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British Standard 381C:1930 (119 colors)

The British Standard BS 381C specifies colours used in identification, coding and other special purposes. This is a key reference for specifying a particular paint colour to use in the refurbishment of buildings – especially at Local Authority level or for major works, such as office blocks, airports, schools and hospitals.

  • 101 Sky Blue
  • 102 Turquoise Blue
  • 103 Peacock Blue
  • 104 Azure Blue
  • 105 Oxford Blue
  • 106 Royal Blue
  • 107 Strong Blue / Pacific Blue
  • 108 Aircraft Blue
  • 109 Middle Blue / Anchusa
  • 110 Roundel Blue
  • 111 Sky Blue
  • 112 Arctic Blue / Fiesta Blue
  • 113 Deep Saxe Blue
  • 114 Rail Blue
  • 115 Cobalt Blue
  • 166 French Blue
  • 172 Pale Rundel Blue
  • 174 Orient Blue
  • 175 Light French Blue
  • 210 Sky
  • 216 Eau De Nil
  • 217 Sea Green
  • 218 Grass Green
  • 220 Olive Green
  • 221 Brilliant Green
  • 222 Light Bronze Green
  • 223 Middle Bronze Green
  • 224 Deep Bronze Green
  • 225 Light Brunswick Green
  • 226 Mid Brunswick Green
  • 227 Deep Brunswick Green
  • 228 Emerald Green / Viridian
  • 241 Dark Green
  • 262 Bold Green
  • 267 Deep Chrome Green / Traffic Green
  • 275 Opaline Green
  • 278 Light Olive Green
  • 280 Verdigris Green
  • 282 Forest Green
  • 283 Aircraft Grey Green
  • 284 Spruce Green
  • 285 Nato Green
  • 298 Olive Drab
  • 309 Canary Yellow
  • 310 Primrose
  • 315 Grapefruit
  • 320 Light Brown
  • 337 Very Dark Drab
  • 350 Dark Earth
  • 352 Pale Cream
  • 353 Deep Cream
  • 355 Lemon
  • 356 Golden Yellow
  • 358 Light Buff
  • 359 Middle Buff
  • 361 Light Stone
  • 363 Bold Yellow
  • 365 Vellum
  • 366 Light Beige
  • 367 Manilla
  • 369 Biscuit
  • 380 Camouflage Desert Sand
  • 384 Light Straw
  • 388 Beige
  • 389 Camouflage Beige
  • 411 Middle Brown
  • 412 Dark Brown
  • 414 Golden Brown
  • 420 Dark Camouflage Desert Sand
  • 435 Camouflage Red
  • 436 Dark Camouflage Brown
  • 444 Terracotta
  • 445 Venetian Red
  • 446 Red Oxide
  • 447 Salmon Pink
  • 448 Deep Indian Red
  • 449 Light Purple Brown
  • 452 Dark Crimson
  • 453 Shell Pink
  • 454 Pale Roundel Red
  • 460 Deep Buff
  • 473 Gulf Red
  • 489 Leaf Brown
  • 499 Service Brown
  • 537 Signal Red
  • 538 Post Office Red / Cherry
  • 539 Currant Red
  • 540 Crimson
  • 541 Maroon
  • 542 Ruby
  • 557 Light Orange
  • 564 Bold Red
  • 568 Apricot
  • 592 International Orange
  • 593 Rail Red / Azo Orange
  • 626 Camouflage Grey
  • 627 Light Aircraft Grey
  • 629 Dark Camouflage Grey / Quaker Grey
  • 630 French Grey
  • 631 Light Grey
  • 632 Dark Admiralty Grey
  • 633 RAF Blue Grey
  • 634 Slate
  • 635 Lead
  • 636 PRU Blue
  • 637 Medium Sea Grey
  • 638 Dark Sea Grey
  • 639 Light Slate Grey
  • 640 Extra Dark Sea Grey
  • 642 Night
  • 671 Middle Graphite
  • 676 Light Weatherwork Grey
  • 677 Dark Weatherwork Grey
  • 692 Smoke Grey
  • 693 Aircraft Grey
  • 694 Dove Grey
  • 697 Light Admiralty Grey
  • 796 Dark Violet
  • 797 Light Violet

British Standard 2660:1964 (96 colors)

BS 2660 is an old colour standard for building and decorating, now largely superseded by BS 4800 (and 5252).

