Why use our Color Standards?

Produced using leading edge ceramic technology, they are stable, durable, non-fluorescent, and easy to use.

• Ideal for use in ISO 9000 Quality Control Procedures, they increase confidence in instrumental color control
• Providing global acceptance of suppliers' products, they also reduce the cost of producing off-shade products
• They improve coordination between manufacturers
• Our Color Standards improve color reproduction between different product sources
• They provide early warning of instrument problems
  

Range of products - gloss and matt

Basic Range
7 chromatic standards for spectral response, 2 color difference standards, and 3 neutral grey standards for photo linearity.

Neutral Standards
A range of greys from white to black.

Custom Standards
Made to custom specifications.

Mini Color Standards
As per the basic range plus a black and a white, the individual pieces of Color Standard are 10mm x 10mm with the complete set of a comparable size to a credit card (85mm x 55mm x 2mm).

Printing Standards
Robust standards set for the print industry in glossy or matt finishes.  The mount which holds the standards has been designed to enable the instrument optics to remain on the same plane as the standards, thus providing easy and accurate measurements every time.  Each set consists of 7 chromatic standards for spectral response, 2 color difference standards, 3 neutral grey standards for photo linearity, and both a black and a white standard.

Reflectance and Color Data
All of our uncalibrated standards can be provided with nominal data as a guide to the values that may be expected in service.

Applications of Color Standards

Many of the world's leading color instrument manufacturers extensively use and recommend our Color Standards. They can be used in almost any imaginable application where light and color are important; they provide a stable reference in the unstable world of color. 

Traditional areas where you can expect to see Color Standards in use are those involved in textiles, dyes, paints, plastics, ceramics, packaging, and cosmetics.  As consumers become increasingly discerning, color control has become an important part of product development and production control across many industries.

Example applications of Lucideon Color Standards in industry

Dental Materials – Lucideon Color Standards are used in the development of an accurate color control system for assessing the color of dental resins during the manufacture of teeth and fillings.

Road Safety - Color limits are imposed on the suppliers of the thermoplastic coatings used in the manufacture of road marking paint.  One of our customers uses Lucideon Color Standards to ensure that the white and yellow paint produced is within these color limits.

Ceramics - A series of standard colors was needed for the producers of bathroom wares to coordinate the glazes and acrylics used.  Manufacturers worked together to develop a range of popular colors which helped to reduce unnecessary competition and duplication of similar colors.

Food - Color is regarded as a primary process monitoring control tool in this sector as food quality is often based on color - from the measurement of shades of biscuits and bread to the roasting of cereal for brewing, to the manufacture of tomato paste.

Pharmaceutical - Customers from the pharmaceutical sector use color instrumental control to monitor the color change of powders in storage and for diagnostic determination.  For example, where the test strips need to be measured for color change Lucideon has provided ceramic calibration strips.

Accurate measurement is vital for consistency of product, to improve efficiency, and to reduce production costs - Lucideon Color Standards provide a reliable and stable reference.

Products available

Manufactured from ceramic for stability and durability, Color Standards are ideal for use in Quality Control Procedures to BS EN ISO 9000. A Calibration Service for our standards under UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accreditation is also provided.