How warm does it have to be to paint outside? Guest Contributor – Isabelle Grainger – solidconstructiondesign.com If you have ever attempted to paint your house or any other building you would be aware of …
Powders – Case Study Producers in the food and beverage industry use many ingredients, spices, and additives that are in powder form. These powders have a long shelf life, meaning they are often shipped from …
Multi-point Averaging: Case Study Multi-point Averaging with the Nix Spectro 2 Spectrophotometer and Toolkit App Not all products are uniform in color (See case study on building blocks). When measuring the color properties of a …
Liquids: Case Study From petrochemicals, to pigments, to beverages, the color characteristics of translucent liquids are often vital to a product’s performance in the marketplace. Alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer, whiskey, scotch, and tequila …
Solid, Opaque Surfaces: Case Study Many of today’s consumer goods are made of injection molded plastics. This injection molding process involves melting thermoplastic pellets, forcing molten liquid into a specialized mold to be cooled and …
Is using a smartphone color app accurate? Ever been captivated by a color in your surroundings? Maybe it’s a brightly colored flower or a mural that stopped you in your tracks. Trying to remember …
How do you Measure Color Accuracy? The vast majority of the human population is extremely sensitive to differences and inconsistencies in color. Intuitively, we are able to sense when a color is ‘off’. However, when …
What is RGB Color? Introduction to RGB Color The RGB color system is one of the most well-known color systems in the world, and perhaps the most ubiquitous. As an additive color system, it combines red, green, …
What is Delta E or ΔE Delta E, ΔE or dE, is a way of measuring the visible difference, or error between two colors mathematically. It is handy for sorting the “closeness” of products like …