Munsell Color System Description

Munsell Color System Description

The Munsell color system was first established by the American painter and art teacher Albert H. Munsell around 1900, so it was named “Munsell color system”. The Munsell color system consists of five basic colors—red (R), yellow (Y), green (G), blue (B), and purple (P), plus five intermediate colors—yellow-red (YR). ), yellow-green (YG), blue-green (BG), blue-violet (BP), and red-violet (RP) as a reference. Each hue is subdivided into four colors, represented by the numbers 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10. In this way, these numbers are marked before the hue, and the hue of the color can be accurately expressed. For example, 5R represents “pure” red, 7.5R is closer to yellow-red, and 2.5R is closer to red-purple.
Munsell Color System Description

CodeDescription
10B2.5/1Bluish black
10B3/1Dark bluish grey
10B4/1Dark bluish grey
10B5/1Bluish grey
10B6/1Bluish grey
10B7/1Light bluish grey
10B8/1Light bluish grey
10BG2.5/1Greenish black
10BG3/1Dark greenish grey
10BG4/1Dark greenish grey
10BG5/1Greenish grey
10BG6/1Greenish grey
10BG7/1Light greenish grey
10BG8/1Light greenish grey
10G2.5/1Greenish black
10G3/1Dark greenish grey
10G4/1Dark greenish grey
10G5/1Greenish grey
10G6/1Greenish grey
10G7/1Light greenish grey
10G8/1Light greenish grey
10GY2.5/1Greenish black
10GY3/1Dark greenish grey
10GY4/1Dark greenish grey
10GY5/1Greenish grey
10GY6/1Greenish grey
10GY7/1Light greenish grey
10GY8/1Light greenish grey
10R2/0Black
10R2/1Reddish black
10R2/2Very dusky red
10R2/3Very dusky red
10R2/4Very dusky red
10R2/5Dark red
10R2/6Dark red
10R2/7Dark red
10R2/8Dark red
10R3/0Very dark grey
10R3/1Dark reddish grey
10R3/2Dusky red
10R3/3Dusky red
10R3/4Dusky red
10R3/5Dark red
10R3/6Dark red
10R3/7Dark red
10R3/8Dark red
10R4/0Dark grey
10R4/1Dark reddish grey
10R4/2Weak red
10R4/3Weak red
10R4/4Weak red
10R4/5Red
10R4/6Red
10R4/7Red
10R4/8Red
10R5/0Grey
10R5/1Reddish grey
10R5/2Weak red
10R5/3Weak red
10R5/4Weak red
10R5/5Red
10R5/6Red
10R5/7Red
10R5/8Red
10R6/0Grey
10R6/1Reddish grey
10R6/2Pale red
10R6/3Pale red
10R6/4Pale red
10R6/5Light red
10R6/6Light red
10R6/7Light red
10R6/8Light red
10R7/1Reddish grey
10Y3/1Dark greenish grey
10Y4/1Dark greenish grey
10Y5/1Greenish grey
10Y6/1Greenish grey
10Y7/1Light greenish grey
