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o f D iffu s e ly - I llu m in a t e d O p a q u e M a t e r ia ls
T h e c o lo r a n d a p p e a ra n c e o f m a te r ia ls is d e p e n d e n t o n th e g e o m e try , q u a n tity , a n d s p e c tra l n a tu re o f th e illu m in a tio n a s w e ll a s th e s u r r o u n d
c o n d itio n s / v ie w in g e n v ir o n m e n t. T h is s ta n d a r d s p e c ifie s th e c o n d itio n s fo r c r itic a l v is u a l c o lo r a p p ra is a l fo r c o lo r m a tc h in g . T h e u s e o f s p e c tr a lly
d is s im ila r illu m in a tio n s o u r c e s a llo w s e ffe c tiv e d e te c tio n o f a 'c o n d itio n a l' o r m e ta m e r ic c o lo r m a tc h (a g o o d c o lo r m a tc h u n d e r o n e lig h t s o u rc e , b u t a
c o lo r m is m a tc h u n d e r a d iffe r e n t lig h t s o u r c e ) . A n e q u a lly im p o rta n t fu n c tio n o f th e s ta n d a r d is to a llo w e ffe c tiv e c o m m u n ic a tio n o f c o lo r b e tw e e n
p a r tie s w o r k in g to g e th e r o n c o lo r c r itic a l jo b s .

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A p p r o x im a te C IE D It is th e tr u e “ fin g e r p r in t” o f a lig h t s o u r c e . T h e s p e c tra l
s ta n d a rd s p e c ifie s th is s o u r c e fo r c o lo r 6 5

p o w e r d is tr ib u tio n is th e k e y fa c to r in h o w a lig h t s o u rc e
m a tc h in g a p p lic a tio n s . P r io r to th e
S p e c t r a l Ir r a d ia n c e
r e n d e r s c o lo r . T h e c lo s e r a lig h t s o u r c e 's s p e c t r a l p o w e r
1 9 9 0 's , D 7 5 w a s s p e c if ie d a s t h e d is tr ib u tio n is to th e C IE s p e c ific a tio n fo r th e s ta n d a rd lig h t
s ta n d a rd s o u r c e in th e U S A . In th e s o u rc e , th e m o re c o n s is te n t a n d a c c u r a te it is . C R I a n d
g r a p h ic a r ts a n d p h o to g r a p h ic in d u s tr ie s C IE 5 1 te s ts a re u s e d to e n s u r e th a t y o u r lig h t s o u rc e s
D 5 0 is th e s ta n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e a n d is 3 0 0 n m 4 0 0 n m 5 0 0 n m 6 0 0 n m 7 0 0 n m
c lo s e ly a p p r o x im a te D 6 5 .
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T h e a p p a r e n t c o lo r o f a lig h t s o u r c e . E a c h d a y lig h t s o u r c e h a s a n a im - p o in t a n d c ir c u la r to le r a n c e A v a ila b le D 6 5 L a m p 0 .4 8 3
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s p e c ifie d in C IE c o lo r s p a c e ( U C S 1 9 7 6 ) a s illu s tr a te d a t r ig h t. 0 .4 7 8

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c o lo r m a tc h in g a p p lic a tio n s . T h e r a tin g is in tw o p a rts , w h e re th e fir s t le tte r r e p r e s e n ts th e v is ib le 0 .4 5 8

C IE
p o r tio n o f th e lig h t s o u r c e a n d th e s e c o n d le tte r re p re s e n ts th e u ltr a v io le t p o r tio n o f th e lig h t s o u r c e . 0 .4 5 3
T o le r a n c e

A n "A " r a tin g in d ic a te s th e r e is le s s th a n a 1 /4 D e lta E d iffe r e n c e b e tw e e n th e m e ta m e r ic p a ir s lis t e d 0 .4 4 8

