2025 in colour – Explore the activity across the global NCS+ community
Which colours increased the most in popularity? These colours have seen the most significant increase in moodboard saves across the global NCS+ community during 2025.
What patterns do we see? Applying the system.
Hue.
Nuance.
Whiteness.
Chromaticness.
Blackness.
The hues Y–R leads. Y20R is a yellow (Y) with 20% red (R) in it.
Nuance. Position in the NCS colour triangle.
5005 and 2050 repeat. Nuance 2050 has 20% blackness and 50% chromaticness.
Whiteness. How light a colour is.
30–40 is the most common. Whiteness is calculated from the nuance: 100% - (S + C) = whiteness%.
Chromaticness. How strong a colour is.
05 and 50 peak. The less chromatic a colour is, the closer it is to the greyscale in the NCS colour triangle.
Blackness. How dark a colour is.
10–30 dominates. It is found in the scale between white (W) and the maximum colour (C) in the NCS colour triangle.