Analyze Color Difference In Products With Color Matching Cabinet

Reviewed by Anurag Mishra (Sr. Technical Consultant)

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Picking the right colors for products is an important part of any successful business. Colors can evoke specific emotions, which will influence a customer's purchasing decision. In addition, the color of a product may reflect your company as well as your brand image. Thus, to create a cohesive experience with customers, maintain consistency in branding and establish trustworthiness among consumers, you must match different colors in the product.

The manufacturer needs to be more concise about the colors they are using in their products and those colors should be consistent throughout. For this, Testronix has come up with the best and reliable testing instrument known as Color Matching Cabinet – Asia that will easily help you to determine the accuracy in the consistency of colors of a product. With the help of this testing equipment, you can make sure that the shade and intensity of the colors should be matched as per industry standards.

This blog post will guide you on how to use this effective testing instrument to make sure that you deliver consistent products to your customers.

Why is Testronix color matching cabinet recommended for matching colors?

Testronix is a leading manufacturer of quality testing instruments. One of the most effective and easy-to-use testing instruments is a color matching cabinet. It is designed to test the vibrancy of colors in a particular product. It comes with standardized and controlled lightning conditions with a wide area view that will help you to easily conduct the test. The light sources used in this testing instrument are of very high quality. This testing instrument has been compiled with several industry standards like ISO 3664, BS 950, ASTM D 1729, and DIN 6173.

Here we have listed the technical specifications of this testing instrument as well:

  • D – 65 – Artificial daylight – 2 Nos.
  • TFL Light-Tungsten Filament – 4 Nos.
  • TL – Light-Point of Sale – 1No.
  • UVB Light-Ultra Violet – 1 No.
  • CWF Light-Cool white fluorescent – 1 No.
  • Accuracy: ± 0.2%
  • Least Count/Resolution: 1/10h
  • The angle of viewing booth – 45 degree
  • Viewing Booth Material – Wood or Steel
  • Time Totalizer – up to 10000 hours
  • Viewing area: L 675 x W 455 x H 400 mm

With its advanced features and inclusion of various light sources, you can accurately test the color consistency of products with this testing instrument. This apparatus is available in various other designs and specifications according to buyers' needs across Asia, Europe & USA.

The testing procedure of color matching cabinet that you must know

There are a number of color considerations to think about for effectively building a product. When picking out colors for different products that you design in your industry, you need to take into account how well they will look with any light sources as well as their surroundings. Thus, you can make the use of Testronix color matching cabinet- Asia to improve the consistency and visibility of colors in different light sources.

To effectively test the color with the Testronix color matching cabinet, you can easily follow the testing procedure mentioned below.

  • Place the material at the bottom of a viewing booth at the distance from the illuminator required to obtain the specific luminance. The specimen should be viewed at a distance of 450 to 600mm (18” to 24”).
  • When viewing a glossy surface, it is necessary to avoid seeing the light source secularly reflected by the surface. This may be accomplished by illuminating along the normal to the surface and viewing at 45° C to the normal or illuminating at 45°.
  • The INCA Light consists of four incandescent bulbs. Assessment should be done under filament lighting to ensure that the two samples are still matching. It is this light under which Metamerism is detected (Metamerism–when samples appear to be the same under one light source and become altogether different in another light). If the match is satisfactory, proceed on to the next light.
  • The U.V. Light switch should now be put ON to enable tests to be carried out under ultraviolet light. With the widespread use of fluorescent dyes and brighteners, it is necessary to ascertain if both samples react equally to ultraviolet radiation. It is often found particularly in the case of the white sample. The U.V.B. Light clearly indicates the presence of fluorescent dyes and bleaches.
  • A final test under TL-84 Triphosphor Fluorescent lamp is carried to ascertain if the colors are acceptable at the ‘Point of Sale’.
  • If the matching of both the samples holds well under all the lights then it means that the dyeing, printing, and coloring of the sample are as per the requirement.

In this way, you can easily match the colors of the product with the Testronix color matching cabinet. To get more assistance with this product, give us a call at +91 9313 140 140 or email us at info@testronixinstruments.com. We will be happy to assist you in the best possible way.

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