![NCS S 4030-Y10R NCS S 4030-Y10R](/images/ncs-s-4030-y10r/thumbnail.webp)
NCS S 4040-Y10R
What color is NCS S 4040-Y10R?
S stands for standardized color, meaning it is one of the 1950 colors that have been given a fixed notation in the NCS system.
40 indicates the blackness of the color, which is the percentage of black in the color.
The higher the number, the darker the color.
In this case, the color has 40% blackness.40 indicates the chromaticness of the color, which is the percentage of colorfulness in the color.
The higher the number, the more saturated the color.
In this case, the color has 40% chromaticness.Y10R indicates the hue of the color, which is the dominant wavelength of the color.
The hue is described by two letters and a number.
The first letter is the primary color (Y for yellow, R for red, B for blue, or G for green), the second letter is the secondary color (Y, R, B, or G), and the number is the percentage of the secondary color in the hue.
In this case, the hue is yellow with 10% red.
Example of the palette with the NCS S 4040-Y10R color
![Palette with colors: Cafe noir, Copper and Old rose Picture with primary colors of Cafe noir, Copper, Old rose, Smoky black and Smokey topaz](/images/ncs-s-4040-y10r/painting-of-a-path-through-a-forest-of-ncs-s-4040-y10r-color.webp)
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