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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 and hospitals. The colours depicted below are for guidance only. The displayed colour will depend on your monitor and browser. Pearl or metallic colours cannot be shown adequately. The finished colour, therefore, may not be as shown here.


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British Standard 4800/5252 & 5252 Colours & Shades

BS 00 A 01 Ash grey, Oyster grey, Portland
BS 00 A 05 Goose grey, Sea mist, Goosewing
BS 00 A 09 Flint grey, Flint
BS 00 A 13 Storm grey, Greyfriar
BS 00 E 53 Black
BS 00 E 55 White
BS 02 C 33 Lupin pink, Candy floss, Pink wafer
BS 02 C 37 Clover pink, Corinth, Fontana
BS 02 C 39 Victoria plum, Aubergine, Plum
BS 02 C 40 Deep plum, Loganberry
BS 04 B 15 Rosepetal, Pastel pink, Dawn pink
BS 04 B 17 Dusty pink, Tea rose, Tearose
BS 04 B 21 Sable, Sierra
BS 04 C 31 Pink
BS 04 C 33 Orchid pink, Parisian pink, Shell
BS 04 C 37 Autumn brown, Rosevale
BS 04 C 39 Brick red, Copperbeech
BS 04 D 44 Misty red, Tawny
BS 04 D 45 Dark cherry, Russet, Monarch
BS 04 E 49 Rose pink, Petal
BS 04 E 51 Salmon red, Lobster, Azalea
BS 04 E 53 Poppy, Carnival red
BS 04 E 55 Red
BS 04 E 56 Carnival red
BS 04 E 58 Purple
BS 06 C 33 Peach, Cameo
BS 06 C 35 Light orange
BS 06 C 37 Leather brown, Brownstone
BS 06 C 39 Saddle brown, Saddle
BS 06 C 40 Brown
BS 06 D 43 Mid tan, Kalahari, Cinnamon
BS 06 D 45 Teak, Mace
BS 06 E 50 Mellow apricot, Apricot
BS 06 E 51 Mandarin orange, Clementine, Calendula
BS 06 E 56 Maori brown, Nectarine
BS 08 B 15 Magnolia
BS 08 B 17 Honey beige, Fawn, Sandstone
BS 08 B 21 Antelope
BS 08 B 25 Beaver brown, Beaver
BS 08 B 29 Bitter chocolate, Vandyke
BS 08 C 31 Honeysuckle cream, Blush stone
BS 08 C 33 Beige
BS 08 C 35 Fudge, Butterscotch, Bamboo
BS 08 C 37 Caramel, Bracken
BS 08 D 41 Yellow
BS 08 E 51 Golden yellow, Amber, Goldcup
BS 08 E 55 Orange
BS 10 A 03 Dawn grey, Sink grey, Flake grey
BS 10 A 11 Charcoal grey, Storm, Rhino
BS 10 B 15 Creamy white, Ivory, Gardenia
BS 10 B 17 Oatmeal, Greystone, Hopsack
BS 10 B 25 Turtle green, Turtle
BS 10 B 29 Vandyke brown, Ironstone
BS 10 C 31 Ivory, Champagne, Buttermilk
BS 10 C 33 Vanilla, Pollen
BS 10 C 35 Wheat, Golden bronze, Savannah
BS 10 C 39 Dark olive, Saluki, Seaweed, Riverbed
BS 10 D 43 Golden maize, Banana, Capricorn
BS 10 D 45 French mustard, Florida
BS 10 E 49 Pale primrose, Pale lemon, Jonquil
BS 10 E 50 Light grapefruit, Forsythia
BS 10 E 53 Sunflower yellow, Canary, Aztec
BS 10 E 55 Cannary yellow
BS 12 B 15 Sea foam, Seafoam
BS 12 B 17 Green Mist, Willow
BS 12 B 21 Mineral green, Opaline, Moorland
BS 12 B 25 Spruce green, Thyme, Chive
BS 12 C 31 Light yellow
BS 12 C 33 Green haze, Catkin
BS 12 C 37 Green
BS 12 C 39 Ivy green, Orchard
BS 12 D 41 Green
BS 12 D 43 Greengage, Sapling, Springleaf
BS 12 D 45 Dark laurel, Tundra, Sherwood
BS 12 E 51 Pale lime, Citrine
BS 12 E 53 Linden green, Linden
BS 12 E 55 Green
BS 14 C 31 Glacial green, Alpine
BS 14 C 35 Iceplant green, Braemar
BS 14 C 39 Holly green, Hollybush
BS 14 C 40 Moss green, Conifer
BS 14 E 49 Light green
BS 14 E 50 Green
BS 14 E 51 Bright green, Goblin, Garland
BS 14 E 53 Irish green, Avarice, Verona
