Munsell Color Coding Charts

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Academia, business, and government in a wide variety of disciplines from science and technology to color classification and branding use Munsell Color products. The Munsell System of Color is ideal for a wide variety of color applications because it's organized in the way we see color and designed for the way color is produced.

Munsell products are produced to exact color tolerances making them ideal color references. Businesses trust Munsell color standards to help them accurately and consistently communicate and classify color. So whether you're grading the value of agricultural products based on color, communicating color to supply chain partners, determining fitness for use of land, or ensuring safety based on color, Munsell Color products can help.

Munsell Color products also include visual aids for learning and teaching about color based on the Munsell Color Order System. Beginning with color aptitude, Munsell color vision tests have been used for more than 50 years to evaluate the color vision of anyone responsible for evaluating color.
The charts are a selection developed for color coding of wire and cable insulation and by Electronic Industries Association (EIA RS359-A) for use with electronics components.

  • Includes ten 8-1/2" x 11" color charts in a binder: red, orange, brown, yellow, green, blue, violet, (purple), white, gray (slate) and black.

  • Each chart defines the centroid (ideal) color and the permissible visual tolerances.


    To learn more, visit the EIA Standards Web site.

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