By using the NCS Colour System you will be able to create successful colour schemes that comply with the new DDA Colour Contrast legislation for Part M.

For further information see our FREE RIBA CPD online training module.

Here we have the ideal set of equipment.

Colour Scan for assessing colours onsite Add to Basket

NCS Atlas for selecting colours Add to Basket

Lightness Meter for checking the LRV of random samples Add to Basket

Lightness Table for checking the precise LRV of each colour Add to Basket

A4 or A6 samples for colour boards or specifications for contractors Choose Colours

The Atlas will help you find paint colours with the right LRV to specify alongside other interior products - paint is available in all 1,950 colours.

A4 and A6 sheets are available for producing colour boards for clients or for supplying to contractors and manufacturers with specifications.
Digital colour palettes are available for on screen visualising so that you can carry the colour specifications through all the stages of your work.

The light reflectance table provides precise LRVs for all 1,950 standard colours and the lightness meter enables you to judge the approximate lightness of random samples or mixed colours like veneers, brick or concrete.

The lightness meter shows a scale of 18 neutral greys of known lightness and has apertures through which the surface to be judged can be seen against the grey it most closely resembles.

For refurbishment work you may need to classify existing colours. This can be done by eye with a fanbook or colour block.

The NEW NCS Colour Scan enables readings to be taken very quickly - a few seconds per reading. This instrument will measure surfaces to the nearest NCS colour independently of ambient light. The New NCS Colour Scan 1.3 now gives you the LRV of the measured colour as well as the Index page no to help you confirm colours and comply with colour contrast requirements. Up to 20 readings can be taken and then noted down.

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