0 .1 7 8 0 .1 8 3 0 .1 8 8 0 .1 9 3 0 .1 9 8 0 .2 0 3 0 .2 0 8 0 .2 1 3 0 .2 1 8

in th e C IE p u b lic a tio n . A " B " r a tin g in d ic a te s th e r e is b e tw e e n a 1 /2 a n d 1 /4 D e lta E d iffe r e n c e , a C u '

r a tin g in d ic a te s th e r e is b e tw e e n 1 a n d 1 /2 D e lta E d iffe r e n c e a n d s o o n . A n E r a tin g is th e lo w e s t. A ll D 6 5 : u ' = 0 .1 9 8 , v ' = 0 .4 6 8

o f G T I 's c o lo r m a t c h in g p r o d u c ts h a v e a m in im u m r a tin g o f B C .
C o lo r T e m p e r a tu r e
C o lo r te m p e r a tu r e - 6 5 0 0 K ( D 6 5 ) - C o r r e la te d c o lo r te m p e r a tu r e is th e c o r r e la tio n b e tw e e n th e c o lo r e m itte d b y a b la c k b o d y r a d ia to r w h e n h e a te d
to a s p e c ific te m p e r a tu r e . It is m e a s u r e d in th e K e lv in te m p e r a tu r e s c a le . O th e r c o m m o n c o lo r te m p e r a tu r e s a r e 7 5 0 0 K , 5 0 0 0 K a n d 2 8 5 6 K
( Illu m in a n t A ) .

A d d itio n a l L ig h t S o u r c e s ( M e ta m e r is m )
V a r io u s s o u rc e s a re d e s c r ib e d in th e s tan d a rd . T h e s e in c lu d e A r tific ia l D a y lig h t - s p e c ific a lly D 6 5 , In c a n d e s c e n t - s p e c ific a lly Illu m in a n t A a n d a s o u r c e a t
2 3 0 0 K a n d C o o l W h ite F lu o r e s c e n t - a .k
.a . C W F . O th e r lig h t s o u r c e s m a y b e u s e d a s re q u ir e d . T h e s e in c lu d e v a r io u s c o m m e r c ia l flu o r e s c e n t la m p s in c lu d in g
U ltr a lu m e 3 0 (3 0 U ), T L 8 4 a n d T L 8 3 to n
a m e a fe w . G T I G r a p h ic T e c h n o lo g y , In c . o ffe rs e a c h o f th e s ta n d a rd s o u rc e s a s w e ll a s c o m m e r c ia lly a v a ila b le
flu o re s c e n t s o u rc e s . A c o m b in a tio n o f th
e s e s o u rc e s , s p e c ific a lly D 6 5 , C W F (o r T L 8 4 ), a n d Illu m in a n t A , a r e id e a l fo r th e d e te c tio n o f m e ta m e r is m . U ltr a v io le t
(U V ) c a n b e in c lu d e d to d e te c t th e p re s e n c e o f o p tic a l b r ig h te n e r s o r w h ite n e rs .

L ig h t In te n s ity L ig h t E v e n n e s s
C o n s is te n t lig h t in te n s ity is c r itic a l to c o n s is te n t c o lo r e v a lu a tio n . T h e s ta n d a r d p r o v id e s a ta r g e t in te n s ity
r a n g e d e s ig n e d to a llo w fu ll to n a l v is ib ility o f d a r k s a m p le s w ith o u t o v e r illu m in a tin g lig h t s a m p le s . w ith in 2 0 % o f n o m in a l
A t le a s t 9 6 8 lu x (2 0 %
L ig h t In te n s ity o f 1 2 1 0 ) a n d n o t m o re
A c c e p ta b le V ie w in g R a n g e S a m p le s v e r y lig h t m a te r ia ls - a s lo w a s 5 4 0 lu x ( 5 0 fc ) 1 2 1 0 lu x th a n 1 4 6 2 lu x in te n s ity
2 2 5 m e d iu m lig h tn e s s - 1 0 8 0 - 1 3 4 0 lu x ( 1 0 0 - 1 2 5 fc ) a t a ll p o in ts o n th e
v e r y d a r k m a te r ia ls - a s h ig h a s 2 1 5 0 lu x ( 2 0 0 fc ) v ie w in g s u r fa c e .
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V e r y L ig h t ty p ic a l p r o c e d u r e fo r v ie w in g s a m p le s a t h ig h e r lig h t E v e n lig h t in te n s ity a c r o s s s a m p le a s s u r e s
D a y C W F In c . H o r . in te n s itie s is to h o ld th e s a m p le c lo s e r to th e lig h t s o u r c e . c o r r e c t in te r p r e ta tio n o f c o lo r q u a lity !

