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NCS S 5502-B
What color is NCS S 5502-B?
NCS S 5502-B belongs to the category of S colors, which are colors that have a blackness component.
The blackness component indicates how dark or light a color is, and it is expressed as a percentage from 0% (white) to 100% (black).
The code S 5502-B can be broken down into four parts: S, 55, 02, and B. The first part, S, stands for the standard color collection, which contains 1,950 colors that cover the entire color space.
The second part, 55, represents the blackness component of the color, which is 55% in this case.
The third part, 02, represents the chromaticness component of the color, which is 2% in this case.
The chromaticness component indicates how saturated or dull a color is, and it is expressed as a percentage from 0% (gray) to 100% (fully saturated).
The fourth part, B, represents the hue component of the color, which is blue in this case.
NCS S 5502-B is a very dark and slightly bluish gray color.
Example of the palette with the NCS S 5502-B color
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