10Y8/1Light greenish grey
10Y2.5/1Greenish black
10YR2/0Black
10YR2/1Black
10YR2/2Very dark brown
10YR2/3Very dark brown
10YR2/4Dark yellowish brown
10YR2/5Dark yellowish brown
10YR2/6Dark yellowish brown
10YR2/7Dark yellowish brown
10YR2/8Dark yellowish brown
10YR3/0Very dark grey
10YR3/1Very dark grey
10YR3/2Very dark greyish brown
10YR3/3Dark brown
10YR3/4Dark yellowish brown
10YR3/5Dark yellowish brown
10YR3/6Dark yellowish brown
10YR3/7Dark yellowish brown
10YR3/8Dark yellowish brown
10YR4/0Dark grey
10YR4/1Dark grey
10YR4/2Dark greyish brown
10YR4/3Brown
10YR4/4Dark yellowish brown
10YR4/5Dark yellowish brown
10YR4/6Dark yellowish brown
10YR4/7Dark yellowish brown
10YR4/8Dark yellowish brown
10YR5/0Grey
10YR5/1Grey
10YR5/2Greyish brown
10YR5/3Brown
10YR5/4Yellowish brown
10YR5/5Yellowish brown
10YR5/6Yellowish brown
10YR5/7Yellowish brown
10YR5/8Yellowish brown
10YR6/0Grey
10YR6/1Grey
10YR6/2Light brownish grey
10YR6/3Pale brown
10YR6/4Light yellowish brown
10YR6/5Brownish yellow
10YR6/6Brownish yellow
10YR6/7Brownish yellow
10YR6/8Brownish yellow
10YR7/0Light grey
10YR7/1Light grey
10YR7/2Light grey
10YR7/3Very pale brown
10YR7/4Very pale brown
10YR7/5Yellow
10YR7/6Yellow
10YR7/7Yellow
10YR7/8Yellow
10YR8/0White
10YR8/1White
10YR8/2White
10YR8/3Very pale brown
10YR8/4Very pale brown
10YR8/5Yellow
10YR8/6Yellow
10YR8/7Yellow
10YR8/8Yellow
2.5Y2/0Black
2.5Y2/1Black
2.5Y2/2Black
2.5Y2/3Olive brown
2.5Y2/4Olive brown
2.5Y2/5Olive brown
2.5Y2/6Olive brown
2.5Y2/7Olive brown
2.5Y2/8Olive brown
2.5Y3/0Very dark grey
2.5Y3/1Very dark grey
2.5Y3/2Very dark greyish brown
2.5Y3/3Olive brown
2.5Y3/4Olive brown
2.5Y3/5Olive brown
2.5Y3/6Olive brown
2.5Y3/7Olive brown
2.5Y3/8Olive brown
2.5Y4/0Dark grey
2.5Y4/1Dark grey
2.5Y4/2Dark greyish brown
2.5Y4/3Dark greyish brown
2.5Y4/4Olive brown
2.5Y4/5Olive brown
2.5Y4/6Olive brown
2.5Y4/7Olive brown
2.5Y4/8Olive brown
2.5Y5/0Grey
2.5Y5/1Grey
2.5Y5/2Greyish brown
2.5Y5/3Greyish brown
2.5Y5/4Light olive brown
2.5Y5/5Light olive brown
2.5Y5/6Light olive brown
2.5Y5/7Light olive brown
2.5Y5/8Light olive brown
2.5Y6/0Grey
2.5Y6/1Grey
2.5Y6/2Light brownish grey
2.5Y6/3Light brownish grey
2.5Y6/4Light yellowish brown
2.5Y6/5Olive yellow
2.5Y6/6Olive yellow
2.5Y6/7Olive yellow
2.5Y6/8Olive yellow
2.5Y7/0Light grey
2.5Y7/1Light grey
2.5Y7/2Light grey
2.5Y7/3Pale yellow
