Thursday, 14 July 2016

Colour and Light Measurement Solutions

Perceived color of product and brand plays an important role in recognition and selection of brand. It has become a necessity to maintain the color of product, packaging and logos.

Advances in technology and new developments have made quantification and measurement of color easy and affordable.

There are different types of Color Measuring instruments like spectrophotometers, chroma meter/colorimeters, gloss meters etc.

Spectrophotometer are used to measure spectral values ( reflectance/transmittance) of sample. Spectral values are used for further calculation of color parameters. Benchtop and portable versions of spectrophotometers are available.


Color Readers and Chroma meters are used to assess color difference between two samples.  The color difference  dE* is expressed in either L* a* b* or  L* C* H* color space.

Gloss Meters are used to measure gloss values. These instruments are used in paper, paint and plastic industries.

Color Measurement is used for quality assurance in industries. Some typical uses are:
Automotive industry: Maintaining tolerance of color of different accessories received from various vendors.

Food & Pharma : To check color of raw materials and finished goods.
FMCG: To check color of packaging, product and logo.
Paper,Pigment and Paint Industry:  Gloss, whiteness, yellowness and shade measurement.


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