BS COLOUR GUIDES

British Standard colour guides

BS 5252 is the British Standard framework for colour co-ordination for building purposes and incorporates derived standards such as those for paints (BS 4800), vitreous enamel (BS 4900), plastics (BS 4901), sheet and tile flooring (BS 4902).

BS 381C is the range for special and mixed colours, particularly for military use.

BS 2660 is an old colour standard for building and decorating, now largely superceeded by BS 4800

[We are currently unable to source the BS5252F fan from BSI. The British Standard colour fan available is a proprietary product where every effort is made to match the BS colours as close as possible]
Free delivery (2-3 days) to UK mainland only.

Full British Standards colour fan

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Full British Standards colour fan

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Finish: gloss.
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5% off orders of 10 or more

This proprietary colour-fan contains all the colours from BS 4800, BS 5252, BS2660, BS381C and other British Standard colours. 475+ colours, five to a leaf and 145mm by 55mm in size.
[Note: every effort is made to match the BS colours as closely as possible.]

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BS 381C : 1996

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BS 381C : 1996

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Finish: matt.

BSI Specification for colours for identification, coding and special purposes.
Includes scope, identification of colours with L*a*b* values and representations of the standard BS 381C colours.

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BS 5252 : 1976 Chart

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BS 5252 : 1976 Chart

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Finish: semi-matt.

BSI specification and colour chart in a A4-size folding wallet of all BS 5252 colours.

Framework for colour co-ordination for building purposes (UK).

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BS 5252 fan

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BS 5252 fan

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Finish: matt.

This large BS 5252 Fan from the British Standards Institute contains 234 colour patches 64mm x 62mm, three to a leaf. 297mm by 63mm.
BS 5252, incorporates derived standards such as those for paints (BS 4800), vitreous enamel (BS 4900), plastics (BS 4901), sheet and tile flooring (BS 4902). [Please note this does NOT include BS381C colours].

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BS 4800:2011 Fan

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BS 4800:2011 Fan

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This BS 4800:2011 Fan from the British Standards Institute contains 120 colour patches 150mm x 50mm, one colour to a leaf.
[Please note this does NOT include BS381C colours].
Colour references are included but no colour names are printed as there are no offical names to BS 4800 colours and paint companies may refer to these colours with a variety of different names. We have tried to include as many name references as possible in the BS 4800 colour chart.
this colour fan replaces the individual box colour card matching set.

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