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Everything about Natural Color System
Proprietary perceptual color model
The Natural Colour System (NCS) is a proprietary perceptual color model. It is based on the color opponency hypothesis of color vision, first proposed by German physiologist Ewald Hering. The current version of the NCS was developed by the Swedish Colour Centre Foundation, from 1964 onwards. The research team consisted of Anders Hård, Lars Sivik and Gunnar Tonnquist, who in 1997 received the AIC Judd award for their work. The system is based entirely on the phenomenology of human perception as opposed to color mixing. It is illustrated by a color atlas, marketed by NCS Colour AB in Stockholm. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Natural Color SystemA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Natural color low-level-light EBAPS imaging system based on three-color LCTFInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Eyewitness crystal & gemThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: NCS—Natural Color System: A Swedish Standard for Color NotationCited 181 times
- Go sideways: List of color spaces and their usesA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Color modelA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
NCS—Natural Color System: A Swedish Standard for Color Notation
Natural color image enhancement and evaluation algorithm based on human visual system
Defining a natural tooth color space based on a 3-dimensional shade system
NCS, natural color system?From concept to research and applications. Part I
NCS, natural color system?From concept to research and applications. Part II
Interrelation of the natural color system and the munsell color order system
Relation between Munsell and Swedish Natural Color System scales
An ultrasonogram display system using a natural color scale
🆕 Influential since 2022
Natural color low-level-light EBAPS imaging system based on three-color LCTF
A Novel System for Measuring Eyeball Rotation Angle Based on Color Fundus Photographs in Natural Head Position
Exploring afterimage appearance with the natural color system
Toward a Standardized Color Assessment of Rosé Wines: Application of a Natural Color System Chart Across User Expertise
Developing a Globalized Color Classification System for Traditional Korean Bojagi Using the NCS(Natural Color System)
📚 Books worth reading
Eyewitness crystal & gemR. F. Symes, R Harding · 1991
The Just-for-fun book[Timmons, Christine] comp. · 1974
International Library of PsychologyRoutledge · 1999
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