2.5Y7/4Pale yellow
2.5Y7/5Yellow
2.5Y7/6Yellow
2.5Y7/7Yellow
2.5Y7/8Yellow
2.5Y8/0White
2.5Y8/1White
2.5Y8/2White
2.5Y8/3Pale yellow
2.5Y8/4Pale yellow
2.5Y8/5Yellow
2.5Y8/6Yellow
2.5Y8/7Yellow
2.5Y8/8Yellow
2.5YR2/0Black
2.5YR2/1Very dusky red
2.5YR2/2Very dusky red
2.5YR2/3Dark reddish brown
2.5YR2/4Dark reddish brown
2.5YR2/5Dark red
2.5YR2/6Dark red
2.5YR2/7Dark red
2.5YR2/8Dark red
2.5YR3/0Very dark grey
2.5YR3/1Dusky red
2.5YR3/2Dusky red
2.5YR3/3Dark reddish brown
2.5YR3/4Dark reddish brown
2.5YR3/5Dark red
2.5YR3/6Dark red
2.5YR3/7Dark red
2.5YR3/8Dark red
2.5YR4/0Dark grey
2.5YR4/1Weak red
2.5YR4/2Weak red
2.5YR4/3Reddish brown
2.5YR4/4Reddish brown
2.5YR4/5Red
2.5YR4/6Red
2.5YR4/7Red
2.5YR4/8Red
2.5YR5/0Grey
2.5YR5/1Weak red
2.5YR5/2Weak red
2.5YR5/3Reddish brown
2.5YR5/4Reddish brown
2.5YR5/5Red
2.5YR5/6Red
2.5YR5/7Red
2.5YR5/8Red
2.5YR6/0Grey
2.5YR6/1Pale red
2.5YR6/2Pale red
2.5YR6/3Light reddish brown
2.5YR6/4Light reddish brown
2.5YR6/5Light red
2.5YR6/6Light red
2.5YR6/7Light red
2.5YR6/8Light red
2.5YR7/0Grey
2.5YR7/1Pale red
2.5YR7/2Pale red
2.5YR7/3Light reddish brown
2.5YR7/4Light reddish brown
2.5YR7/5Light red
2.5YR7/6Light red
2.5YR7/7Light red
2.5YR7/8Light red
5B2.5/1Bluish black
5B3/1Dark bluish grey
5B4/1Dark bluish grey
5B5/1Bluish grey
5B6/1Bluish grey
5B7/1Light bluish grey
5B8/1Light bluish grey
5BG2.5/1Greenish black
5BG3/1Dark greenish grey
5BG4/1Dark greenish grey
5BG5/1Greenish grey
5BG6/1Greenish grey
5BG7/1Light greenish grey
5BG8/1Light greenish grey
5G2.5/1Greenish black
5G2.5/2Dark greyish
5G3/1Dark greenish grey
5G3/2Dark greyish green
5G4/1Dark greenish grey
5G4/2Greyish green
5G5/1Greenish grey
5G5/2Greyish green
5G6/1Greenish grey
5G6/2Pale green
5G7/1Light greenish grey
5G7/2Pale green
5G8/1Light greenish grey
5G8/2Pale green
5GY2.5/1Greenish black
5GY3/1Dark greenish grey
5GY4/1Dark greenish grey
5GY5/1Greenish grey
5GY6/1Greenish grey
5GY7/1Light greenish grey
5GY8/1Light greenish grey
5PB2.5/1Bluish black
5PB3/1Dark bluish grey
5PB4/1Dark bluish grey
5PB5/1Bluish grey
5PB6/1Bluish grey
5PB7/1Light bluish grey
5PB8/1Light bluish grey
5R2/0Black
5R2/1Reddish black
5R2/2Very dark red
5R2/3Very dark red
5R2/4Very dark red
5R2/5Very dark red
5R2/6Dark red
5R2/7Dark red
5R2/8Dark red
5R3/0Very dark grey
5R3/1Dark reddish grey
5R3/2Dusky red
5R3/3Dusky red
5R3/4Dusky red
