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British Standard BS4800 : 2011 Colour Chart
The colours depicted on the following chart are for guidance only. The displayed colour will depend on your monitor and browser and pearl or metallic colours cannot be shown adequately. The finished colour, therefore, may not be as shown here. Please use the British Standards colour products for most accurate colour - available here.
BS 4800:2011 supersedes BS 4800:1989 which was withdrawn in May 2012.
Please note that the names used can be different depending on the end-user or the paint company. The names below are the most commonly used names.
If you wish to print off the BS4800:2011 colours on this site - click here.
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00 A 01
Ash grey / Oyster grey / Portland
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00 A 05
Goose grey / Sea mist / Goosewing
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00 A 09
Flint grey / Flint
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00 A 13
Storm grey / Greyfriar
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00 E 53
Black
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00 E 55
White
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02 C 33
Lupin pink / Candy floss / Pink wafer
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02 C 37
Clover pink / Corinth / Fontana
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02 C 39
Victoria plum / Aubergine / Plum
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02 C 40
Deep plum / Loganberry
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04 B 15
Rosepetal / Pastel pink / Dawn pink
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04 B 17
Dusty pink / Tea rose / Tearose
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04 B 21
Sable / Sierra
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04 C 31
Pink
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04 C 33
Orchid pink / Parisian pink / Shell
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04 C 37
Autumn brown / Rosevale
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04 C 39
Brick red / Copperbeech
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04 D 44
Misty red / Tawny
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04 D 45
Dark cherry / Russet / Monarch
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04 E 49
Rose pink / Petal
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04 E 51
Salmon red / Lobster / Azalea
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04 E 53
Poppy / Carnival red
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04 E 55
Red
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04 E 56
Carnival red
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04 E 58
Purple
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06 C 33
Peach / Cameo
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06 C 35
Light orange
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06 C 37
Leather brown / Brownstone
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06 C 39
Saddle brown / Saddle
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06 C 40
Brown
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06 D 43
Mid tan / Kalahari / Cinnamon
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06 D 45
Teak / Mace
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06 E 50
Mellow apricot / Apricot
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06 E 51
Mandarin orange / Clementine / Calendula
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06 E 56
Maori brown / Nectarine
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08 B 15
Magnolia
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08 B 17
Honey beige / Fawn / Sandstone
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08 B 21
Antelope
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08 B 25
Beaver brown / Beaver
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08 B 29
Bitter chocolate / Vandyke
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08 C 31
Honeysuckle cream / Blush stone
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08 C 33
Beige
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08 C 35
Fudge / Butterscotch / Bamboo
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08 C 37
Caramel / Bracken
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08 D 41
Yellow
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08 E 51
Golden yellow / Amber / Goldcup
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08 E 55
Orange
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10 A 03
Dawn grey / Sink grey / Flake grey
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10 A 11
Charcoal grey / Storm / Rhino
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10 B 15
Creamy white / Ivory / Gardenia
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10 B 17
Oatmeal / Greystone / Hopsack
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10 B 25
Turtle green / Turtle
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10 B 29
Vandyke brown / Ironstone
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10 C 31
Ivory / Champagne / Buttermilk
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10 C 33
Vanilla / Pollen
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10 C 35
Wheat / Golden bronze / Savannah
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10 C 39
Dark olive / Saluki / Seaweed / Riverbed
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10 D 43
Golden maize / Banana / Capricorn
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10 D 45
French mustard / Florida
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10 E 49
Pale primrose / Pale lemon / Jonquil
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10 E 50
Light grapefruit / Forsythia
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10 E 53
Sunflower yellow / Canary / Aztec
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10 E 55
Canary Yellow
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12 B 15
Sea foam / Seafoam
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12 B 17
Green Mist / Willow
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12 B 21
Mineral green / Opaline / Moorland
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12 B 25
Spruce green / Thyme / Chive
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12 C 31
Light yellow
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12 C 33
Green haze / Catkin
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12 C 37
Green
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12 C 39
Ivy green / Orchard
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12 D 41
Green
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12 D 43
Greengage / Sapling / Springleaf
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12 D 45
Dark laurel / Tundra / Sherwood
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12 E 51
Pale lime / Citrine
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12 E 53
Linden green / Linden
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12 E 55
Green
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14 C 31
Glacial green / Alpine
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14 C 35
Iceplant green / Braemar
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14 C 39
Holly green / Hollybush
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14 C 40
Moss green / Conifer
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14 E 49
Light green
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14 E 50
Green
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14 E 51
Bright green / Goblin / Garland
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14 E 53
Irish green / Avarice / Verona
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16 C 33
Duckegg / Duck egg blue
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16 C 37
Reef green / Orion
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16 D 45
Dark jade / Scarab
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16 E 50
Turquoise
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16 E 53
Aquamarine / Seafarer / Lido
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18 B 17
Blue mink / Silver haze / Heron
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18 B 21
Squirrel grey / Tideway
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18 B 25
Dark admiralty grey / Merlin
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18 B 29
Raven
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18 C 31
Ice blue / Spindrift
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18 C 35
Corvette blue / Pigeon
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18 C 39
Fathom blue / Deep river / Dolphin
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18 E 49
Crystal blue / Astral blue / Pinefrost
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18 E 50
Ribbon blue / Cirrus
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18 E 51
Delphinium Blue / Mermaid / Larkspur
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18 E 53
Tartan blue / Cobalt blue / Regatta
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20 C 33
Porcelain blue / Pompadour
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20 C 37
Larkspur blue / Viking
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20 C 40
Duchess blue / Midnight
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20 D 41
Powder blue
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20 D 45
Sapphire blue / Maritime / Trafalgar
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20 E 51
Cornflower blue / Corfu / Cornflower
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20 E 53
Blue
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20 E 56
Blue
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22 B 15
Pearl grey / Swansdown
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22 B 17
Pale lavender / Haze / Dove
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22 C 37
Purple heather / Heather
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22 D 41
Purple
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22 D 45
Deep purple / Pageant
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24 C 33
Pale lilac / Mallow
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24 C 39
Regal violet / Regalia
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24 E 53
Purple