  • 0001 Canary
  • 0002 Oxlip
  • 0003 Golden Yellow
  • 0004 Marigold
  • 0005 Poppy Red
  • 0006 Post Office Red
  • 0008 Chartreuse
  • 0009 Parakeet
  • 0010 Paris / Vir. Green
  • 0011 Baltic Blue
  • 0012 Pacific Blue
  • 0013 Anchusa
  • 0014 Nightshade
  • 1015 Zephyr
  • 1016 Pink Haze
  • 1017 Rose Gray
  • 1018 Mecca Red
  • 1019 Royal Maroon
  • 1020 Daybreak
  • 1021 Orchis
  • 1022 Reef Red
  • 1023 Tawney Red
  • 1024 Chestnut
  • 1025 Crimson / Cherry
  • 2026 Mellow Buff
  • 2027 Cygnet
  • 2028 Fallow
  • 2029 Copra
  • 2030 Pink Beige
  • 2031 Aurora
  • 2032 Cocoa
  • 3033 Magnolia
  • 3034 Vanilla
  • 3036 Cobweb
  • 3037 Buffalo
  • 3038 Congo Brown
  • 3039 Chocolate
  • 3040 Manilla / Pale Ivory
  • 3041 Maple
  • 3042 Rich Cream
  • 3043 Light Stone
  • 3044 Golden Brown
  • 3045 Middle Brown
  • 4046 Off White
  • 4047 Silver Gleam
  • 4048 Stone Grey
  • 4049 Eddystone
  • 4050 Olive
  • 4051 Montella
  • 4052 Buttermilk
  • 4053 Jonquil
  • 4054 Mimosa Yellow
  • 4055 Jasmine Yellow
  • 4056 Mustard
  • 4057 Brass
  • 5058 Gossamer
  • 5059 Sky
  • 5050 Quarry Grey
  • 5061 Pine Green
  • 5062 Yaffie Green
  • 5063 Moss Green
  • 5064 Bredon Green
  • 5065 Clover Leaf
  • 5066 Grotto
  • 5067 Atlantic Green
  • 6068 Marble Green
  • 6069 Glacier
  • 6070 Pastel Green
  • 6071 Eau De Nil
  • 6073 Bottle Green
  • 6074 Mid Brunswick Green
  • 7075 Horizon Blue
  • 7076 Court Grey
  • 7077 Shadow Blue
  • 7078 Light Grey
  • 7080 Turquoise Blue
  • 7081 Narvik
  • 7082 Porcelain Blue
  • 7083 Ribbon Blue
  • 7084 Fiesta Blue
  • 7085 Marine Blue
  • 7086 Midnight Blue
  • 7087 Steel Blue
  • 7088 Wedgewood Blue
  • 7089 Castle Grey
  • 8090 Shell Pink / Columbine
  • 8091 Cyclamen
  • 8092 Regal Red
  • 9093 Silver
  • 9094 Flake Grey
  • 9095 Minerva Grey
  • 9096 Shire Grey
  • 9097 Dark Admiralty Grey
  • 9098 Blue Grey
  • 9100 Graphite
  • 9101 Charcoal

British Standard 5252:1976 (238 colors)

The British Standard BS 5252 specifies colours of paint for building and construction works. This is a key reference for specifying a particular paint colour to use in the refurbishment of buildings – especially at Local Authority level or for major works, such as office blocks, airports, schools and hospitals.

