How NCS Works

The Natural Colour System is a descriptive and accurate way to describe any colour we can see; the universal language of colour.
 NCS is easy to learn, simple to navigate and accurate in use. It can be applied consistently across all forms of industry and has hundreds of thousands of users worldwide.

The Language of Colour Explained

  • 1 What is Colour?

    Colour is what we see, a subjective visual sensation.
     
  • 2 NCS Notation & Colour Space

    The NCS Notation is the key to speaking the language of colour. NCS is the only colour system that describes colours exactly as we see them, which is why it is easy to understand, logical and simpl...
     
  • 3 Why 1,950 Colours?

    The human can see approximately 10 million different colours. Obviously how we react to them is subjective and our clarity of vision can vary but the basic fact remains - we all see and visually...