Paper and board - Determination of colour by diffuse reflectance - Part 1: Indoor daylight conditions (C/2 degrees)

This part of ISO 5631 specifies a method for measuring the colour of paper and board by the diffuse
reflectance method with the elimination of specular gloss.
This part of ISO 5631 is not applicable to coloured papers or boards which incorporate fluorescent dyes
or pigments. It may be used to determine the colour of papers or boards which contain fluorescent
whitening agents provided the UV content of the illumination on the test piece has been adjusted
to conform to that in the CIE illuminant C, using a fluorescent reference standard that fulfils the
requirements for international fluorescent reference standards of level 3 (IR3) as prescribed by
ISO 2469 with an assigned ISO brightness value (C/2°) provided by an authorized laboratory, as
described in ISO 2470-1.

Papier et carton -- Détermination de la couleur par réflectance diffuse -- Partie 1: Conditions d'éclairage intérieur de jour (C/2 degrés)

ISO 5631-1:2015 sp�cifie une m�thode pour mesurer la couleur du papier et du carton par la m�thode de la r�flectance diffuse avec �limination du brillant sp�culaire.
ISO 5631-1:2015 n'est pas applicable aux papiers et cartons color�s qui contiennent des colorants ou des pigments fluorescents. Elle peut �tre utilis�e pour d�terminer la couleur des papiers et cartons contenant des agents d'azurage fluorescents, sous r�serve que la teneur en UV de l'�clairage sur l'�prouvette ait �t� ajust�e de mani�re � �tre conforme � celle de l'illuminant CIE C, � l'aide d'un �talon de r�f�rence fluorescent satisfaisant aux exigences applicables aux �talons de r�f�rence fluorescents internationaux de niveau 3 (IR3), comme prescrit dans l'ISO 2469, pr�sentant un degr� de blancheur ISO (C/2�) dont la valeur a �t� attribu�e par un laboratoire agr��, comme d�crit dans l'ISO 2470‑1.

Papir, karton in lepenka - Določanje barve z razpršeno odsevnostjo - 1. del: Pogoji osvetlitve v prostoru (C/2°)

Ta del standarda ISO 5631 opredeljuje metodo merjenja barve papirja, kartona in lepenke z metodo razpršene odsevnosti z odstranitvijo refleksijskega sijaja.
Ta del standarda ISO 5631 se ne uporablja za barvni papir ali karton oz. lepenko, ki vsebuje fluorescentne barve ali pigmente. Uporablja se lahko za določanje barve papirja ali kartona oz. lepenke, ki vsebuje fluorescentna belilna sredstva, pod pogojem, da je bila vsebnost UV-osvetlitve testnega primerka prilagojena tako, da ustreza vrsti svetlobe CIE C, pri čemer je treba uporabiti referenčni standard za fluorescenco, ki izpolnjuje zahteve mednarodnih referenčnih standardov za fluorescenco 3. ravni (IR3), kot zahteva standard ISO 2469, z dodeljeno vrednostjo svetlosti ISO (C/2°), ki jo je določil pooblaščeni laboratorij, kot je opisano v standardu ISO 2470-1.

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SIST ISO 5631-1:2016
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 5631-1
Second edition
2015-11-01
Paper and board — Determination of
colour by diffuse reflectance —
Part 1:
Indoor daylight conditions
(C/2°)
Papier et carton — Détermination de la couleur par réflectance
diffuse —
Partie 1: Conditions d’éclairage intérieur de jour (C/2°)
Reference number
ISO 5631-1:2015(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 3
5 Apparatus . 3
5.1 Reflectometer . 3
6 Sampling and conditioning . 4
7 Preparation of test pieces . 4
8 Procedure. 4
9 Calculation . 4
9.1 CIE tristimulus values . 4
9.2 CIELAB coordinates . 5
9.3 Dispersion of the results . 5
10 Expression of results . 6
11 Precision . 6
12 Test report . 6
Annex A (normative) Spectral characteristics of reflectometers for determining
tristimulus values . 7
Bibliography .13
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions related to conformity
assessment, as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the WTO principles in the Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following URL: Foreword - Supplementary information
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 6, Paper, board and pulps.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 5631-1:2009). The major change is to
allow for calculations using ASTM E308 for instruments that have bandpass correction and still
maintain the procedure for instruments without bandpass correction.
