Abstract

Provides information on factors which should be taken into account when specifying colours. Describes various methods that may be used to specify colours, giving guidance in the selection of the appropriate method.

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee CH-003 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 30 May 2013.
Approved for reconfirmation in New Zealand on behalf of the Standards Council of New Zealand on 26 August 2013.
The following are represented on Technical Committee CH-003:

Australasian Corrosion Association
Australian Paint Approval Scheme
Australian Paint Manufactures' Federation
Australian Pipeline Industry Association
Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand
Master Painters New Zealand Association
Water CorporatiWater Corporation Western Australia

Scope

This Standard sets out the factors which should be taken into account in the specification of colours. It describes the various methods used to specify colours, and gives guidelines to assist in the selection of the most appropriate method for a given application. Guidelines are also provided for the specification of tolerances.
NOTES:
1 In this Standard, the abbreviations used for designating the names of colours are -
R -red Y -yellow G -green B -blue P - purple
Combinations of these designations are also used, e.g.
GY - green, yellow
2 Appendix A provides an example of specification of a colour domain.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmation Notice 16-09-2013
Pages
ISBN
Committee	CH-003
Supersedes	DR 95256 AS 2633-1983