British Standard for abbreviations

[xraytek]

Hi,
I remember there being a British Standard for the abbreviation of colours i.e:

Red= Rd
Blue= Bu

Can anyone please tell me what the BS number is?

 

[Notsosmart]

Hi xray

Try this:

BS 7645:1993* IEC 60757:1983 – Code for designation of colours  Colours and measurement of light, METROLOGY Module (GBM09), British Standards, IHS

The link takes you BSI but you will need to suscribe to view the file

According to BS 7645:1993 (IEC 60757 1983)​

Black ~ BK
Brown ~ BN
Red ~ RD
Orange ~ OG
Yellow ~ YE
Green ~ GN
Blue ~ BU
Violet ~ VT
Grey ~ GY
White ~ WH
Pink ~ PK
Turquoise ~ TQ​

 

[xraytek]

Thanks!
I was searching for 'colour abbreviation' when I shoud have searched 'colour designations'
BS7645 was the number I was looking for.