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ISCC

ISCC is the Acronym for Inter-Society Color Council

A system for naming colors based on 13 basic terms and adjective modifiers, the ISCC-NBS System of Color Designation was first established in the 1930s by a joint effort of the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) and the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). The goal of the system is to provide a standardized means of designating colors that is acceptable and usable by science, art, and industry, and understood by the general public.

History and Development

The ISCC-NBS System of Color Designation was developed in the 1930s by the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) and the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). The system was first suggested in 1932 by the first chairman of the ISCC, who envisioned a means of designating colors that would be standardized and acceptable to science, art, and industry, and understood by the general public.

Color Terms and Modifiers

The ISCC-NBS System of Color Designation is based on a set of 13 basic color terms and a small set of adjective modifiers. The basic color terms are black, white, gray, red, green, blue, yellow, orange, purple, pink, brown, and two terms for colors that are neither black nor white. The adjective modifiers are used to describe the lightness, saturation, and hue of a color.

  • Basic Color Terms: The 13 basic color terms used in the ISCC-NBS System of Color Designation.
  • Adjective Modifiers: A small set of adjective modifiers used to describe the lightness, saturation, and hue of a color.
  • Color Designation: The process of naming a color using the ISCC-NBS System of Color Designation.

Applications

The ISCC-NBS System of Color Designation has been used in a variety of applications, including the United States Pharmacopoeia, the National Formulary, and general literature. The system has also been used in art, industry, and science to provide a standardized means of designating colors.

  • United States Pharmacopoeia: The ISCC-NBS System of Color Designation has been used to designate colors in the United States Pharmacopoeia.
  • National Formulary: The ISCC-NBS System of Color Designation has been used to designate colors in the National Formulary.
  • General Literature: The ISCC-NBS System of Color Designation has been used to designate colors in general literature.