Federal Std. 595c DoT highway orange (12243) HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with Federal Std. 595c colors, especially Federal Standard 595c collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate color named 12243 - DoT highway orange, the code 12243 is also used for refference to this Federal Std. 595c 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.