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Colors - British Standard

The British Standards for colors is called BS 381.

These hex values are non official approximate values intended to simulate the BS 381 in HTML:

HexColorCodeName
#94bfac381 101Sky blue
#5b9291381 102Turquoise blue
#3b6879381 103Peacock blue
#264d7e381 104Azure blue
#1f3057381 105Oxford blue
#2a283d381 106Royal blue
#3a73a9381 107Strong blue
#173679381 108Aircraft blue
#1c5680381 109Middle blue / Anchusa
#2c3e75381 110Roundel blue
#8cc5bb381 111Pale Blue
#78adc2381 112Arctic blue / Fiesta Blue
#3f687d381 113Deep saxe blue
#1f4b61381 114Rail blue
#5f88c1381 115Cobalt blue
#2458af381 166French blue
#135b75381 169Traffic blue
#a7c6eb381 172Pale roundel blue
#64a0aa381 174Orient Blue
#4f81c5381 175Light French blue
#bbc9a5381 210Sky
#bcd890381 216Eau de Nil
#96bf65381 217Sea green
#698b47381 218Grass green
#757639381 219Sage Green
#4b5729381 220Olive green
#507d3a381 221Brilliant green
#6a7031381 222Light bronze green
#49523a381 223Middle bronze green
#3e4630381 224Deep bronze green
#406a28381 225Light Brunswick green
#33533b381 226Mid Brunswick green
#254432381 227Deep Brunswick green
#428b64381 228Emerald green / Viridian
#4f5241381 241Dark green
#44945e381 262Bold green
#476a4c381 267Deep chrome green / Traffic green
#8fc693381 275Opaline green
#2e4c1e381 276Lincon green
#364a20381 277Cypress green
#87965a381 278Light olive green
#3b3629381 279Steel furniture green
#68ab77381 280Verdigris green
#506b52381 282Forest green
#7e8f6e381 283Aircraft grey green
#6b6f5a381 284Spruce green
#5f5c4b381 285NATO green
#4f5138381 298Olive drab
#feec04381 309Canary yellow
#fef963381 310Primrose
#fef96a381 315Grapefruit
#9e7339381 320Light brown
#4c4a3c381 337Very dark drab
#7b6b4f381 350Dark earth
#fced96381 352Pale cream
#fdf07a381 353Deep cream
#e9bb43381 354Primrose
#fdd906381 355Lemon
#fcc808381 356Golden yellow
#f6c870381 358Light buff
#dbac50381 359Middle buff
#d4b97d381 361Light stone
#ac7c42381 362Middle stone
#fde706381 363Bold yellow
#cec093381 364Portland stone
#f4f0bd381 365Vellum
#f5e7a1381 366Light beige
#fef6bf381 367Manilla
#dd7b00381 368Traffic Yellow
#feeba8381 369Biscuit
#bba38a381 380Camouflage desert sand
#eedfa5381 384Light straw
#e8c88f381 385Light biscuit
#e6c18d381 386Champagne
#cfb48a381 387Sunrise / Sunshine
#e4cf93381 388Beige
#b2a788381 389Camouflage beige
#f3d163381 397Jasmine Yellow
#93612b381 410Light brown
#74542f381 411Middle brown
#5c422e381 412Dark brown
#402d21381 413Nut brown
#a86c29381 414Golden brown
#61361e381 415Imperial brown
#a89177381 420Dark camouflage desert sand
#845b4d381 435Camouflage red
#564b47381 436Dark camouflage brown
#464334381 437Very dark drab
#753b1e381 439Orange brown
#c98a71381 443Salmon
#a65341381 444Terracotta
#83422b381 445Venetian red
#774430381 446Red oxide
#f3b28b381 447Salmon pink
#67403a381 448Deep Indian red
#693b3f381 449Light purple brown
#745f46381 450Dark earth
#613339381 452Dark crimson
#fbded6381 453Shell pink
#e8a1a2381 454Pale roundel red
#bd8f56381 460Deep Buff
#793932381 473Gulf red
#8d5b41381 489Leaf brown
#573320381 490Beech brown
#59493e381 499Service brown
#bb3016381 536Poppy
#dd3420381 537Signal red
#c41c22381 538Post office red / Cherry
#d21e2b381 539Currant red
#8b1a32381 540Crimson
#471b21381 541Maroon
#982d57381 542Ruby
#ef841e381 557Light orange
#dd3524381 564Bold red
#fb9c06381 568Apricot
#a83c19381 570Traffic red
#d04e09381 591Deep orange
#e45523381 592International orange
#f24816381 593Rail red / Azo orange
#a0a9aa381 626Camouflage grey
#bec0b8381 627Light aircraft grey
#9d9d7e381 628Silver grey
#7a838b381 629Dark camouflage grey
#a5ad98381 630French grey
#9aaa9f381 631Light grey
#6b7477381 632Dark admiralty grey
#424c53381 633RAF blue-grey
#6f7264381 634Slate
#525b55381 635Lead
#5f7682381 636PRU blue
#8e9b9c381 637Medium sea grey
#6c7377381 638Dark sea grey
#667563381 639Light slate grey
#566164381 640Extra dark sea grey
#484837381 641Dark green
#282b2f381 642Night
#4e5355381 671Middle graphite
#a9b7b9381 676Light weatherwork grey
#676f76381 677Dark weatherwork grey
#7b93a3381 692Smoke grey
#88918d381 693Aircraft grey
#909a92381 694Dove grey
#b6d3cc381 697Light admiralty grey
#6e4a75381 796Dark violet
#c9a8ce381 797Light violet