ISO 5631 consists of the following parts, under the general title Paper and board — Determination of
colour by diffuse reflectance:
— Part 1: Indoor daylight conditions (C/2°)
— Part 2: Outdoor daylight conditions (D65/10°)
— Part 3: Indoor illumination conditions (D50/2°)
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Introduction
The colour of an object can be uniquely characterized by means of a triplet of colour coordinates such
as the CIE tristimulus values or the CIELAB 1976 L*, a*, b* coordinates for a specified CIE illuminant and
CIE standard observer.
Apart from the optical properties of the sample, the values of such coordinates depend upon the
conditions of measurement, particularly the spectral and geometric characteristics of the instrument
used. This part of ISO 5631 should therefore be read in conjunction with ISO 2469.
This part of ISO 5631 describes the measurement and description of colour in terms of the CIE
illuminant C and the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer. The other parts of this International Standard
describe measurements and calculations carried out in an analogous manner using either the CIE
standard illuminant D65 and the CIE 1964 (10°) standard observer or the CIE illuminant D50 and the
CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer.
The choice of illuminant conditions is important when determining the colour coordinates of white
papers containing a fluorescent whitening agent. In ISO 5631-2, the UV content of the illumination is
much higher, approximating UV levels encountered in outdoor viewing conditions.
ISO 5631-3 describes the measurement and description of colour in terms of the CIE illuminant D50
and the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer. This method is especially applicable to graphic arts situations
since these illuminant/observer conditions are used within the graphic arts industry.
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SIST ISO 5631-1:2016
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 5631-1:2015(E)
Paper and board — Determination of colour by diffuse
reflectance —
Part 1:
Indoor daylight conditions (C/2°)
1 Scope
This part of ISO 5631 specifies a method for measuring the colour of paper and board by the diffuse
reflectance method with the elimination of specular gloss.
This part of ISO 5631 is not applicable to coloured papers or boards which incorporate fluorescent dyes
or pigments. It may be used to determine the colour of papers or boards which contain fluorescent
whitening agents provided the UV content of the illumination on the test piece has been adjusted
to conform to that in the CIE illuminant C, using a fluorescent reference standard that fulfils the
requirements for international fluorescent reference standards of level 3 (IR3) as prescribed by
ISO 2469 with an assigned ISO brightness value (C/2°) provided by an authorized laboratory, as
described in ISO 2470-1.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 186, Paper and board — Sampling to determine average quality
ISO 2469, Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse radiance factor (diffuse reflectance factor)
ISO 2470-1, Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse blue reflectance factor — Part 1: Indoor
daylight conditions (ISO brightness)
ASTM E308, Standard Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by Using the CIE System
CIE Publication 15:2004, Colorimetry, 3rd ed
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
radiance factor
β
ratio of the radiance of a surface element of a body in the direction delimited by a given cone, with its apex
at the surface element, to that of the perfect reflecting diffuser under the same conditions of illumination
Note 1 to entry: For fluorescent (luminescent) materials, the total radiance factor, β, is the sum of two portions,
the reflected radiance factor, β , and the luminescent radiance factor, β , so that β = β + β .
R L R L
For non-fluorescent materials, the reflected radiance factor, β , is numerically equal to the reflectance factor, R.
R
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3.2
intrinsic radiance factor
β

radiance factor of a layer or pad of material thick enough to be opaque, such that increasing the thickness
of the pad by doubling the number of sheets results in no change in the measured radiance factor
Note 1 to entry: The intrinsic radiance factor is often expressed as a percentage.
