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Federal Std. 595c Desert sand 500/503 (23525) 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 23525 - Desert sand 500/503, the code 23525 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.

HEX Color

HEX Code:#bdb4a4
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:189, 180, 164
RGB Float:0.741, 0.706, 0.643
CMYK Percentage:0, 5, 13, 26
HSL:38,16,69
LAB:74,0,9
LRV (?) :46.70%
Federal Std. 595c Desert sand 500/503 (23525) represented in HEX code #bdb4a4
Desert sand 500/503 by Federal Std. 595c

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Australian Standard AS2700 / #C3C0B7 / CLOUD GREY (N22)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #B2AFA6 / Minerva Grey (BS2660-9095)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #BEC0B8 / Light AIrcraft Grey (BS381C-627)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #BEB7A7 / Grey (00-A-03)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #BAB3A6 / Sable Stone (10342)
Munsell Color System / #C2BAAB / 5y 7.5/1.0
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #B2B1A1 / S 3005-G80Y
AMS Standard 595a / #BFB4A5 / Desert sand 500/503 (23525)
Behr paint / #BDB5A8 / Silverado Spur (MS-49)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #BBB6A8 / Northern Cliffs (1536)
Dulux color palette / #B6B4A9 / STONE GREEN
Dulux Trade Paints / #C3BCAE / Green raft / River bed (40YY 51/084)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #BBB3A2 / Flintstone (DE6221)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #BBB4A4 / Whaler Inn (87-D)
Farrow and ball colours / #B5AFA0 / Hardwick White (5)
Federal Standard 595c / #BDB4A4 / Desert sand 500/503 (23525)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #BFB6A9 / Light Lichen (211)
Isomat color system / #C4BFAF / LPN 2803
Kelly Moore paint colors / #C1B8A8 / Meadow Brook (KM3948-2)
Kilz paint colors / #BCB5A9 / Urban Gateway (LK110)
Little Greene paint colors / #BDB5A1 / Portland stone dark (LG 157)
Matthews Paint Colors / #BFB8AA / Gold Dust Prl over Hot Plata (MP23468-23554)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #BDB0A0 / Discover (1021-3)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #BFB6A7 / Analytical gray (SW 7051)
Tikkurila paint colours / #C2B7A9 / Driftwood (V484)
Trumatch paint colors / #C5BCA3 / Trumatch 9-e5 (9-e5)
Valspar Paint Colors / #BDB9AA / Sandy Sage (5008-1C)
Vista paint colors / #BFB6A7 / Thistle Gray (C-196)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #BBB9AD / PANTONE P 178-2 C
Pantone Metallics / #919085 / PANTONE 8380 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #A99E8E / PANTONE 10352 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #BFB9A7 / PANTONE 7535 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #C0B4AA / PANTONE 7529 U
RAL Classic / #B9B4A5 / Pebble grey (RAL 7032)
RAL Design / #B2AA98 / RAL 090 70 10
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #C2BCB0 / G0.05.70
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #B9B4A7 / G0.05.65
Tiger Drylac / #BDB6A5 / 038/15012 Sandstone