Sometimes the hardest part of colour isn\u2019t choosing it – it\u2019s communicating it accurately. That\u2019s where NCS comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NCS (Natural Colour System)<\/strong> is a scientifically-based model that describes colour the way people perceive it, rather than how screens create it (RGB) or how pigments mix. NCS with PAintsmiths NCS is built around six elementary colours: If you need to specify colour clearly – across teams, projects, or even countries – random selection isn\u2019t good enough. NCS makes colour repeatable and communicable. NCS with PAintsmiths<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: NCS S 2030-Y60R<\/strong> NCS with PAintsmiths<\/p>\n\n\n\n Takeaway:<\/strong> NCS turns colour from a \u201cvibe\u201d into a shared language – perfect for confident choice and precise specification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sometimes the hardest part of colour isn\u2019t choosing it – it\u2019s communicating it accurately. That\u2019s where NCS comes in. The NCS (Natural Colour System) is a scientifically-based model that describes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":444,"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442\/revisions\/444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tooze.co.za\/paintsmiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
It\u2019s widely used by designers, architects and manufacturers because it gives everyone a shared language for colour. NCS with PAintsmiths<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe six \u201cbuilding blocks\u201d of all colour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
White, Black, Yellow, Red, Blue, Green. NCS with PAintsmiths
Every perceivable colour can be described as a mix of these elements. NCS with PAintsmiths<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy this matters (especially for pros)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How to read an NCS code (example)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The remaining percentage is whiteness<\/strong> (lightness\/softness). NCS with PAintsmiths<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nA simple way to use NCS to choose colours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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