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NCS S 1005-Y
What color is NCS S 1005-Y?
NCS S 1005-Y can be described as follows:
The first letter, S, stands for the standard color collection, which contains 1950 colors that cover the entire color space.
The first four digits, 1005, indicate the nuance of the color, which is a combination of its blackness and chromaticness.
Blackness is the degree of darkness of the color, and chromaticness is the degree of saturation or purity of the color.
A higher blackness value means a darker color, and a higher chromaticness value means a more saturated color.The last letter and number, Y, indicate the hue of the color, which is the dominant wavelength of the color.
Hue is expressed as a combination of two of the six elementary colors: yellow (Y), red (R), blue (B), and green (G), as well as white (W) and black (S).
To summarize, NCS S 1005-Y is a light yellow color with a slight green hue, a low degree of darkness and saturation, and a pure yellow dominant wavelength.
Example of the palette with the NCS S 1005-Y color
![Palette with colors: Gray-Tea Green, Dark jungle green and Wheat Picture with primary colors of Gray-Tea Green, Dark jungle green, Wheat, Snow and Umber](/images/ncs-s-1005-y/bowl-of-oatmeal-with-an-egg.webp)
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