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NCS S 5040-Y40R
What color is NCS S 5040-Y40R?
The letter S stands for standardized, meaning that the color is part of the NCS standard collection of 1950 colors.
The first number 50 indicates the blackness of the color, which is the percentage of black in the color.
A higher number means a darker color.
NCS S 5040-Y40R has 50% blackness.The second number 40 indicates the chromaticness of the color, which is the percentage of colorfulness in relation to the brightness of a similarly illuminated white.
A higher number means a more saturated or vivid color.
NCS S 5040-Y40R has 40% chromaticness.The letter and number combination Y40R indicates the hue of the color, which is the direction of the color in the NCS color circle.
The hue is composed of two primary colors and the percentage of each in the mixture.
The primary colors are yellow (Y), red (R), blue (B), and green (G).
NCS S 5040-Y40R has a hue of yellow (Y) mixed with 40% red (R).
It can also be called a burnt sienna or a rusty brown color.
In the RGB code, it has a red value of 122, a green value of 43, and a blue value of 0.
Example of the palette with the NCS S 5040-Y40R color
![Palette with colors: Light slate gray, Smoky black and Dark lava Picture with primary colors of Light slate gray, Smoky black, Dark lava, Pastel brown and Tumbleweed](/images/ncs-s-5040-y40r/ncs-s-5040-y40r-color-building-with-a-tower.webp)
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