey Suit (4004-2A)
Vista paint colors / #858483 / Cast in Stone (K-818)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #8E8C86 / PANTONE P 169-9 C
Pantone Metallics / #8D8C8B / PANTONE 8001 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #959093 / PANTONE 10382 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #8C8D8E / PANTONE Col Grey 8 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #8D8682 / PANTONE Warm Grey 8 U
RAL Classic / #888A8B / Pearl dark grey (RAL 9023)
RAL Design / #8F8F8E / RAL 000 60 00
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #868786 / On.00.50
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #898988 / On.00.49
Tiger Drylac / #878785 / 049/72480