3.3
reflectance factor
R
ratio of the radiation reflected by a surface element of a body in the direction delimited by a given cone,
with its apex at the surface element to that of the perfect reflecting diffuser under the same conditions
of illumination
Note 1 to entry: The ratio is often expressed as a percentage.
Note 2 to entry: The reflectance factor is influenced by the backing if the body is translucent.
3.4
intrinsic reflectance factor
R

reflectance factor of a layer or pad of material thick enough to be opaque, such that increasing the thickness
of the pad by doubling the number of sheets results in no change in the measured reflectance factor
Note 1 to entry: The reflectance factor of a non-opaque sheet is dependent on the background and is not a
material property.
3.5
tristimulus values
X, Y, Z
amount of the three reference colour stimuli, in a given chromatic system, required to match the
stimulus considered
Note 1 to entry: In this part of ISO 5631, the CIE illuminant C and the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer are used to
define the trichromatic system.
Note 2 to entry: No subscript is applied to conform to the CIE convention that tristimulus values have no subscript
when the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer is used [the subscript 10 is applied for tristimulus values that are
obtained using the CIE 1964 (10°) standard observer].
3.6
CIELAB colour space
three-dimensional, approximately uniform colour space, produced by plotting, in rectangular
coordinates L*, a*, b*, quantities defined by the formulae given in Clause 9
Note 1 to entry: The quantity, L*, is a measure of the lightness of the test piece, where L* = 0 corresponds to black
and L* = 100 is defined by the perfect reflecting diffuser. Visually, the quantities a* and b* represent respectively
the red-green and yellow-blue axes in colour space, such that
   +a* is a measure of the degree of redness of the test piece,
   −a* is a measure of the degree of greenness of the test piece,
   +b* is a measure of the degree of yellowness of the test piece, and
   −b* is a measure of the degree of blueness of the test piece.
If both a* and b* are equal to zero, the test piece is achromatic.
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4 Principle
The light reflected from a sample under specified conditions is analysed either by a tristimulus-filter
colourimeter or by an abridged spectrophotometer, and the colour coordinates are then calculated for
C/2° conditions.
5 Apparatus
5.1 Reflectometer
5.1.1 Reflectometer, having the geometric, spectral and photometric characteristics described in
ISO 2469, and calibrated in accordance with the provisions of ISO 2469.
If materials containing fluorescent whitening agents are to be measured, the reflectometer shall be
equipped with a radiation source having an adequate UV content control, adjusted to a UV condition
corresponding to the C illuminant by the use of a reference standard, as described in ISO 2470-1.
5.1.2 In the case of a filter reflectometer, a set of filters that, in conjunction with the optical
characteristics of the basic instrument, give overall responses equivalent to the CIE tristimulus values X,
Y and Z of the CIE 1931 standard colourimetric system of the test piece evaluated for the CIE illuminant C.
In the case of a filter reflectometer, the radiation falling upon the test piece shall have a UV content
corresponding to that of the CIE illuminant C.
5.1.3 In the case of an abridged spectrophotometer, a function that permits calculation of the CIE
tristimulus values X, Y and Z of the CIE 1931 standard colourimetric system of the test piece evaluated
for the CIE illuminant C using the weighting functions given in Annex A where the Tables A.1 and A.2 are
used for instruments without bandpass correction and Tables A.3 and A.4 are used for instruments with
bandpass correction.