BS 16 C 33 Duckegg, Duck egg blue
BS 16 C 37 Reef green, Orion
BS 16 D 45 Dark jade, Scarab
BS 16 E 50 Turquoise
BS 16 E 53 Aquamarine, Seafarer, Lido
BS 18 B 17 Blue mink, Silver haze, Heron
BS 18 B 21 Squirrel grey, Tideway
BS 18 B 25 Dark admiralty grey, Merlin
BS 18 B 29 Raven
BS 18 C 31 Ice blue, Spindrift
BS 18 C 35 Corvette blue, Pigeon
BS 18 C 39 Fathom blue, Deep river, Dolphin
BS 18 E 49 Crystal blue, Astral blue, Pinefrost
BS 18 E 50 Ribbon blue, Cirrus
BS 18 E 51 Delphinium Blue, Mermaid, Larkspur
BS 18 E 53 Tartan blue, Cobalt blue, Regatta
BS 20 C 33 Porcelain blue, Pompadour
BS 20 C 37 Larkspur blue, Viking
BS 20 C 40 Duchess blue, Midnight
BS 20 D 41 Powder blue
BS 20 D 45 Sapphire blue, Maritime, Trafalgar
BS 20 E 51 Cornflower blue, Corfu, Cornflower
BS 20 E 53 Blue
BS 20 E 56 Blue
BS 22 B 15 Pearl grey, Swansdown
BS 22 B 17 Pale lavender, Haze, Dove
BS 22 C 37 Purple heather, Heather
BS 22 D 41 Purple
BS 22 D 45 Deep purple, Pageant
BS 24 C 33 Pale lilac, Mallow
BS 24 C 39 Regal violet, Regalia
BS 24 E 53 Purple
BS 00 A 03 Grey
BS 00 A 07 Grey
BS 00 A 11 Grey
BS 02 A 03 Grey
BS 02 A 07 Grey
BS 02 A 11 Grey
BS 02 C 35 Pink
BS 02 D 41 Pink
BS 02 D 43 Pink
BS 02 D 44 Violet white
BS 02 D 45 Purple
BS 02 E 53 Purple
BS 02 E 56 Deep pink
BS 02 E 58 Bordeaux
BS 04 B 19 Beige
BS 04 B 23 Brown
BS 04 B 25 Saracen
BS 04 B 27 Brown
BS 04 B 29 Brown
BS 04 C 35 Soft red
BS 04 C 40 Maroon
BS 04 D 41 Pink
BS 04 D 43 Robin
BS 04 E 50 Pink
BS 06 A 03 Grey
BS 06 A 07 Grey
BS 06 A 11 Grey
BS 06 D 41 Orange
BS 06 D 44 Orange
BS 06 E 53 Orange
BS 06 E 55 Orange
BS 08 A 14 Black
BS 08 B 19 Beige
BS 08 B 23 Brown
BS 08 B 27 Brown
BS 08 C 39 Coffee, Bison
BS 08 C 40 Brown
BS 08 D 43 Yellow
BS 08 D 44 Brown
BS 08 D 45 Brown
BS 08 E 53 Yellow
BS 08 E 56 Yellow
BS 10 A 01 White
BS 10 A 05 Grey
BS 10 A 07 Nimbus grey, Wood ash, Woodash
BS 10 A 09 Grey
BS 10 B 19 Beige
BS 10 B 21 Lizard grey
BS 10 B 23 Brown
BS 10 B 27 Brown
BS 10 C 37 Yellow brown
BS 10 D 41 Yellow
BS 10 D 44 Light olive
BS 10 E 51 Yellow
BS 10 E 56 Yellow
BS 12 B 19 Beige
BS 12 B 23 Green
BS 12 B 27 Green
BS 12 B 29 Midnight green, Juniper
BS 12 C 35 Green
BS 12 C 40 Green
BS 12 D 44 Green
BS 14 C 33 Green
BS 14 C 37 Green
BS 14 D 41 Green
BS 14 D 43 Green
BS 14 D 44 Green
BS 14 D 45 Green
BS 14 E 56 Green
BS 14 E 58 Green
BS 16 A 03 Grey
BS 16 A 07 Mid grey
BS 16 A 11 Grey
BS 16 C 35 Green
BS 16 C 39 Green
BS 16 C 40 Deep green
BS 16 D 41 Green
BS 16 D 43 Green
BS 16 D 44 Green
BS 16 E 56 Green
BS 18 A 14 Black
BS 18 B 15 White
BS 18 B 19 Grey
BS 18 B 23 Grey
BS 18 B 27 Grey
BS 18 C 33 Blue
BS 18 C 37 Blue
BS 18 C 40 Black
BS 18 D 41 Blue
BS 18 D 43 Dresden blue
BS 18 D 44 Blue
BS 18 D 45 Blue
BS 18 E 58 Blue
BS 20 C 35 Blue
BS 20 C 39 Blue
BS 20 D 43 Blue
BS 20 D 44 Blue
BS 20 E 50 Blue
BS 22 B 19 Soft blue
BS 22 B 21 Kashmir
BS 22 B 23 Purple
BS 22 B 25 Nightshade
BS 22 B 27 Violet
BS 22 B 29 Deep purple
BS 22 C 31 White
BS 22 C 33 Soft purple
BS 22 C 35 Purple
BS 22 C 39 Purple
BS 22 C 40 Purple
BS 22 D 43 Purple
BS 22 D 44 Purple
BS 22 E 53 Purple
BS 22 E 58 Purple
BS 24 C 35 Pink
BS 24 C 37 Purple
BS 24 C 40 Purple
BS 24 E 50 Purple
BS 24 E 56 Violet
BS 24 E 58 Purple