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BRITISH STANDARD (BS) 381C Colours

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, hospitals and residential purposes.

BS381 101 BS381 102 BS381 103 BS381 104 BS381 105 Sky * blue Peacock blue blue Oxford blue

BS381 109 BS381 106 BS381 107 BS381 108 BS381 110 Middle blue / Strong blue Aircraft blue Roundel blue Anchusa

BS381 112 BS381 113 BS381 114 BS381 115 BS381 11 Arctic blue / Fiesta Deep saxe blue *Rail blue * Blue

BS381 166 BS381 172 BS381 175 BS381 210 BS381 174 French blue Pale roundel blue Light French blue Sky

BS381 216 BS381 217 BS381 218 BS381 220 BS381 221 Eau de Nil Sea Grass green green Brilliant green

BS381 225 BS381 226 BS381 222 BS381 223 BS381 224 Light Brunswick Mid Brunswick *Light bronze green Middle bronze green Deep bronze green green green

BS381 267 BS381 227 BS381 228 BS381 241 BS381 262 Deep chrome Deep Brunswick Emerald green / Dark green Bold green green / Traffic green green

BS381 275 BS381 278 BS381 280 BS381 282 BS381 283 *Opaline green *Light olive green Verdigris green *Forest green Aircraft grey green

BS381 284 BS381 285 BS381 298 BS381 309 BS381 310 Spruce green NATO green Olive drab Canary yellow Primrose

BS381 315 BS381 320 BS381 337 BS381 350 BS381 352 Grapefruit Light brown Very dark drab *Dark earth Pale cream BS381 353 BS381 355 BS381 356 BS381 358 BS381 359 Deep cream Lemon Golden yellow Light buff *Middle buff

BS381 361 BS381 363 BS381 365 BS381 366 BS381 367 Light stone Bold yellow Vellum Light beige Manilla

BS381 380 BS381 369 BS381 384 BS381 388 BS381 389 Camouflage desert Biscuit Light straw Beige Camouflage beige sand

BS381 420 BS381 411 BS381 412 BS381 414 BS381 435 Dark camouflage Middle brown Dark brown Golden brown *Camouflage desert sand

BS381 436 BS381 444 BS381 445 BS381 446 BS381 447 Dark camouflage *Terracotta Venetian red *Red oxide Salmon pink brown

BS381 448 BS381 449 BS381 452 BS381 453 BS381 454 *Deep Indian red *Light brown *Dark crimson Shell pink Pale roundel red

BS381 460 BS381 473 BS381 489 BS381 499 BS381 537 *Deep Buff *Gulf red *Leaf brown Service brown Signal red

BS381 538 BS381 539 BS381 540 BS381 541 BS381 542 Post office red / Currant red *Crimson Maroon Ruby Cherry

BS381 593 BS381 557 BS381 564 BS381 568 BS381 592 Rail red / Azo Light orange Bold red Apricot International orange orange

BS381 629 BS381 626 BS381 627 BS381 630 BS381 631 Dark camouflage Camouflage grey Light aircraft grey French grey Light grey grey

BS381 632 BS381 633 BS381 634 BS381 635 BS381 636 Dark admiralty grey *RAF blue-grey *Slate *Lead *PRU blue

BS381 637 BS381 638 BS381 639 BS381 640 BS381 642 Medium sea grey Dark sea grey *Light slate grey *Extra dark sea grey Night BS381 676 BS381 677 BS381 671 BS381 692 BS381 693 Light weatherwork Dark weatherwork *Middle graphite Smoke grey Aircraft grey grey grey

BS381 694 BS381 697 BS381 796 BS381 797 Dove grey Light admiralty grey Dark violet Light violet

BRITISH STANDARD (BS) 4800 Colours

The British Standard BS 4800 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, hospitals and residential purposes.

00-A-01 00-A-05 00-A-13 02-C-33 00-A-09 Ash grey / Oyster Goose grey / Sea Storm grey / Lupin pink / Candy Flint grey / Flint grey / Portland mist / Goosewing Greyfriar floss / Pink wafer

02-C-37 02-C-39 02-C-40 04-B-15 04-B-17 Clover pink / Corinth / Victoria plum / Deep plum / Rosepetal / Pastel Dusty pink / Tea Fontana Aubergine / Plum Loganberry pink / Dawn pink rose / Tearose

04-C-33 04-C-37 04-C-39 04-B-21 04-D-44 Orchid pink / Autumn brown / Brick red / Sable / Sierra Misty red / Tawny Parisian pink / Shell Rosevale Copperbeech

04-D-45 04-E-51 04-E-49 04-E-53 06-C-33 Dark cherry / Russet / Salmon red / Rose pink / Petal Poppy / Carnival red Peach / Cameo Monarch Lobster / Azalea

