NCS Inside Licence
The Colour Standard that defines the industry
With the NCS Inside Licence, you can integrate the globally recognised NCS System into your business - bringing precision, credibility, and consistency to every stage of your colour process. It’s the trusted standard used by designers, architects, and manufacturers in over 90 markets - now it can work for you.
Win more projects. Build trust. Get to market faster.
Whether you're developing a product line, describing colour options, or ensuring consistency across production and marketing, the NCS System enables you to:
- Communicate colour accurately across teams, partners and markets
- Reduce costly production errors and time-to-market
- Gain instant recognition and trust from colour professionals around the world
- Be specified by designers who rely on the NCS Notation everyday
Make your colour offering stand out - backed by the industry’s most precise, perceptual colour language
What’s included in the NCS Inside Licence?
- Right to Use the NCS System: Use the NCS Notation across your colour communication, packaging, and documentation.
- Access to NCS IP: Work with our trademarks, system logic, and NCS Notations as part of your offering.
- Custom Colour Development: Create brand-specific palettes that connect with your customers.
- Integration in Digital Workflows: Plug NCS into your design software for smooth colour selection and execution.
- Dedicated Support: From onboarding to expert help—we’re with you throughout the licence period.
'By working with the NCS System, we are able to work seamlessly with designers and architects through a shared language. NCS gives a precise language to communicate colour since it is built on how we perceive colours. Because of this simplicity, NCS helps bridge the gap between our products and designers who strive to create indoor wellbeing.'
– Frank Winters, Head of Product Management, Rockfon
Is the NCS Inside Licence Right for You?
If colour is key to your business, this licence is created for you
Whether you're a manufacturer, design-led brand, or a supplier working across coatings, interiors, or architecture, the NCS Inside Licence gives you the foundation to stand out and scale with confidence.
Ideal for:
- Coatings & Paint Producers: Maintain consistent colour from batch to batch.
- Interior & Exterior Designers or Product Manufacturers: Speak the same language as architects and designers.
- Private Label Brands: Launch standout, recognisable palettes.
- Surface & Material Suppliers: Deliver accurate colour across every finish.
- Design-Driven Companies: Equip teams with the most trusted colour system.