  • 00-A-01 Ash Grey / Oyster Grey / Portland
  • 00-A-03 Grey
  • 00-A-05 Goose Grey / Sea Mist / Goosewing
  • 00-A-07 Grey
  • 00-A-09 Flint Grey / Flint
  • 00-A-11 Grey
  • 00-A-13 Storm Grey / Greyfriar
  • 00-E-53 Black
  • 00-E-55 White
  • 02-A-03 Grey
  • 02-A-07 Grey
  • 02-A-11 Grey
  • 02-C-33 Lupin Pink / Candy Floss / Pink Wafer
  • 02-C-35 Pink
  • 02-C-37 Clover Pink / Corinth / Fontana
  • 02-C-39 Victoria Plum / Aubergine / Plum
  • 02-C-40 Deep Plum / Loganberry
  • 02-D-41 Pink
  • 02-D-43 Pink
  • 02-D-44 Pink
  • 02-D-45 Purple
  • 02-E-53 Purple
  • 02-E-56 Deep Pink
  • 02-E-58 Bordeaux
  • 04-B-15 Rosepetal / Pastel Pink / Dawn Pink
  • 04-B-15 Dawn Pink
  • 04-B-17 Tea Rose
  • 04-B-19 Beige
  • 04-B-21 Sierra
  • 04-B-23 Brown
  • 04-B-25 Saracen
  • 04-B-27 Brown
  • 04-B-29 Brown
  • 04-C-31 Pink
  • 04-C-33 Parisian Pink
  • 04-C-35 Soft Red
  • 04-C-37 Red
  • 04-C-39 Copperbeech
  • 04-C-40 Maroon
  • 04-D-41 Pink
  • 04-D-43 Robin
  • 04-D-44 Tawny
  • 04-D-45 Russet
  • 04-E-49 Petal
  • 04-E-50 Pink
  • 04-E-51 Salmon Red / Lobster / Azalea
  • 04-E-53 Carnival Red / Poppy
  • 04-E-55 Red
  • 04-E-56 Carnival Red
  • 04-E-58 Red
  • 06-A-03 Grey
  • 06-A-07 Grey
  • 06-A-11 Grey
  • 06-C-33 Cameo
  • 06-C-35 Light Orange
  • 06-C-37 Brownstone
  • 06-C-39 Saddle
  • 06-C-40 Brown
  • 06-D-41 Orange
  • 06-D-43 Kalahari
  • 06-D-44 Orange
  • 06-D-45 Mace
  • 06-E-50 Apricot
  • 06-E-51 Clementine
  • 06-E-53 Orange
  • 06-E-55 Orange
  • 06-E-56 Yellow
  • 08-A-14 Black
  • 08-B-15 Magnolia
  • 08-B-17 Fawn
  • 08-B-19 Beige
  • 08-B-21 Antelope
  • 08-B-23 Brown
  • 08-B-25 Beaver
  • 08-B-27 Brown
  • 08-B-29 Vandye
  • 08-C-31 Blush Stone
  • 08-C-33 Beige
  • 08-C-35 Butterscoth
  • 08-C-37 Bracken
  • 08-C-39 Bison
  • 08-C-40 Brown
  • 08-D-41 Yellow
  • 08-D-43 Yellow
  • 08-D-44 Brown
  • 08-D-45 Brown
  • 08-E-51 Golden Ambar
  • 08-E-53 Yellow
  • 08-E-55 Orange
  • 08-E-56 Yellow
  • 10-A-01 White
  • 10-A-03 Sink Grey
  • 10-A-05 Grey
  • 10-A-07 Wood Ash
  • 10-A-09 Grey
  • 10-A-11 Storm / Rhino
  • 10-B-15 Ivory
  • 10-B-17 Greystone
  • 10-B-19 Beige
  • 10-B-21 Lizard
  • 10-B-23 Brown
  • 10-B-25 Turtle
  • 10-B-27 Brown
  • 10-B-29 Ironstone
  • 10-C-31 Champagne
  • 10-C-31 Champagne
  • 10-C-33 Pollen
  • 10-C-35 Golden Bronze
  • 10-C-37 Yellow Brown
  • 10-C-39 Saluki
  • 10-D-41 Yellow
  • 10-D-43 Banana
  • 10-D-44 Light Olive
  • 10-D-45 Florida
  • 10-E-49 Pale Lemon
