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Formica Night Shade 8243 HPL surface pattern
FormicaHPL#1B0205

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Formica 8243 Night Shade

Night Shade is a solid-color laminate design in red and black tones.

PatternWize ranks similar materials by RGB similarity to help estimate alternates across brands. Always confirm current availability, physical samples, finishes, and technical requirements with the manufacturer or distributor before specifying.

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Specifications

8243 Night Shade details

Brand
Formica
Pattern code
8243
Material type
HPL
RGB color value
#1B0205
Product source
https://www.formica.com/en-us/products/lamtrade/08243
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Color and Pattern

Classification

Color families

BlackRed

Shades

Dark

Design groups

Solid Colors

Ordering Details

Finishes and sizes

Available finishes

GlossMatteWoodbrushPure Grain

Sheet sizes

5' x 12'4' x 8'4' x 10'5' x 8'

Collections

Formica Laminate - Commercial

Cross-Brand Color Matches

Similar patterns from other brands

These materials are ranked by RGB similarity to Formica 8243 Night Shade using its stored RGB values.

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RGB similarity rating 96%

Wilsonart Madagascar 7944 HPL surface pattern
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7944 Madagascar

RGB similarity rating 95%

Panolam Black S-6001 HPL surface pattern
PanolamHPL

S-6001 Black

RGB similarity rating 95%

Panolam Black SE101 HPL surface pattern
PanolamHPL

SE101 Black

RGB similarity rating 95%

Wilsonart Ebony Red Boomerang Y0531 HPL surface pattern
WilsonartHPL

Y0531 Ebony Red Boomerang

RGB similarity rating 94%

Panolam Grove Myrtle HP687 HPL surface pattern
PanolamHPL

HP687 Grove Myrtle

RGB similarity rating 94%

Wilsonart Cafelle 7933 HPL surface pattern
WilsonartHPL

7933 Cafelle

RGB similarity rating 94%

Wilsonart Black Onyx Mirage 9092MG Solid Surface surface pattern
WilsonartSolid Surface

9092MG Black Onyx Mirage

RGB similarity rating 94%

Panolam Brown Pearwood HP340 HPL surface pattern
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HP340 Brown Pearwood

RGB similarity rating 94%

Wilsonart Black 1595 HPL surface pattern
WilsonartHPL

1595 Black

RGB similarity rating 94%

Wilsonart Black 1595 TFL surface pattern
WilsonartTFL

1595 Black

RGB similarity rating 94%

Wilsonart Empire Mahogany 7122 TFL surface pattern
WilsonartTFL

7122 Empire Mahogany

RGB similarity rating 94%

Search Notes

Cross-reference Formica 8243 Night Shade

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