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ABOUT THE OPEN COLOUR STANDARD

The Open Colour Standard (OCS) is a union of colour theory and large scale information organization. OCS is a project meant to create a viable alternative to the Pantone colour system. The main difference between OCS and Pantone is that OCS will be executed within an open source framework.

OPEN COLOUR STANDARD GOALS

  • Create an Open Colour Standard to rival proprietary colour spaces
  • Study colour for commercial and artistic uses in an open and transparent way, within the spirit of Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS)
  • Educate designers, creators and businesses about the importance and benefits of open standards
  • Grow a community of open source colour developers
  • Take the prohibitive costs out of getting precise colour in print media

    OPEN COLOUR STANDARD MISSION

  • Educate the populous, specifically the fragment of the populous made up of designers, print professionals and existing Open Source adopters, about the theory and politics of colour
  • Democratize the precise use of colour in real world applications
  • Encourage experimentation and development with colour
  • Make colour accessible