In the case of an abridged spectrophotometer, the instrument shall have an adjustable filter with a
cut-off wavelength of 395 nm or some other equivalent system, and this filter shall be adjusted or the
system shall be calibrated with the help of the fluorescent reference standard (5.2.2), so that the UV
content of the illumination falling upon the sample corres
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 5631-1
Second edition
2015-11-01
Paper and board — Determination of
colour by diffuse reflectance —
Part 1:
Indoor daylight conditions
(C/2°)
Papier et carton — Détermination de la couleur par réflectance
diffuse —
Partie 1: Conditions d’éclairage intérieur de jour (C/2°)
Reference number
ISO 5631-1:2015(E)
©
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 3
5 Apparatus . 3
5.1 Reflectometer . 3
6 Sampling and conditioning . 4
7 Preparation of test pieces . 4
8 Procedure. 4
9 Calculation . 4
9.1 CIE tristimulus values . 4
9.2 CIELAB coordinates . 5
9.3 Dispersion of the results . 5
10 Expression of results . 6
11 Precision . 6
12 Test report . 6
Annex A (normative) Spectral characteristics of reflectometers for determining
tristimulus values . 7
Bibliography .13
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions related to conformity
assessment, as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the WTO principles in the Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following URL: Foreword - Supplementary information
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 6, Paper, board and pulps.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 5631-1:2009). The major change is to
allow for calculations using ASTM E308 for instruments that have bandpass correction and still
maintain the procedure for instruments without bandpass correction.
ISO 5631 consists of the following parts, under the general title Paper and board — Determination of
colour by diffuse reflectance:
— Part 1: Indoor daylight conditions (C/2°)
— Part 2: Outdoor daylight conditions (D65/10°)
— Part 3: Indoor illumination conditions (D50/2°)
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Introduction
The colour of an object can be uniquely characterized by means of a triplet of colour coordinates such
as the CIE tristimulus values or the CIELAB 1976 L*, a*, b* coordinates for a specified CIE illuminant and
CIE standard observer.
Apart from the optical properties of the sample, the values of such coordinates depend upon the
conditions of measurement, particularly the spectral and geometric characteristics of the instrument
used. This part of ISO 5631 should therefore be read in conjunction with ISO 2469.
This part of ISO 5631 describes the measurement and description of colour in terms of the CIE
illuminant C and the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer. The other parts of this International Standard
describe measurements and calculations carried out in an analogous manner using either the CIE
standard illuminant D65 and the CIE 1964 (10°) standard observer or the CIE illuminant D50 and the
CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer.
The choice of illuminant conditions is important when determining the colour coordinates of white
papers containing a fluorescent whitening agent. In ISO 5631-2, the UV content of the illumination is
much higher, approximating UV levels encountered in outdoor viewing conditions.
ISO 5631-3 describes the measurement and description of colour in terms of the CIE illuminant D50
and the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer. This method is especially applicable to graphic arts situations
since these illuminant/observer conditions are used within the graphic arts industry.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 5631-1:2015(E)
Paper and board — Determination of colour by diffuse
reflectance —
Part 1:
Indoor daylight conditions (C/2°)
1 Scope
This part of ISO 5631 specifies a method for measuring the colour of paper and board by the diffuse
reflectance method with the elimination of specular gloss.
This part of ISO 5631 is not applicable to coloured papers or boards which incorporate fluorescent dyes
or pigments. It may be used to determine the colour of papers or boards which contain fluorescent
whitening agents provided the UV content of the illumination on the test piece has been adjusted
to conform to that in the CIE illuminant C, using a fluorescent reference standard that fulfils the
requirements for international fluorescent reference standards of level 3 (IR3) as prescribed by
ISO 2469 with an assigned ISO brightness value (C/2°) provided by an authorized laboratory, as
described in ISO 2470-1.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 186, Paper and board — Sampling to determine average quality
ISO 2469, Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse radiance factor (diffuse reflectance factor)
ISO 2470-1, Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse blue reflectance factor — Part 1: Indoor
daylight conditions (ISO brightness)
ASTM E308, Standard Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by Using the CIE System
CIE Publication 15:2004, Colorimetry, 3rd ed
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
radiance factor
β
ratio of the radiance of a surface element of a body in the direction delimited by a given cone, with its apex
at the surface element, to that of the perfect reflecting diffuser under the same conditions of illumination
Note 1 to entry: For fluorescent (luminescent) materials, the total radiance factor, β, is the sum of two portions,
the reflected radiance factor, β , and the luminescent radiance factor, β , so that β = β + β .
R L R L
For non-fluorescent materials, the reflected radiance factor, β , is numerically equal to the reflectance factor, R.
