![NCS S 4020-Y50R NCS S 4020-Y50R](/images/ncs-s-4020-y50r/thumbnail.webp)
NCS S 4030-Y50R
What color is NCS S 4030-Y50R?
S stands for standardized, meaning that it is one of the 1950 fixed colors in the NCS atlas.
4030 indicates the chromaticness and nuance of the color.
The first two digits (40) represent the percentage of blackness, which is the degree of similarity to the darkest color in the NCS color circle.
The higher the number, the darker the color.
The last two digits (30) represent the percentage of chromaticness, which is the degree of similarity to the pure hue.Y50R indicates the hue of the color.
It is composed of two parts: the main hue (Y) and the percentage of the secondary hue (R).
The main hue is one of the six elementary colors in the NCS color circle: yellow (Y), red (R), blue (B), green (G), white (W), and black (S).
The secondary hue is the adjacent hue to the main hue in the color circle.
For example, Y50R means that the color is a mixture of 50% yellow and 50% red.
To summarize, NCS S 4030-Y50R is a dark and moderately saturated orange color, with equal parts of yellow and red hues.
It is similar to the color of terracotta or burnt sienna.
Example of the palette with the NCS S 4030-Y50R color
![Palette with colors: Sienna, Fern green and Dark salmon Picture with primary colors of Sienna, Fern green, Dark salmon, Onyx and Eggshell](/images/ncs-s-4030-y50r/painting-of-a-house.webp)
See these colors in NCS, PANTONE, RAL palettes...