  • 10-E-50 Forsythia
  • 10-E-51 Yellow
  • 10-E-53 Canary
  • 10-E-55 Camery Yellow
  • 10-E-56 Yellow
  • 12-B-15 Seafoam
  • 12-B-17 Willow
  • 12-B-19 Beige
  • 12-B-21 Opaline
  • 12-B-23 Green
  • 12-B-25 Thyme
  • 12-B-27 Green
  • 12-B-29 Juniper
  • 12-C-31 Light Yellow
  • 12-C-33 Catkin
  • 12-C-35 Green
  • 12-C-37 Green
  • 12-C-39 Orchard
  • 12-C-40 Green
  • 12-C-41 Green
  • 12-D-43 Sapling
  • 12-D-44 Green
  • 12-D-45 Tundra
  • 12-E-51 Citrine
  • 12-E-53 Linden
  • 12-E-55 Green
  • 14-C-31 Green / Alpine
  • 14-C-33 Green
  • 14-C-35 Breamer
  • 14-C-37 Green
  • 14-C-39 Hollybush
  • 14-C-40 Green
  • 14-D-41 Green
  • 14-D-43 Green
  • 14-D-44 Green
  • 14-D-45 Green
  • 14-E-49 Light Green
  • 14-E-50 Green
  • 14-E-51 Goblin
  • 14-E-53 Avarice
  • 14-E-56 Green
  • 14-E-58 Green
  • 16-A-03 Grey
  • 16-A-07 Mid Grey
  • 16-A-11 Grey
  • 16-C-33 Duckegg
  • 16-C-35 Green
  • 16-C-37 Green
  • 16-C-39 Green
  • 16-C-40 Deep Green
  • 16-D-41 Green
  • 16-D-43 Green
  • 16-D-44 Green
  • 16-D-45 Green Blue
  • 16-E-50 Turquoise
  • 16-E-53 Seafarer
  • 16-E-56 Green
  • 18-A-14 Black
  • 18-B-15 White
  • 18-B-17 Silver Haze
  • 18-B-19 Grey
  • 18-B-21 Blue
  • 18-B-23 Grey
  • 18-B-25 Dark Admiral Grey
  • 18-B-27 Grey
  • 18-B-29 Blue
  • 18-C-31 Ice Blue
  • 18-C-33 Blue
  • 18-C-35 Blue
  • 18-C-37 Blue
  • 18-C-39 Deep River
  • 18-C-40 Black
  • 18-D-41 Blue
  • 18-D-43 Dresden Blue
  • 18-D-44 Blue
  • 18-D-45 Blue
  • 18-E-49 Astral Blue
  • 18-E-50 Blue
  • 18-E-51 Mermaid
  • 18-E-53 Cobalt Blue
  • 18-E-58 Blue
  • 20-C-33 Pompadour
  • 20-C-35 Blue
  • 20-C-37 Viking
  • 20-C-39 Blue
  • 20-C-40 Midnight
  • 20-D-41 Powder Blue
  • 20-D-43 Blue
  • 20-D-44 Blue
  • 20-D-45 Maritime
  • 20-E-50 Blue
  • 20-E-51 Corfu / Purple
  • 20-E-53 Blue
  • 20-E-56 Blue
  • 22-B-15 Swansdown
  • 22-B-17 Lavender Haze
  • 22-B-19 Soft Bleu
  • 22-B-21 Kashmir
  • 22-B-23 Purple
  • 22-B-25 Nightshade
  • 22-B-27 Violet
  • 22-B-29 Deep Purple
  • 22-C-31 White
  • 22-C-33 Soft Purple
  • 22-C-35 Purple
  • 22-C-37 Violet
  • 22-C-39 Purple
  • 22-C-40 Purple
  • 22-D-41 Violet
  • 22-D-43 Violet
  • 22-D-44 Purple
  • 22-D-45 Purple
  • 22-E-53 Purple
  • 22-E-58 Purple
  • 24-C-33 Lilac
  • 24-C-35 Pink
  • 24-C-37 Purple
  • 24-C-38 Amethyst
  • 24-C-39 Regalia
  • 24-C-40 Purple
  • 24-E-50 Pink
  • 24-E-53 Purple
  • 24-E-56 Violet
  • 24-E-58 Purple

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