R
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3.2
intrinsic radiance factor
β

radiance factor of a layer or pad of material thick enough to be opaque, such that increasing the thickness
of the pad by doubling the number of sheets results in no change in the measured radiance factor
Note 1 to entry: The intrinsic radiance factor is often expressed as a percentage.
3.3
reflectance factor
R
ratio of the radiation reflected by a surface element of a body in the direction delimited by a given cone,
with its apex at the surface element to that of the perfect reflecting diffuser under the same conditions
of illumination
Note 1 to entry: The ratio is often expressed as a percentage.
Note 2 to entry: The reflectance factor is influenced by the backing if the body is translucent.
3.4
intrinsic reflectance factor
R

reflectance factor of a layer or pad of material thick enough to be opaque, such that increasing the thickness
of the pad by doubling the number of sheets results in no change in the measured reflectance factor
Note 1 to entry: The reflectance factor of a non-opaque sheet is dependent on the background and is not a
material property.
3.5
tristimulus values
X, Y, Z
amount of the three reference colour stimuli, in a given chromatic system, required to match the
stimulus considered
Note 1 to entry: In this part of ISO 5631, the CIE illuminant C and the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer are used to
define the trichromatic system.
Note 2 to entry: No subscript is applied to conform to the CIE convention that tristimulus values have no subscript
when the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer is used [the subscript 10 is applied for tristimulus values that are
obtained using the CIE 1964 (10°) standard observer].
3.6
CIELAB colour space
three-dimensional, approximately uniform colour space, produced by plotting, in rectangular
coordinates L*, a*, b*, quantities defined by the formulae given in Clause 9
Note 1 to entry: The quantity, L*, is a measure of the lightness of the test piece, where L* = 0 corresponds to black
and L* = 100 is defined by the perfect reflecting diffuser. Visually, the quantities a* and b* represent respectively
the red-green and yellow-blue axes in colour space, such that
   +a* is a measure of the degree of redness of the test piece,
   −a* is a measure of the degree of greenness of the test piece,
   +b* is a measure of the degree of yellowness of the test piece, and
   −b* is a measure of the degree of blueness of the test piece.
If both a* and b* are equal to zero, the test piece is achromatic.
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4 Principle
The light reflected from a sample under specified conditions is analysed either by a tristimulus-filter
colourimeter or by an abridged spectrophotometer, and the colour coordinates are then calculated for
C/2° conditions.
5 Apparatus
5.1 Reflectometer
5.1.1 Reflectometer, having the geometric, spectral and photometric characteristics described in
ISO 2469, and calibrated in accordance with the provisions of ISO 2469.
If materials containing fluorescent whitening agents are to be measured, the reflectometer shall be
equipped with a radiation source having an adequate UV content control, adjusted to a UV condition
corresponding to the C illuminant by the use of a reference standard, as described in ISO 2470-1.
5.1.2 In the case of a filter reflectometer, a set of filters that, in conjunction with the optical
characteristics of the basic instrument, give overall responses equivalent to the CIE tristimulus values X,
Y and Z of the CIE 1931 standard colourimetric system of the test piece evaluated for the CIE illuminant C.
In the case of a filter reflectometer, the radiation falling upon the test piece shall have a UV content
corresponding to that of the CIE illuminant C.
5.1.3 In the case of an abridged spectrophotometer, a function that permits calculation of the CIE
tristimulus values X, Y and Z of the CIE 1931 standard colourimetric system of the test piece evaluated
for the CIE illuminant C using the weighting functions given in Annex A where the Tables A.1 and A.2 are
used for instruments without bandpass correction and Tables A.3 and A.4 are used for instruments with
bandpass correction.
In the case of an abridged spectrophotometer, the instrument shall have an adjustable filter with a
cut-off wavelength of 395 nm or some other equivalent system, and this filter shall be adjusted or the
system shall be calibrated with the help of the fluorescent reference standard (5.2.2), so that the UV
content of the illumination falling upon the sample corresponds to that of the CIE illuminant C.
