Color measurement is sufficient by itself for precise definition of color, but the expression in communicating often becomes to correlate back to less precise visual color standards or word descriptors.įAQ: “Is there an easy way to report Munsell HVC values for my product colors?”

Colorimetric Measurements – Measure the actual product in a precise and objective manner using colorimetric instruments and color scales.

Although still subjective, these visual color standards are better than words as a color reference. The chip chosen is closest to the target color but there may be a visual difference such as when surface characteristics differ. These visual color standards do provide a physical representation (paint or plastic chip) of the color.

Visual Color Standards – These usually feature color chips of some type like Munsell, Pantone, Natural Color Systems, RAL, Federal Standard 595c.The best ones cover most of color space and are arranged in a systematic manner.Word descriptors – “What is Salmon Pink?” Words often mean different colors to different people and it is both a subjective and imprecise means to communicate color.Think of color communication as being at 3 levels: The HVC values are the designation of the nearest Munsell Color chip that matches a sample color. The Munsell HVC or Hue Value Chroma color scale is a visual reporting scale based on paint and plastic chips not as precise as colorimetric scales such as L*, a*, b*. FAQ: 'Do you offer a Munsell HVC color conversion in your EasyMatch QC software?'

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