S u rro u n d
S u r r o u n d c o lo r a n d r e fle c ta n c e a ffe c t c o lo r a n d
a p p e a ra n c e . T h e tw o lig h t b lu e d o ts a t r ig h t a p p e a r s im u lta n e o u s c o lo r a n d b r ig h tn e s s c o n tr a s t n e u tr a l a n d m a tte s u r r o u n d w ith lu m in o u s
d iffe r e n t in b o th h u e a n d in te n s ity d u e to th e r e fle c ta n c e o f b e tw e e n 3 0 % a n d 4 3 %
d iffe r e n c e s in th e b a c k g r o u n d fie ld . In o rd e r to
a s s u r e c o n s is te n t c o lo r p e r c e p tio n a n d to n a l ra n g e , n o te : 4 3 % r e fle c ta n c e is c o m p a r a b le to e x is tin g
th e s u rro u n d c o n d itio n is s p e c ifie d . v ie w in g s y s te m s u s in g M u n s e ll N 7 / g r a y

G e o m e try
L ig h t s o u r c e , im a g e , a n d o b s e r v e r 's e y e s p o s it io n e d s u c h t h a t s p e c u la r r e f le c t a n c e ( g la r e ) is m in i-
m iz e d b u t s u ffic ie n tly d ir e c tio n a l s o th a t p h y s ic a l a p p e a r a n c e a s p e c ts o f th e s a m p le c a n b e d e te c te d .

T h e p re s e n c e o f e x c e s s iv e g la r e c a n b e v e r y d is tr a c tin g to o b s e r v e r s a tte m p tin g to m a k e c r itic a l

c o lo r ju d g m e n ts . G la r e c a n in flu e n c e c o lo r p e r c e p tio n a n d r e s u lt in v e r y c o s tly e r r o r s . L ik e w is e , th e
e ffe c ts o f g e o m e tr ic m e ta m e r is m , if n o t ta k e n in to a c c o u n t in th e e v a lu a tio n o b s e r v a tio n s , w ill r e s u lt
Im p ro p e r g e o m e try - P ro p e r g e o m e try - in c o lo r m is m a tc h e s .
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in c r e a s e y o u r b o t t o m lin e . H a v e m o r e q u e s tio n s ?
A s k G T I , it 's o u r f a v o r it e s u b je c t .

W A R N IN G : th e c o lo r r e la te d in d u s tr ie s h a v e P R O V E N th a t c o n s is t e n t c o lo r a p p e a ra n c e &
e ffe c tiv e c o lo r c o m m u n ic a tio n d e p e n d o n Y O U R lig h tin g / v ie w in g e n v ir o n m e n t! O n ly b y
m e e tin g a ll o f th e a b o v e e le m e n ts w ill y o u r v ie w in g s y s t e m p r o v id e m a x im u m b e n e fits .
G T I G ra p h ic T e c h n o lo g y , In c . m e e ts o r e x c e e d s th e p a ra m e te rs s e t fo rth in th is s ta n d a rd 8 4 5 -5 6 2 -7 0 6 6 w w w . g t ilite .c o m in fo @ g tilite .c o m
w ith a ll o f it s c o lo r a n d a p p e a ra n c e lig h tin g s y s te m s .