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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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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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Colour management Good colour match Good match A colour translation assessed as a close and suitable match within the intended guidance system. Gute Farbübereinstimmung
Translations
DE Gute Farbübereinstimmung
FR Bonne correspondance de couleur
ES Buena coincidencia de color
IT Buona corrispondenza colore
CN 良好配色
VN Màu khớp tốt
Not to be confused with The result remains a non-binding colour suggestion.
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Colour management Light source Illumination The source of light whose spectral composition influences perceived colour. Lichtquelle
Translations
DE Lichtquelle
FR Source lumineuse
ES Fuente de luz
IT Sorgente luminosa
CN 光源
VN Nguồn sáng
Not to be confused with Do not evaluate colour without defining the illumination.
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Colour management Metamerism Metameric match A phenomenon in which two colours match under one light source but differ under another. Metamerie
Translations
DE Metamerie
FR Métamérisme
ES Metamerismo
IT Metamerismo
CN 同色异谱
VN Hiện tượng metamerism
Not to be confused with A good D65 match does not guarantee a match under all illuminants.
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Colour management No colour match No match A result indicating that no sufficiently suitable colour translation is available in the compared range. Keine Farbübereinstimmung
Translations
DE Keine Farbübereinstimmung
FR Aucune correspondance de couleur
ES Sin coincidencia de color
IT Nessuna corrispondenza colore
CN 无匹配颜色
VN Không có màu phù hợp
Not to be confused with Do not substitute the nearest colour without clear qualification.
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Colour management Observer Standard observer; viewer The human or standardised visual response used in colour perception and measurement. Beobachter
Translations
DE Beobachter
FR Observateur
ES Observador
IT Osservatore
CN 观察者
VN Người quan sát
Not to be confused with Individual observers may perceive small differences differently.
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Colour management Reflected spectrum Spectral reflectance The distribution of wavelengths reflected by an object under illumination. Reflektiertes Spektrum
Translations
DE Reflektiertes Spektrum
FR Spectre réfléchi
ES Espectro reflejado
IT Spettro riflesso
CN 反射光谱
VN Phổ phản xạ
Not to be confused with Perceived colour results from light, object and observer.
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Colour management Shade variation Shade deviation; colour variation Variation in colour appearance between samples, batches or positions. Farbtonabweichung
Translations
DE Farbtonabweichung
FR Variation de teinte
ES Variación de tono
IT Variazione di tonalità
CN 色调偏差
VN Biến thiên sắc độ
Not to be confused with Identify whether the cause is dye lot, material, light or measurement.
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Colour management Similar colour Approximate colour match A colour that resembles the target but has a noticeable or relevant difference. Ähnliche Farbe
Translations
DE Ähnliche Farbe
FR Couleur similaire
ES Color similar
IT Colore simile
CN 相似颜色
VN Màu tương tự
Not to be confused with Must not be presented as an exact match.
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Colour management Spectrophotometer Colour measuring instrument An instrument that measures spectral reflectance or transmittance for objective colour evaluation. Spektralfotometer
Translations
DE Spektralfotometer
FR Spectrophotomètre
ES Espectrofotómetro
IT Spettrofotometro
CN 分光光度计
VN Máy quang phổ
Not to be confused with Instrument settings and sample presentation affect results.
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