The Detroit Colour Council is a professional society which promotes communication and education of automotive color issues. Members represent a wide variety of professional functions including engineers, designers, sales people, scientists, consultants and lab technicians. The majority of members are employed by suppliers to the automotive industry. Since its founding in 1955 by a small group of designers, the DCC has grown to a membership which currently extends through 21 states and Canada. A nominal membership fee pays for administrative expenses and aids to education.
All board members are volunteer.
Four program meetings are held annually, usually in March, May, September and November. Two social events, a golf outing and a holiday season party, have been customary. The program meeting sites are various restaurants, hotels and conference centers in the metropolitan Detroit area. A charge for attendance covers dinner and rental fees. Non-members are also welcome, but the member meeting fee is discounted.