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British Standard Brown (08-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 08-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:#97793b
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:151, 121, 59
RGB Float:0.592, 0.475, 0.231
CMYK Percentage:0, 20, 61, 41
HSL:40,44,41
LAB:52,5,38
LRV (?) :20.14%
British Standard Brown (08-B-23) represented in HEX code #97793b
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #8E6B2E / OLIVE YELLOW (Y41)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #8E7F2F / Moss Green (BS2660-5063)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #9E7339 / Light Brown (BS381C-320)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #97793B / Brown (08-B-23)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #9B834B / IVY DIRT (8362)
Munsell Color System / #96752D / 5y 5/6
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #9A7F3E / S 4040-Y
AMS Standard 595a / #807235 / Green (34259)
Behr paint / #9A7B37 / Burnished Bronze (S-H-380)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #9E8347 / Brazen (259)
Dulux color palette / #9C7851 / MASTERS GOLD
Dulux Trade Paints / #997931 / Sunny savannah 1 (30YY 21/438)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #9F8046 / Golden Harmony (DE6168)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #9D7C42 / At Bat (DB159-1)
Farrow and ball colours / #CB9E59 / India Yellow (66)
Federal Standard 595c / #A28153 / Yellow sand / Tan / ANA 615 (30266)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #977A41 / Gold Estate (886)
Isomat color system / #927A38 / LPC 1155
Kelly Moore paint colors / #977540 / Holy Grail (KM5254-5)
Kilz paint colors / #A9864E / Apple Butter (LE290-02)
Little Greene paint colors / #97894D / Citrine (LG 71)
Matthews Paint Colors / #91793D / Wild Olive (MP1603)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #A67E4B / Look At Me (1091-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #95793D / Fervent brass (SW 6405)
Tikkurila paint colours / #A37D53 / Syrup (S396)
Trumatch paint colors / #A17A41 / Trumatch 49-b2 (49-b2)
Valspar Paint Colors / #B18A52 / Mixed Potpourri (3010-4)
Vista paint colors / #987C40 / Gold Estate (C-885)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #9F7B3A / PANTONE P 16-14 C
Pantone Metallics / #9C7C38 / PANTONE 8640 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #926E39 / PANTONE 10357 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #998643 / PANTONE 4505 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #98783A / PANTONE 132 U
RAL Classic / #826C34 / Green brown (RAL 8000)
RAL Design / #8E712E / RAL 085 50 40
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #927938 / F8.41.46
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #A17B37 / F4.49.46
Tiger Drylac / #AF7E48 / 049/15180