5.2 Reference standards, for calibration of the instrument and the working standards and used
frequently enough to ensure satisfactory calibration and UV adjustment.
5.2.1 Non-fluorescent reference standard, for photometric calibration, issued by an authorized
laboratory in accordance with the provisions of ISO 2469.
5.2.2 Fluorescent reference standard, for use in adjusting the UV content of the radiation incident
upon the sample, having an ISO brightness valu
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INTERNATIONALE 5631-1
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2015-11-01
Papier et carton — Détermination de
la couleur par réflectance diffuse —
Partie 1:
Conditions d’éclairage intérieur
de jour (C/2°)
Paper and board — Determination of colour by diffuse reflectance
—Part 1: Indoor daylight conditions (C/2°)
Numéro de référence
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Sommaire Page
Avant-propos .iv
Introduction .v
1 Domaine d’application . 1
2 Références normatives . 1
3 Termes et définitions . 1
4 Principe . 3
5 Appareillage . 3
6 Échantillonnage et conditionnement . 4
7 Préparation des éprouvettes . 4
8 Mode opératoire. 4
9 Calcul . 5
9.1 Composantes trichromatiques CIE . 5
9.2 Coordonnées CIELAB . . 5
9.3 Dispersion des résultats . 5
10 Expression des résultats. 6
11 Fidélité . 6
12 Rapport d’essai . 6
Annexe A (normative) Caractéristiques spectrales des réflectomètres pour déterminer les
composantes trichromatiques . 7
Bibliographie .13
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Avant-propos
L’ISO (Organisation internationale de normalisation) est une fédération mondiale d’organismes
nationaux de normalisation (comités membres de l’ISO). L’élaboration des Normes internationales est
en général confiée aux comités techniques de l’ISO. Chaque comité membre intéressé par une étude
a le droit de faire partie du comité technique créé à cet effet. Les organisations internationales,
gouvernementales et non gouvernementales, en liaison avec l’ISO participent également aux travaux.
L’ISO collabore étroitement avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale (IEC) en ce qui
concerne la normalisation électrotechnique.
Les procédures utilisées pour élaborer le présent document et celles destinées à sa mise à jour sont
décrites dans les Directives ISO/IEC, Partie 1. Il convient, en particulier de prendre note des différents
critères d’approbation requis pour les différents types de documents ISO. Le présent document a été
rédigé conformément aux règles de rédaction données dans les Directives ISO/IEC, Partie 2 (voir www.
iso.org/directives).
L’attention est appelée sur le fait que certains des éléments du présent document peuvent faire l’objet de
droits de propriété intellectuelle ou de droits analogues. L’ISO ne saurait être tenue pour responsable
de ne pas avoir identifié de tels droits de propriété et averti de leur existence. Les détails concernant
les références aux droits de propriété intellectuelle ou autres droits analogues identifiés lors de
l’élaboration du document sont indiqués dans l’Introduction et/ou dans la liste des déclarations de
brevets reçues par l’ISO (voir www.iso.org/brevets).
Les appellations commerciales éventuellement mentionnées dans le présent document sont données
pour information, par souci de commodité, à l’intention des utilisateurs et ne sauraient constituer
un engagement.
Pour une explication de la signification des termes et expressions spécifiques de l’ISO liés à
l’évaluation de la conformité, ou pour toute information au sujet de l’adhésion de l’ISO aux principes
de l’OMC concernant les obstacles techniques au commerce (OTC), voir le lien suivant: Avant-propos —
Informations supplémentaires.
Le comité chargé de l’élaboration du présent document est l’ISO/TC 6, Papiers, cartons et pâtes.
Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition (ISO 5631-1:2009). La principale
modification apportée vise à permettre d’effectuer les calculs à l’aide de l’ASTM E308 pour les appareils
qui intègrent une correction de la bande passante, tout conservant le même mode opératoire pour les
appareils sans correction de la bande passante.