5R3/5Dusky red
5R3/6Dark red
5R3/7Dark red
5R3/8Dark red
5R4/0Dark grey
5R4/1Dark reddish grey
5R4/2Weak red
5R4/3Weak red
5R4/4Weak red
5R4/5Weak red
5R4/6Red
5R4/7Red
5R4/8Red
5R5/0Grey
5R5/1Reddish grey
5R5/2Weak red
5R5/3Weak red
5R5/4Weak red
5R5/5Weak red
5R5/6Red
5R5/7Red
5R5/8Red
5R6/0Grey
5R6/1Reddish grey
5R6/2Pale red
5R6/3Pale red
5R6/4Pale red
5R6/5Pale red
5R6/6Light red
5R6/7Light red
5R6/8Light red
5Y2/0Black
5Y2/1Black
5Y2/2Black
5Y2/3Dark olive
5Y2/4Dark olive
5Y2/5Dark olive
5Y2/6Dark olive
5Y2/7Dark olive
5Y2/8Dark olive
5Y3/0Very dark grey
5Y3/1Very dark grey
5Y3/2Dark olive grey
5Y3/3Dark olive
5Y3/4Dark olive
5Y3/5Dark olive
5Y3/6Dark olive
5Y3/7Dark olive
5Y3/8Dark olive
5Y4/0Dark grey
5Y4/1Dark grey
5Y4/2Olive grey
5Y4/3Olive
5Y4/4Olive
5Y4/5Olive
5Y4/6Olive
5Y4/7Olive
5Y4/8Olive
5Y5/0Grey
5Y5/1Grey
5Y5/2Olive grey
5Y5/3Olive
5Y5/4Olive
5Y5/5Olive
5Y5/6Olive
5Y5/7Olive
5Y5/8Olive
5Y6/0Grey
5Y6/1Grey
5Y6/2Light olive grey
5Y6/3Pale olive
5Y6/4Pale olive
5Y6/5Olive yellow
5Y6/6Olive yellow
5Y6/7Olive yellow
5Y6/8Olive yellow
5Y7/0Light grey
5Y7/1Light grey
5Y7/2Light grey
5Y7/3Pale yellow
5Y7/4Pale yellow
5Y7/5Yellow
5Y7/6Yellow
5Y7/7Yellow
5Y7/8Yellow
5Y8/0White
5Y8/1White
5Y8/2White
5Y8/3Pale yellow
5Y8/4Pale yellow
5Y8/5Yellow
5Y8/6Yellow
5Y8/7Yellow
5Y8/8Yellow
5YR2/0Black
5YR2/1Black
5YR2/2Dark reddish brown
5YR2/3Dark reddish brown
5YR2/4Dark reddish brown
5YR2/5Yellowish red
5YR2/6Yellowish red
5YR2/7Yellowish red
5YR2/8Yellowish red
5YR3/0Very dark grey
5YR3/1Very dark grey
5YR3/2Dark reddish brown
5YR3/3Dark reddish brown
5YR3/4Dark reddish brown
5YR3/5Yellowish red
5YR3/6Yellowish red
5YR3/7Yellowish red
5YR3/8Yellowish red
5YR4/0Dark grey
5YR4/1Dark grey
5YR4/2Dark reddish grey
5YR4/3Reddish brown
5YR4/4Reddish brown
5YR4/5Yellowish red
5YR4/6Yellowish red
5YR4/7Yellowish red
5YR4/8Yellowish red
5YR5/0Grey
5YR5/1Grey
5YR5/2Reddish grey
5YR5/3Reddish brown
5YR5/4Reddish brown
5YR5/5Yellowish red
5YR5/6Yellowish red
5YR5/7Yellowish red
5YR5/8Yellowish red
5YR6/0Grey
5YR6/1Grey
5YR6/2Pinkish grey
5YR6/3Light reddish brown
5YR6/4Light reddish brown
5YR6/5Reddish yellow
5YR6/6Reddish yellow
5YR6/7Reddish yellow
5YR6/8Reddish yellow
5YR7/0Light grey
5YR7/1Light grey
5YR7/2Pinkish grey
5YR7/3Pink
5YR7/4Pink
5YR7/5Reddish yellow
5YR7/6Reddish yellow
5YR7/7Reddish yellow
5YR7/8Reddish yellow
