A color converter, which includes munsell, is available online:
http://www.colorpro.com/info/tools/converters.html

I have not used it, just found it :)

Also something a little more technical here:
http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/drupal/node/201

--Megan Springate

> Pantone is new, & not really set up for soil science (& would probably
> cost
> almost the same to get the high-quality chips we use anyway: the price
> reflects the accuracy & precision & control of printing standards, whether
> we like it or not); Munsell is a also a huge system, with just one small
> book devoted to soil colours; William Smith used something similar about
> 200
> years ago, but looking at this from an international perspective, Munsell
> seems to be the standard
> The question might be whether you need Munsell for beads; Pantone might be
> better there, or you might want to look into a system some Swedes set up
> for
> art conservation; or get a colorimeter (which might cost about the same as
> Munsell anyway) & record everything as RGB or CMYK values (or these plus
> some other system)
> I'll try to remember to send you some stuff offline, later
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>> I'm doing a master's thesis research project with trade beads
>> assemblages
>> from some Alutiiq sites we have investigated on the outer Kenai coast.
>>
>> What do people think about using the Pantone color reference?  Seems
>> to be
>> more readily available.
>