ASTM E2214-12
(Practice)Standard Practice for Specifying and Verifying the Performance of Color-Measuring Instruments
Standard Practice for Specifying and Verifying the Performance of Color-Measuring Instruments
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
In today's commerce, instrument makers and instrument users must deal with a large array of bench-top and portable color-measuring instruments, many with different geometric and spectral characteristics. At the same time, manufacturers of colored goods are adopting quality management systems that require periodic verification of the performance of the instruments that are critical to the quality of the final product. The technology involved in optics and electro-optics has progressed greatly over the last decade. The result has been a generation of instruments that are both more affordable and higher in performance. What had been a tool for the research laboratory is now available to the retail point of sale, to manufacturing, to design and to corporate communications. New documentary standards have been published that encourage the use of colorimeters, spectrocolorimeters, and colorimetric spetrometers in applications previously dominated by visual expertise or by filter densitometers. Therefore, it is necessary to determine if an instrument is suitable to the application and to verify that an instrument or instruments are working within the required operating parameters.
This practice provides descriptions of some common instrumental parameters that relate to the way an instrument will contribute to the quality and consistency of the production of colored goods. It also describes some of the material standards required to assess the performance of a color-measuring instrument and suggests some tests and test reports to aid in verifying the performance of the instrument relative to its intended application.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice provides standard terms and procedures for describing and characterizing the performance of spectral and filter based instruments designed to measure and compute the colorimetric properties of materials and objects. It does not set the specifications but rather gives the format and process by which specifications can be determined, communicated and verified.
1.2 This practice does not describe methods that are generally applicable to visible-range spectroscopic instruments used for analytical chemistry (UV-VIS spectrophotometers). ASTM Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Chromatography includes such procedures in standards under their jurisdiction.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: E2214 − 12
StandardPractice for
Specifying and Verifying the Performance of Color-
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Measuring Instruments
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2214; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
Recent advances in optics, electronics and documentary standard have resulted in a proliferation of
instruments for the measurement of color and appearance of materials and objects.These instruments
possessverygoodperformancebuttherehasbeenlittleprogresstowardstandardizingtheterminology
and procedures to quantify that performance. Therefore, the commercial literature and even some
documentary standards are a mass of confusing terms, numbers and specifications that are impossible
to compare or interpret.
Two recent papers in the literature, have proposed terms and procedures to standardize the
specification, comparison and verification of the level of performance of a color-measuring
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instrument. Followingthoseprocedures,thosespecificationscanbecomparedtoproducttolerances.
Thisbecomesimportantsothatinstrumentusersandinstrumentmakerscanagreeonhowtocompare
or verify, or both, that their instruments are performing in the field as they were designed and tested
in the factory.
1. Scope responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
1.1 This practice provides standard terms and procedures
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
for describing and characterizing the performance of spectral
and filter based instruments designed to measure and compute
2. Referenced Documents
the colorimetric properties of materials and objects. It does not
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
setthespecificationsbutrathergivestheformatandprocessby
D2244Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances and
which specifications can be determined, communicated and
Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color
verified.
Coordinates
1.2 This practice does not describe methods that are gener-
E284Terminology of Appearance
ally applicable to visible-range spectroscopic instruments used
E1164PracticeforObtainingSpectrometricDataforObject-
for analytical chemistry (UV-VIS spectrophotometers).ASTM
Color Evaluation
Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Chromatog-
2.2 Other Documents:
raphy includes such procedures in standards under their juris-
ISO VIM International Vocabulary of Basic and General
diction.
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Terms in Metrology (VIM)
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
NIST Technical Note 1297Guidelines for Evaluating and
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Re-
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sults
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E12 on Color and
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Appearance and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E12.04 on Color and For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Appearance Analysis. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved July 1, 2012. Published August 2012. Originally Standards volumeinformation,refertothestandard’sDocumentSummarypageon
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approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E2214-08 . DOI: the ASTM website.
