What Do Semperfli SF Color Codes Mean? Gary Borger developed the stunning Borger Color System back in the 1980’s to enable professional fly tyers to compare colors of materials and flies. Remember this was long before the advent of the Internet and all the modern tools we have available. The 147 color chips are ideal for natural flies however they do

not extend to the modern colors used or trigger colors use for example vibrant reds, cornflower blues and color not found in insects and fish in nature. As a result the Semperfli team developed an extended color chart and gave each color a number. A er all tyer in dierent parts of the world some mes interpret colors dierently. With the Semperfli color charts below it is easy to define and match colors.

Like a DIY house painting reference chart. The Semperfli color codes are an extensive color range so that when we refer to a color we know exactly the color we are referring to

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