NCS Flashcards
NCS meaning
Swedish Neutral Colour System
How many colours
6 Elementary colours
Elementary colours
W = White
S = Black
Y = Yellow
R = Red
B= Blue
G = Green
Who many attributes
3
only 2 graphical
Attribute 1
NCS Colour Circle -> colours (4 LETTERS)
Attribute 2
NCS Colour Triangle -> values / situation (3 LETTERS)
Three Dimensional System
Double-Cone
NCS-Circle
colours = HUE of the colour
NCS-Circle LETTERS
4
Y = Yellow
R = Red
B= Blue
G = Green
NCS-Circle Numeration
Y90R (90% Redness)
0 -100 -> Yellow (0/100)
NCS-Colour Triangle
Value
Saturation
=> Nuance of the colour
NCS-Colour Triangle LETTERS
W = White
S = Black
C = Chromaticness
NCS-Colour Value
How Black a colour is (S)
03-90 (S)
NCS-Colour Value
S10 = very light
S90 = very black
Black / White are
Acromatic colours
Acromatic colours (definition)
have a lack of Hue -> NUANCE NOTATIONS
White / Black
White = S 0300-N
Black = S 9000-N
NCS-Colour Notation
S (standard)
Blackness + Chomaticness = Nuance
Hue
=> S 1050-Y90R