5YR8/0White
5YR8/1White
5YR8/2Pinkish white
5YR8/3Pink
5YR8/4Pink
5YR8/5Reddish yellow
5YR8/6Reddish yellow
5YR8/7Reddish yellow
5YR8/8Reddish yellow
7.5R2/0Black
7.5R2/1Black
7.5R2/2Very dusky red
7.5R2/3Very dusky red
7.5R2/4Very dusky red
7.5R2/5Dark red
7.5R2/6Dark red
7.5R2/7Dark red
7.5R2/8Dark red
7.5R3/0Very dark grey
7.5R3/1Very dark grey
7.5R3/2Dusky red
7.5R3/3Dusky red
7.5R3/4Dusky red
7.5R3/5Dusky red
7.5R3/6Dark red
7.5R3/7Dark red
7.5R3/8Dark red
7.5R4/0Dark grey
7.5R4/1Dark grey
7.5R4/2Weak red
7.5R4/3Weak red
7.5R4/4Weak red
7.5R4/5Weak red
7.5R4/6Red
7.5R4/7Red
7.5R4/8Red
7.5R5/0Grey
7.5R5/1Grey
7.5R5/2Weak red
7.5R5/3Weak red
7.5R5/4Weak red
7.5R5/5Red
7.5R5/6Red
7.5R5/7Red
7.5R5/8Red
7.5R6/0Grey
7.5R6/1Grey
7.5R6/2Pale red
7.5R6/3Pale red
7.5R6/4Pale red
7.5R6/5Light red
7.5R6/6Light red
7.5R6/7Light red
7.5R6/8Light red
7.5R7/0Grey
7.5R7/1Grey
7.5R7/2Pale red
7.5R7/3Pale red
7.5R7/4Pale red
7.5R7/5Light red
7.5R7/6Light red
7.5R7/7Light red
7.5R7/8Light red
7.5YR2/0Black
7.5YR2/1Black
7.5YR2/2Very dark brown
7.5YR2/3Very dark brown
7.5YR2/4Very dark brown
7.5YR2/5Strong brown
7.5YR2/6Strong brown
7.5YR2/7Strong brown
7.5YR2/8Strong brown
7.5YR3/0Very dark grey
7.5YR3/1Very dark grey
7.5YR3/2Dark brown
7.5YR3/3Dark brown
7.5YR3/4Dark brown
7.5YR3/5Strong brown
7.5YR3/6Strong brown
7.5YR3/7Strong brown
7.5YR3/8Strong brown
7.5YR4/0Dark grey
7.5YR4/1Dark grey
7.5YR4/2Brown
7.5YR4/3Brown
7.5YR4/4Brown
7.5YR4/5Strong brown
7.5YR4/6Strong brown
7.5YR4/7Strong brown
7.5YR4/8Strong brown
7.5YR5/0Grey
7.5YR5/1Grey
7.5YR5/2Brown
7.5YR5/3Brown
7.5YR5/4Brown
7.5YR5/5Strong brown
7.5YR5/6Strong brown
7.5YR5/7Strong brown
7.5YR5/8Strong brown
7.5YR6/0Grey
7.5YR6/1Grey
7.5YR6/2Pinkish grey
7.5YR6/3Pinkish grey
7.5YR6/4Light brown
7.5YR6/5Reddish yellow
7.5YR6/6Reddish yellow
7.5YR6/7Reddish yellow
7.5YR6/8Reddish yellow
7.5YR7/0Light grey
7.5YR7/1Light grey
7.5YR7/2Pinkish grey
7.5YR7/3Pinkish grey
7.5YR7/4Pink
7.5YR7/5Reddish yellow
7.5YR7/6Reddish yellow
7.5YR7/7Reddish yellow
7.5YR7/8Reddish yellow
7.5YR8/0White
7.5YR8/1White
7.5YR8/2Pinkish yellow
7.5YR8/3Pinkish white
7.5YR8/4Pink
7.5YR8/5Reddish yellow
7.5YR8/6Reddish yellow
7.5YR8/7Reddish yellow
7.5YR8/8Reddish yellow
N2.5/0Black
N3/0Very dark grey
N4/0Dark grey
N5/0grey
N6/0grey
N7/0Light grey
N8/0White

Munsell Color System Description