![NCS S 0550-Y50R NCS S 0550-Y50R](/images/ncs-s-0550-y50r/thumbnail.webp)
NCS S 0560-Y50R
What color is NCS S 0560-Y50R?
NCS is based on the idea that any color can be described by its hue, blackness, and chromaticness.
Hue is the perceived color of an object, such as red, yellow, green, or blue.
Blackness is the degree of darkness of a color, from white to black.
Chromaticness is the intensity or saturation of a color, from gray to vivid.
The NCS color code consists of a letter and four digits.
The letter indicates the hue, which can be one of the four primary colors (Y for yellow, R for red, B for blue, G for green) or one of the six intermediate colors (YR for yellow-red, RB for red-blue, BG for blue-green, etc.).
The first two digits indicate the percentage of blackness, from 00 (white) to 99 (black).
For example, NCS S 0560-Y50R means that the color has a hue of yellow-red (YR), a blackness of 5%, and a chromaticness of 60%.
This is a bright orange color, similar to the color of a ripe apricot or a sunset sky.
Example of the palette with the NCS S 0560-Y50R color
![Palette with colors: Old lavender, Beau blue and Sienna Picture with primary colors of Old lavender, Beau blue, Sienna, Oxford Blue and Burnt Sienna](/images/ncs-s-0560-y50r/painting-of-a-city.webp)
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