06-C-37 06-C-39 06-D-43 06-D-45 06-E-50Mellow Leather brown / Saddle brown / Mid tan / Kalahari / Teak / Mace apricot / Apricot Brownstone Saddle Cinnamon

06-E-51 06-E-56 08-B-17 Mandarin orange / 08-B-15 08-B-21 Maori brown / Honey beige / Fawn Clementine / Magnolia Antelope Nectarine / Sandstone Calendula

08-C-31 08-B-25 08-B-29 Honeysuckle 08-C-35 08-C-37 Beaver brown / Bitter chocolate / cream / Blush Beige Caramel / Bracken Beaver Vandyke stone

08-E-51 10-A-03 10-A-07 10-A-11 08-C-39 Golden yellow / Dawn grey / Sink Nimbus grey / Wood Charcoal grey / Coffee / Bison Amber / Goldcup grey / Flake grey ash / Woodash Storm / Rhino 10-B-15 10-B-17 10-B-29 10-B-21 10-B-25 Creamy white / Ivory / Oatmeal / Greystone Vandyke brown / Lizard grey Turtle green / Turtle Gardenia / Hopsack Ironstone

10-D-43 10-C-31 10-C-35 10-C-39 10-C-33 Golden maize / Ivory / Champagne / Wheat / Golden Dark olive / Saluki / Vanilla / Pollen Banana / Buttermilk bronze / Savannah Seaweed / Riverbed Capricorn

10-D-45 10-E-49 10-E-50 10-E-53 12-B-15 French mustard / Pale primrose / Pale Light grapefruit / Sunflower yellow / Sea foam / Florida lemon / Jonquil Forsythia Canary / Aztec Seafoam

12-B-21 12-B-25 12-B-29 12-C-33 12-B-17 Mineral green / Spruce green / Midnight green / Green haze / Green Mist / Willow Opaline / Moorland Thyme / Chive Juniper Catkin

12-D-43 12-D-45 12-E-53 12-C-39 12-E-51 Greengage / Sapling Dark laurel / Linden green / Ivy green / Orchard Pale lime / Citrine / Springleaf Tundra / Sherwood Linden

14-C-35 14-C-39 14-E-51 14-C-31 14-C-40 Iceplant green / Holly green / Bright green / Glacial green / Alpine Moss green / Conifer Braemar Hollybush Goblin / Garland

14-E-53 16-C-33 16-E-53 16-C-37 16-D-45 Irish green / Avarice / Duckegg / Duck egg Aquamarine / Reef green / Orion Dark jade / Scarab Verona blue Seafarer / Lido

18-B-17 18-B-21 18-B-25 18-B-29 18-C-31 Blue mink / Silver Squirrel grey / Dark admiralty grey Raven Ice blue / Spindrift haze / Heron Tideway / Merlin

18-C-39 18-E-49 18-E-50 18-C-35 18-D-43 Fathom blue / Deep Crystal blue / Astral Ribbon blue / Corvette blue / Pigeon Dresden blue river / Dolphin blue / Pinefrost Cirrus

18-E-51 18-E-53 20-C-33 20-C-37 20-C-40 Delphinium Blue / Tartan blue / Cobalt Porcelain blue / Larkspur blue / Duchess blue / Mermaid / Larkspur blue / Regatta Pompadour Viking Midnight

20-D-45 20-E-51 22-B-15 22-B-17 22-C-37 blue / / Pearl grey / Pale lavender / Haze Purple heather / Maritime / Trafalgar Corfu / Cornflower Swansdown / Dove Heather

22-D-45 24-C-39 24-C-33 00-E-53 00-E-55 Deep purple / Regal violet / Pale lilac / Mallow White Pageant Regalia

EXTENDED BRITISH STANDARD (BS) 4800 Colours

New BS4800: 2011 colour range. The extended (2011) range of BS4800 colours is shown below. The new (2011) standard includes 22 additional colours that are mostly brighter to reflect the latest trends for public and residential buildings. These paint colours are widely recognised throughout the UK and are often used to meet safety, legal or contractual requirements.

04 C 31 06 C 35 06 C 40 08 C 33 12 C 31 **Pink **Light orange **Brown **Beige **Light yellow

12 C 37 08 D 41 12 D 41 20 D 41 22 D 41 **Green **Yellow **Green ** **Purple

04 E 55 04 E 56 04 E 58 08 E 55 10 E 55 **Red **Carnival red **Purple **Orange **Canary yellow

12 E 55 14 E 49 14 E 50 16 E 50 20 E 53 **Green **Light green **Green **Turquoise **Blue

20 E 56 24 E 53 **Blue **Purple