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British Standard Grey (18-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 Grey, the code 18-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:#8e8e8e
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:142, 142, 142
RGB Float:0.557, 0.557, 0.557
CMYK Percentage:0, 0, 0, 44
HSL:0,0,56
LAB:59,0,0
LRV (?) :27.03%
British Standard Grey (18-B-23) represented in HEX code #8e8e8e
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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 / #8E8E8E / Grey (18-B-23)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #8E9393 / White Clay (5272)
Munsell Color System / #959394 / 10p 6/0.5
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #8E8E8D / S 4500-N
AMS Standard 595a / #888B8B / Gray (26251)
Behr paint / #8E8E8F / Cool Ashes (N520-4)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #939493 / Wall Street (CSP-20)
Dulux color palette / #9D9E9D / PEWTER PLATE
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 / #898F90 / Gray (36293)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #999494 / Sparrow (554)
Isomat color system / #908B87 / LPN 2624
Kelly Moore paint colors / #909193 / Pinstripe (KM659-M)
Kilz paint colors / #8D8B89 / Approaching Storm (RL190)
Little Greene paint colors / #908D91 / Arquerite (LG 250)
Matthews Paint Colors / #959293 / Cosmopolitan Grey (MP11464)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #918E8C / Antique Silver (1002-5)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #949392 / Gray shingle (SW 7670)
Tikkurila paint colours / #818C85 / Nephrite (N494)
Trumatch paint colors / #A8A6AC / Trumatch 41-g7 (41-g7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #888886 / Grey Suit (4004-2A)
Vista paint colors / #999594 / Sparrow (C-553)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #8B8D90 / PANTONE P 179-8 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 / #8F9194 / PANTONE Col Grey 8 U
RAL Classic / #918F8B / Grey aluminium (RAL 9007)
RAL Design / #8F8F8E / RAL 000 60 00
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #8F8E8E / On.00.53
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #8C8D8C / On.00.50
Tiger Drylac / #878C8D / 049/70239 Federal Standard Haze Gray OGF