BS 4800:2011 - SET

This standard BS 4800:2011 - SET Schedule of paint colours for building purposes is classified in these ICS categories:

• 87.040 Paints and varnishes

This British Standard specifies, in the form of a schedule, 122 colours for paints for building purposes. The colours (see Table 1) have been selected from the framework of 237 colours established in BS 5252, which aims to ensure co-ordination with the selections for other materials and applications (see Foreword).

NOTE 1 Because of technical or commercial limitations, the inclusion of a colour in this standard does not necessarily mean that it will be available in all types of paint or from all manufacturers.

NOTE 2 Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5 give general information.

Schedule of 122 colours for paints, to be read in conjunction with BS 5252:1976. The folder includes explanatory text, with colorimetric data and spectral reflectance data, and an overlay for use in conjunction with BS 5252, which identifies the colours specified in BS 4800. A colour matching fan, BS 4800F, containing all the colours this standard (except black and white) is available separately.