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10.1520/E2214-12. ISO/IDE/OIML/BIPM, International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms
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Ladson, J., “Colorimetric Data Comparison of Bench-Top and Portable in Metrology, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland,
Instruments,” AIC Interim Meeting, Colorimetry, Berlin, 1995. 1984.
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Rich, D., “Standardized Terminology and Procedures for Specifying and Taylor, Barry N., and Kuyatt, Chris E., Guidelines for Evaluating and
Verifying the Performance of Spectrocolorimeters,” AIC Color 97 Kyoto, Kyoto, Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Results, NIST Technical Note
1997. 1297, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1984.
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3. Terminology (repeatability, reproducibility, inter-instrument agreement,
inter-model instrument agreement, accuracy) and describes a
3.1 Definitions of appearance terms in Terminology E284
setofmeasurementsandartifacts,withwhichboththeproduc-
are applicable to this practice.
ers and users of color-measuring instruments verify or certify
3.2 Definitions of metrology terms in ISO, International
the specification and performance of color-measuring instru-
Vocabulary of Bas
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of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
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Designation:E2214–08 Designation: E2214 – 12
Standard Practice for
Specifying and Verifying the Performance of Color-
1
Measuring Instruments
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2214; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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´ NOTE—The equation in paragraph A1.4.3 was corrected editorially in March 2010.
INTRODUCTION
Recent advances in optics, electronics and documentary standard have resulted in a proliferation of
instruments for the measurement of color and appearance of materials and objects.These instruments
possessverygoodperformancebuttherehasbeenlittleprogresstowardstandardizingtheterminology
and procedures to quantify that performance. Therefore, the commercial literature and even some
documentary standards are a mass of confusing terms, numbers and specifications that are impossible
to compare or interpret.
Two recent papers in the literature, have proposed terms and procedures to standardize the
specification, comparison and verification of the level of performance of a color-measuring
,
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instrument. Followingthoseprocedures,thosespecificationscanbecomparedtoproducttolerances.
Thisbecomesimportantsothatinstrumentusersandinstrumentmakerscanagreeonhowtocompare
or verify, or both, that their instruments are performing in the field as they were designed and tested
in the factory.
1. Scope
1.1 Thispracticeprovidesstandardtermsandproceduresfordescribingandcharacterizingtheperformanceofspectralandfilter
based instruments designed to measure and compute the colorimetric properties of materials and objects. It does not set the
specifications but rather gives the format and process by which specifications can be determined, communicated and verified.
1.2 This practice does not describe methods that are generally applicable to visible-range spectroscopic instruments used for
analytical chemistry (UV-VIS spectrophotometers). ASTM Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Chromatography
includes such procedures in standards under their jurisdiction.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D2244 Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances and Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
E284 Terminology of Appearance
E1164 Practice for Obtaining Spectrometric Data for Object-Color Evaluation
2.2 Other Documents:
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E12 on Color and Appearance and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E12.04 on Color and
Appearance Analysis.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2008. Published January 2008. Originally approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as E2214-02. DOI:
10.1520/E2214-08E01.
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Current edition approved July 1, 2012. Published August 2012. Originally approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E2214-08 . DOI:
10.1520/E2214-12.
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Ladson, J., “Colorimetric Data Comparison of Bench-Top and Portable Instruments,” AIC Interim Meeting, Colorimetry, Berlin, 1995.
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Rich, D., “Standardized Terminology and Procedures for Specifying and Verifying the Performance of Spectrocolorimeters,” AIC Color 97 Kyoto, Kyoto, 1997.
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ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,www.astm.org,orcontactASTMCustomerServiceatservice@astm.org.For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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ISO VIM International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology (VIM)
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NIST Technical Note 1297 Guidelines for Evaluating and Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Results
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of appearance terms in Terminology E284 are applicable to this practice.
3.2 Definitions of metrology terms in ISO, International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology (VIM) are
applicable to this practice.
3.3 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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