Color Reference

Note that SRM is a measure of beer color density more than hue/tint. Keep this in mind when attempting to use only SRM numbers when describing beers. Within these Guidelines, beer color descriptors generally follow this mapping to SRM values:

Straw 2-3

Yellow 3-4

Gold 5-6

Amber 6-9

Deep amber/light copper 10-14

Copper 14-17

Deep copper/light brown 17-18

Brown 19-22

Dark Brown 22-30

Very Dark Brown 30-35

Black 30+

Black, opaque 40+