Colour your design
Visualise your colour concepts with NCS
NCS Design Tools help you with identifying, defining and visualising your colour concept. All our solutions are designed to support you in your work with colour: from the drawing board to the final result.
Identify
Identify colours easily with a selection of digital and physical colour tools.
NCS Colourpin SE
Identify any colour instantly from real life settings and turn your inspiration into colour! Get the closest NCS Notation, translations to CMYK, RGB, L*a*b* and create mood boards to share with colleagues and clients.
NCS Index 1950
Our most popular fan deck containing all the NCS 1950 Standard Colours. This reference colour palette enables you to quickly identify colours on the spot.
NCS Block
Separate fan decks including all the NCS 1950 Standard Colours arranged by either Hue or Nuance. Perfect for identifying the colours of different materials and finding colour combinations.
Define
Define your colours in NCS 1950 Standard Colours and navigate in the NCS Colour Space to create harmonising colour combinations based on smartness of the NCS System.
NCS Album
With its detachable colour samples you can easily define and match colours across different surfaces and materials as well as compare colours under different kinds of lighting conditions.
NCS Atlas
The perfect tool for discussing colour design possibilities with clients. NCS Atlas has one page for every hue which enables you to navigate quickly between the different colour areas in the NCS Colour Space.
NCS Box
Assess the colour visually with these large colour samples in A6 format. Contains the complete range of the NCS 1950 Standard Colours.
Visualise
Visualise your colour design and move seamlessly between digital and physical references.
NCS Colourpin
Identify any colour instantly from real life settings and turn your inspiration into colour! Get the closest NCS Notation, translations to CMYK, RGB, L*a*b* and lightness values.
NCS Colour Samples
Individual colour samples in various formats for colour selection, mood boards and communication of colours.
NCS Cascade Chips
Colour samples with 4 to 5 colours sorted by hue for colour selection, mood boards and communication of colours.
Work digitally with NCS
Create digital palettes and work digitally with the NCS 1950 Standard Colours in Adobe CS/CC. With NCS Colourpin you can identify colours on the go.
NCS for Adobe CS/CC
NCS in Adobe makes it possible to work with NCS directly in Adobe and take your colours from screen to production.
Discover how the NCS System works
Learn the basic concepts of NCS and how to use the smartness of the NCS System in your work with colour.
Colour education
Improve your colour knowledge with our e-learning! All our courses are created to give architects, interior designers, product designers and professional colour advisers deepen knowledge within colour design.
E-learning: NCS in Design
Learn the professional methodology and strategy on how to communicate and work with colour – online!
Certified Colour Adviser
As experts in interior and exterior colour design you will be able to guide your clients into reliable purchase decisions and build brand loyalty. Learn how to sell colour and convert your clients’ colour visions into reality.
International Colour Workshop
Discover how light and material affect colour and how you can manage the complexity. During five days together with international renowned designers you will work with colour interactively, and through different projects discover how you can reach new dimensions in your colour design. Available in 2022.
NCS in Design
Get the practical and professional tools to communicate and work with colours professionally. The course is a basic course and focuses on colour design principles and how to work smarter with colour harmonies by using the NCS System.
Interior Colour Design
Get the practical and professional tools to communicate and work with colours professionally. The course focuses on colour design principles and how to work smarter with colour harmonies by using the NCS System.
Exterior Colour Design
Learn how to take the surrounding environments, colour phenomena and other challenges that arise in exterior colour design into account, and get the tools needed to make successful exterior colour choices. As well as give your clients professional advice on colour.
Our latest updates!
Discover the latest news, product launches, events and workshops to boost your work with colour!
Updates from NCS Colour
Get key insights in colour analysis and learn about inspiring customer journeys. Take part of our article series where we share unique and exclusive research studies and content for you as a colour professional designing, advising or communicating colour!
NCS Colour Trends 2022+
Discover the colour trends for 2022+! NCS Colour Trends 2022+ is a limited edition trend book packed with in-depth insights about the colour trends for coming years and its drivers. Complete unique image collections and international relevant colour palettes to suit any market and industry.