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Fire Extinguisher Color Bands (BS EN 3)

  • Water (Class A)
    #ed1c24
  • Foam (Class A/B)
    #f5e6ca
  • Dry Powder (Multi-Class)
    #00539f
  • Carbon Dioxide (Class B/E)
    #000000
  • Wet Chemical (Class F)
    #f1c400
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Created at 10/27/2026 18:38
bycolorstudio
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark, Dark colors. Accent colors Dry Powder (Multi-Class) #00539f and Wet Chemical (Class F) #f1c400. Palette has Warm, Cool, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #000000 (darkest) to #F5E6CA (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 80% of colors are vivid.

Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (3 of 5).

HEX codes (sorted): #000000, #00539F, #ED1C24, #F1C400, #F5E6CA

Palette Fire Extinguisher Color Bands (BS EN 3) combines 5 color codes:
HEX: #ed1c24, RGB: (237, 28, 36); HEX: #f5e6ca, RGB: (245, 230, 202); HEX: #00539f, RGB: (0, 83, 159)
HEX: #000000, RGB: (0, 0, 0); HEX: #f1c400, RGB: (241, 196, 0)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Red, Shade of Papaya Whip, Shade of Royal Blue, Black, Shade of Gold
Color scheme was created by colorstudio

Color codes in palette

Fire Extinguisher Color Bands (BS EN 3) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#ed1c24#ed1c24RGB(237, 28, 36)Water (Class A)Red Pigment
#f5e6ca#f5e6caRGB(245, 230, 202)Foam (Class A/B)—
#00539f#00539fRGB(0, 83, 159)Dry Powder (Multi-Class)—
#000000#000000RGB(0, 0, 0)Carbon Dioxide (Class B/E)Black
#f1c400#f1c400RGB(241, 196, 0)Wet Chemical (Class F)—

Color Palette Contrast

2 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#ed1c24
#00539f
1.75
#f5e6ca
#f1c400
1.34

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Fire Extinguisher Color Bands (BS EN 3): Water (Class A), Foam (Class A/B), Dry Powder (Multi-Class)
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