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Category
Colour management
Languages
DE
Category English Term Synonyms Short definition (EN) DE
Colour management D65 standard illuminant D65 daylight A CIE standard illuminant representing average daylight with a correlated colour temperature of about 6,500 K. Normlichtart D65
Translations
DE Normlichtart D65
FR Illuminant normalisé D65
ES Iluminante estándar D65
IT Illuminante standard D65
CN D65标准光源
VN Nguồn sáng chuẩn D65
Not to be confused with D65 is not identical to every real daylight condition.
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Colour management Delta E Colour difference value; ΔE A numerical measure of colour difference calculated in a defined colour space and formula. Delta E / ΔE
Translations
DE Delta E / ΔE
FR Delta E
ES Delta E
IT Delta E
CN Delta E色差值
VN Delta E
Not to be confused with Always state the formula, such as ΔE*ab or ΔE00, where relevant.
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Colour management Digital colour card Digital shade card A digital representation of a colour range used for search, comparison or communication. Digitale Farbkarte
Translations
DE Digitale Farbkarte
FR Nuancier numérique
ES Carta de colores digital
IT Cartella colori digitale
CN 数字色卡
VN Bảng màu kỹ thuật số
Not to be confused with Screen appearance depends on device and calibration.
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Colour management Digital colour matching Digital color matching Instrument-supported colour matching using measured colour data and digital workflows. Digitale Farbabstimmung
Translations
DE Digitale Farbabstimmung
FR Contretypage numérique des couleurs
ES Igualación digital del color
IT Abbinamento digitale del colore
CN 数字配色
VN Phối màu kỹ thuật số
Not to be confused with Digital data supplements but does not eliminate application testing.
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Colour management Dye lot Dye batch; colour lot A quantity of material dyed together under the same production conditions. Färbepartie
Translations
DE Färbepartie
FR Lot de teinture
ES Lote de tintura
IT Lotto di tintura
CN 染色批次
VN Lô nhuộm
Not to be confused with Different dye lots may show small shade differences.
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Colour management Dye-lot variation Batch-to-batch variation Colour difference occurring between separate dyeing batches. Färbepartieabweichung
Translations
DE Färbepartieabweichung
FR Variation entre lots de teinture
ES Variación entre lotes de tintura
IT Variazione tra lotti di tintura
CN 染色批次差异
VN Biến thiên giữa các lô nhuộm
Not to be confused with Do not confuse with variation within one package.
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