BRITISH STANDARD 4800

The BS 4800 standard specifies 122 colors for building and construction works.

The colors where intended for major works, such as office blocks, airports, schools and hospitals.

These hex values are non official approximate values intended to simulate the British Standard 4800 in HTML:

HexColorCodeName
#deded200-A-01Ash grey / Oyster grey / Portland
#b5b8b300-A-05Goose grey / Sea mist / Goosewing
#78858500-A-09Flint grey / Flint
#38555200-A-13Storm grey / Greyfriar
#f7d0cf02-C-33Lupin pink / Candy floss / Pink wafer
#a9768102-C-37Clover pink / Corinth / Fontana
#69474f02-C-39Victoria plum / Aubergine / Plum
#3f404202-C-40Deep plum / Loganberry
#fdeee604-B-15Rosepetal / Pastel pink / Dawn pink
#ead5ca04-B-17Dusty pink / Tea rose / Tearose
#a5978c04-B-21Sable / Sierra
#facabc04-C-33Orchid pink / Parisian pink / Shell
#ac786b04-C-37Autumn brown / Rosevale
#704a3f04-C-39Brick red / Copperbeech
#b05b4b04-D-44Misty red / Tawny
#8b413104-D-45Dark cherry / Russet / Monarch
#ffece004-E-49Rose pink / Petal
#f77d6404-E-51Salmon red / Lobster / Azalea
#e1553e04-E-53Poppy / Carnival red
#f7d3aa06-C-33Peach / Cameo
#9f715906-C-37Leather brown / Brownstone
#63473906-C-39Saddle brown / Saddle
#cd864a06-D-43Mid tan / Kalahari / Cinnamon
#8f583d06-D-45Teak / Mace
#ffc88206-E-50Mellow apricot / Apricot
#ff9b6106-E-51Mandarin orange / Clementine / Calendula
#bc6e3c06-E-56Maori brown / Nectarine
#fff7e308-B-15Magnolia
#e9dac308-B-17Honey beige / Fawn / Sandstone
#a69c8e08-B-21Antelope
#6a645d08-B-25Beaver brown / Beaver
#3b3c3d08-B-29Bitter chocolate / Vandyke
#fff6d608-C-31Honeysuckle cream / Blush stone
#dbb17a08-C-35Beige
#9d7c4d08-C-37Caramel / Bracken
#624f3e08-C-39Coffee / Bison
#f8bf2c08-E-51Golden yellow / Amber / Goldcup
#d8d6cd10-A-03Dawn grey / Sink grey / Flake grey
#9f9e9910-A-07Nimbus grey / Wood ash / Woodash
#60666710-A-11Charcoal grey / Storm / Rhino
#fffce410-B-15Creamy white / Ivory / Gardenia
#e0d6b410-B-17Oatmeal / Greystone / Hopsack
#a5a08610-B-21Lizard grey
#6f6b5810-B-25Turtle green / Turtle
#3a383010-B-29Vandyke brown / Ironstone
#fff5d010-C-31Ivory / Champagne / Buttermilk
#fae6a810-C-33Vanilla / Pollen
#ccb66f10-C-35Wheat / Golden bronze / Savannah
#594f3110-C-39Dark olive / Saluki / Seaweed / Riverbed
#d0b84210-D-43Golden maize / Banana / Capricorn
#988c3810-D-45French mustard / Florida
#fef6b310-E-49Pale primrose / Pale lemon / Jonquil
#ffeb7510-E-50Light grapefruit / Forsythia
#f2e42810-E-53Sunflower yellow / Canary / Aztec
#fcfae012-B-15Sea foam / Seafoam
#dddcb712-B-17Green Mist / Willow
