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Category
Colour management
Languages
DE
Category English Term Synonyms Short definition (EN) DE
Colour management CIELAB colour space L*a*b*; CIE Lab A three-dimensional colour space describing lightness and two opponent colour axes. CIELAB-Farbraum
Translations
DE CIELAB-Farbraum
FR Espace colorimétrique CIELAB
ES Espacio de color CIELAB
IT Spazio colore CIELAB
CN CIELAB色彩空间
VN Không gian màu CIELAB
Not to be confused with Do not mix coordinates from different illuminant and observer settings.
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Colour management Colour card Shade card; color card A physical or digital presentation of available thread colours and their identifiers. Farbkarte
Translations
DE Farbkarte
FR Nuancier
ES Carta de colores
IT Cartella colori
CN 色卡
VN Bảng màu
Not to be confused with Physical samples and screen displays may differ.
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Colour management Colour consistency Color consistency The degree to which colour remains uniform within and between production lots. Farbkonstanz
Translations
DE Farbkonstanz
FR Constance des couleurs
ES Consistencia del color
IT Costanza del colore
CN 颜色一致性
VN Độ đồng nhất màu
Not to be confused with Not the same as thread consistency.
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Colour management Colour difference Color difference The visual or numerical difference between two colours. Farbabweichung
Translations
DE Farbabweichung
FR Différence de couleur
ES Diferencia de color
IT Differenza di colore
CN 色差
VN Độ chênh màu
Not to be confused with A small numerical difference may still be visible depending on colour and application.
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Colour management Colour matching Color matching; shade matching The process of selecting or producing a colour that visually or instrumentally corresponds to a target. Farbabstimmung
Translations
DE Farbabstimmung
FR Contretypage des couleurs
ES Igualación de color
IT Abbinamento colore
CN 配色
VN Phối màu
Not to be confused with A visual match can change under another light source.
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Colour management Colour number Shade number; color code The identifier assigned to a specific colour in a defined colour range. Farbnummer
Translations
DE Farbnummer
FR Numéro de couleur
ES Número de color
IT Numero colore
CN 色号
VN Mã màu
Not to be confused with A colour number is brand- and range-specific.
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Colour management Colour range Colour assortment; shade range The complete set of colours offered for a product or product group. Farbpalette / Farbsortiment
Translations
DE Farbpalette / Farbsortiment
FR Gamme de couleurs
ES Gama de colores
IT Gamma colori
CN 色彩范围
VN Dải màu
Not to be confused with Ranges may differ by product, ticket and region.
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Colour management Colour shade Shade; color shade A specific appearance of a colour within a colour system or range. Farbton
Translations
DE Farbton
FR Teinte
ES Tono de color
IT Tonalità
CN 色调
VN Tông màu
Not to be confused with Shade can include hue, lightness and chroma differences.
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Colour management Colour tolerance Color tolerance The permitted range of colour difference around an approved standard. Farbtoleranz
Translations
DE Farbtoleranz
FR Tolérance de couleur
ES Tolerancia de color
IT Tolleranza colore
CN 颜色容差
VN Dung sai màu
Not to be confused with Tolerance should be defined by method and application.
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Colour management Contrasting colour Contrast colour A colour intentionally selected to stand out visibly from the material. Kontrastfarbe
Translations
DE Kontrastfarbe
FR Couleur contrastante
ES Color de contraste
IT Colore a contrasto
CN 对比色
VN Màu tương phản
Not to be confused with Contrast is application- and lighting-dependent.
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