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NCS has introduced 100 new standard colors in the low saturation area. This color area is precisely essential for architecture, interior design and product design, where nuance, subtlety and experience play a major role. The addition of these 100 colors gives professionals more control, more nuance positions and more design freedom.
The new colors are divided into four color areas: White Delight, Greater Grays, Nordic Midtones and Blackish Elegance. These are seen by NCS itself as THE trend areas for the coming years.
Chromatic whites – light colors with a touch of saturation – are popular because they radiate freshness, brightness and softness.
In this palette you will find:
This gives professionals much more opportunity to control and communicate subtle differences.
This color area encompasses warm, elegant and slightly darker nuances that are strongly associated with Scandinavian design.
Characteristics:
These colors add calm, warmth and refinement to modern projects.
Light and white were dominant for years, partly due to Scandinavian interior trends. But the movement toward more color continues – albeit subtly.
The key here is greige, the balance between gray and beige.
These midtones are ideal for designs that want to combine warmth with neutrality.
When black gets a touch of chromaticity, a palette emerges that radiates luxury, depth and modernity.
This group:
This color area is particularly suitable for hospitality, retail, public interiors and premium product design.
The new 100 colors are intended to:
The new NCS Index 2050 replaces the NCS Index 1950 and is now the standard. Those who work professionally with NCS need current reference materials to correctly measure, match, specify and communicate.
Go directly to ncskleuren.nl for the latest NCS Index 2050 and all official NCS products.
In the trainings of the Dutch Color School you will learn:
👉 View the trainings at: https://kleurenschool.nl
Questions about NCS, the new colors or color application? Contact the specialists at Stichting Nederlands Kleurinstituut: https://kleurinstituut.nl/contact
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