#a3a78912-B-21Mineral green / Opaline / Moorland
#696c5a12-B-25Spruce green / Thyme / Chive
#3a3e3312-B-29Midnight green / Juniper
#dbdd9f12-C-33Green haze / Catkin
#49502d12-C-39Ivy green / Orchard
#8f9d3812-D-43Greengage / Sapling / Springleaf
#626e1912-D-45Dark laurel / Tundra / Sherwood
#d2dd4912-E-51Pale lime / Citrine
#a3bd4212-E-53Linden green / Linden
#f1fbe914-C-31Glacial green / Alpine
#acbfab14-C-35Iceplant green / Braemar
#3e504114-C-39Holly green / Hollybush
#32382b14-C-40Moss green / Conifer
#74b97914-E-51Bright green / Goblin / Garland
#448d6014-E-53Irish green / Avarice / Verona
#c5ddd616-C-33Duckegg / Duck egg blue
#64888716-C-37Reef green / Orion
#264f5216-D-45Dark jade / Scarab
#4b8e9016-E-53Aquamarine / Seafarer / Lido
#d6dfdc18-B-17Blue mink / Silver haze / Heron
#9ca4a518-B-21Squirrel grey / Tideway
#6a6f7318-B-25Dark admiralty grey / Merlin
#33333518-B-29Raven
#fdfff818-C-31Ice blue / Spindrift
#a2b7be18-C-35Corvette blue / Pigeon
#3b526418-C-39Fathom blue / Deep river / Dolphin
#5c869d18-D-43Dresden blue
#e5f9f418-E-49Crystal blue / Astral blue / Pinefrost
#bde1e918-E-50Ribbon blue / Cirrus
#65a2c318-E-51Delphinium Blue / Mermaid / Larkspur
#2569a118-E-53Tartan blue / Cobalt blue / Regatta
#ccdcec20-C-33Porcelain blue / Pompadour
#7489a620-C-37Larkspur blue / Viking
#29374b20-C-40Duchess blue / Midnight
#3b578020-D-45Sapphire blue / Maritime / Trafalgar
#72a2d920-E-51Cornflower blue / Corfu / Cornflower
#f8f6ee22-B-15Pearl grey / Swansdown
#dbd9da22-B-17Pale lavender / Haze / Dove
#847e9f22-C-37Purple heather / Heather
#524f8122-D-45Deep purple / Pageant
#e5d1db24-C-33Pale lilac / Mallow
#684a6b24-C-39Regal violet / Regalia
#00000000-E-53Black
#ffffff00-E-55White

EXTENDED BRITISH STANDARD BS 4800

The BS 4800 also includes 22 additional bright colors to reflect the latest trends for public buildings.

Most of the these colors are recognized  in the UK, and often used to meet safety, legal or contractual requirements.

These hex values are non official approximate values intended to simulate the BS 4800 extensions in HTML:

HexColorCodeName
#fee7d504 C 31Pink
#eda67206 C 35Light orange
#4b2c1706 C 40Brown
#efc28908 C 33Beige
#e9eeac12 C 31Light yellow
#5e6b1b12 C 37Green
#febb7508 D 41Yellow
#d4e27312 D 41Green
#97b5d520 D 41Powder blue
#afadd522 D 41Purple
#cf3b2104 E 55Red
#c71c2c04 E 56Carnival red
#6a2c3904 E 58Purple
#f99e2c08 E 55Orange
#ffcb0510 E 55Cannary yellow
#5da03912 E 55Green
#c0e1c214 E 49Light green
#9dd29c14 E 50Green
#97d5c816 E 50Turquoise
#096eb220 E 53Blue
#01478220 E 56Blue
#90538f24 E 53Purple