Sometimes you can register strong differences in the flower colors even though the colors can actually be similar. The opposite may also apply. Products that look totally different on the screen can in reality also virtually be the same color.

Bi-color products 
How does the 'RHS mini colour chart' work when it comes to bi-color products? Take for example a red and yellow flower. The chart actually allows you to select the specific shade of yellow and the specific shade of red. Here again, the color of the image on your monitor can vary, so you need to trust the text next to the photograph and, of course, the specified (double) RHS code.

Using the color chart 
Using the color chart and the digital database needs very little explanation. It is illustrated in the following example. You simply select the color RHS 12A from your chart. You then enter this number on the website. You immediately provided with suggestions of flowers that have the code RHS 12A, but also alternative flowers with codes 7A, 9A, 9B and 12B.

Reclassification
Did you make a typing error? Has your computer gone crazy? Well there is no need to worry, the 1000 colors that were in the original color chart have been carefully reclassified and reduced to 240 groups, which are very similar color wise. In this example there are no less than four other color codes linked to RHS 12A. These other color codes are so similar that the differences are practically impossible to detect with the naked eye. 

Ordering the color chart  
From the Flower Council of Holland, the 'RHS mini colour chart' is only available to professionals in the flower and plant trade. To order please go to the category 'General' in our online webshop.

The general public can order the 'RHS mini colour chart' through the Royal Horticultural Society. For more information please go to Publications at RHS Online.