Some of the posts in this forum attempt to translate the old Methuen colors into more accessible formats. The following tables list commercial (house) vendors (whose fan-decks are very affordable) and color standards. You can use the colors in a fan deck to compare to a hobby paint or to create a custom mix.
Commercial Brands Brand Notes Cost Links Beauti-Tone Canadian ? Behr Home Depot US$20 fan deck Benjamin Moore Ace US$30 fan deck Dulux also CIL and others ? fan deck?
PPG deck?Farrow & Ball UK ? Glidden Shares with Dulux ? Little Greene UK £15 fan deck PPG Pittsburgh, Porter, .. Sherwin-Williams US$12.50 fan deck Valspar Lowe's, Ace US$40 fan deck
Standards Standard Notes Cost Links Australian Standard ? ? British Standard US$50,£44 fan deck
fan deckCIEL*a*b a perceptually uniform color space £50 sample fan deck DIN 6164 ? details Federal Standard (FS) 595c also a,b earlier standards
1xxxx=glossy; 2xxxx=semi; 3xxxx=matteUS$158,£156 fan deck
fan deckMethuen Out of Print, 1266 colors ~$150-$250 used NCS 1950 Sweden £210 fan deck Pantone print and fabric focused
U=Uncoated, C=Coated$thousands link RAL Germany: Classic, Design, & Effect decks £47,113,43 Classic
Design
Effect
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