StoColor System

StoColor System – How it Works

The StoColor System is a unique planning tool for the use of colour in architecture.

• Quick and easy to understand thanks to a clear, logical system construction.
• Reliable application of design through a harmonic, finely nuanced selection of colours for facade and interior use.
• Ergonomic perception-oriented presentation media for all phases of colour design.

The 3-tier construction of the StoColor System

Level 1: The human colour perception range

Human perception is primarily able to distinguish the colours yellow, orange, red, violet, blue and green. This perceptions scheme forms the starting point of the StoColor System.

Level 2: The 24 basic colours

The 6 primary perception areas are each mixed out into 4 further colour levels. The result is the 24 part colour wheel that forms the basis of the StoColor System.

Level 3: The 5 colour rows of the 24 basic colours

Each basic colour possesses 5 colour rows mixed out according to the principle of a same-colour triangle.

1.	Light clear	Basic colour mixed to white
2.	Shade 1	Basic colour mixed to grey
3.	Shade 2	Basic colour mixed to grey
4.	Shadow	A colour from the light clear colour row mixed with a colour from the dark clear row
5.	Dark clear	Basic colour mixed to black