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BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Ecru No. 218
Colour standardised in 1934 with the following notes: ‘There is considerable confusion concerning the colour named Ecru, Beige and Grège. They are all French, and mean exactly the same thing-...
BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Pastel Blue No. 376
The term pastel has been applied to colours of soft ‘chalky’ appearance since the end of the nineteenth century when there was a vogue for pastel drawings. The name pastel...
BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Moonstone Grey No. 340
A descriptive name from one of the groups of minerals known as felspars found chiefly in Ceylon.
One of the delicate blues found chiefly in Chinese pottery and silks.