L’ISO 5631 comprend les parties suivantes, présentées sous le titre général Papier et carton —
Détermination de la couleur par réflectance diffuse:
— Partie 1: Conditions d’éclairage intérieur de jour (C/2°)
— Partie 2: Conditions de lumière du jour extérieure (D65/10°)
— Partie 3: Conditions d’éclairage intérieur (D50/2°)
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Introduction
La couleur d’un objet peut être caractérisée de manière unique au moyen d’un triplet de coordonnées
colorimétriques telles que les composantes trichromatiques CIE ou les coordonnées L*, a*, b*
CIELAB 1976, pour un illuminant CIE et un observateur normalisé CIE spécifiés.
Outre les propriétés optiques de l’échantillon, les valeurs de ces coordonnées dépendent des conditions
de mesurage, notamment des caractéristiques spectrales et géométriques de l’appareil utilisé. Il
convient donc de lire la présente partie de l’ISO 5631 conjointement avec l’ISO 2469.
La présente partie de l’ISO 5631 détaille le mesurage et la description de la couleur avec l’illuminant
CIE C et l’observateur normalisé CIE 1931 (2°). Les autres parties de la présente Norme internationale
décrivent les mesurages et les calculs effectués de manière analogue en utilisant soit l’illuminant
normalisé CIE D65 et l’observateur normalisé CIE 1964 (10°), soit l’illuminant CIE D50 et l’observateur
normalisé CIE 1931 (2°).
Le choix des conditions relatives à l’illuminant est important lorsqu’il s’agit de déterminer les
coordonnées colorimétriques de papiers blancs contenant un agent d’azurage fluorescent. Dans
l’ISO 5631-2, la teneur en UV de l’éclairage est très supérieure, avoisinant les niveaux d’UV rencontrés
dans des conditions d’observation en extérieur.
L’ISO 5631-3 détaille le mesurage et la description de la couleur avec l’illuminant CIE D50 et l’observateur
normalisé CIE 1931 (2°). Cette méthode convient particulièrement bien au domaine des arts graphiques
car elle correspond aux conditions d’illuminant et d’observateur utilisées dans ce secteur.
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Papier et carton — Détermination de la couleur par
réflectance diffuse —
Partie 1:
Conditions d’éclairage intérieur de jour (C/2°)
1 Domaine d’application
La présente partie de l’ISO 5631 spécifie une méthode pour mesurer la couleur du papier et du carton
par la méthode de la réflectance diffuse avec élimination du brillant spéculaire.
La présente partie de l’ISO 5631 n’est pas applicable aux papiers et cartons colorés qui contiennent des
colorants ou des pigments fluorescents. Elle peut être utilisée pour déterminer la couleur des papiers et
cartons contenant des agents d’azurage fluorescents, sous réserve que la teneur en UV de l’éclairage sur
l’éprouvette ait été ajustée de manière à être conforme à celle de l’illuminant CIE C, à l’aide d’un étalon
de référence fluorescent satisfaisant aux exigences applicables aux étalons de référence fluorescents
internationaux de niveau 3 (IR3), comme prescrit dans l’ISO 2469, présentant un degré de blancheur
ISO (C/2°) dont la valeur a été attribuée par un laboratoire agréé, comme décrit dans l’ISO 2470-1.
2 Références normatives
Les documents de référence suivants sont indispensables pour l’application du présent document. Pour
les références datées, seule l’édition citée s’applique. Pour les références non datées, la dernière édition
du document de référence s’applique (y compris les éventuels amendements).
ISO 186, Papier et carton — Échantillonnage pour déterminer la qualité moyenne
ISO 2469, Papier, carton et pâtes — Mesurage du facteur de luminance énergétique diffuse (facteur de
réflectance diffuse)
ISO 2470-1, Papier, carton et pâtes — Mesurage du facteur de réflectance diffuse dans le bleu — Partie 1:
Conditions d’éclairage intérieur de jour (degré de blancheur ISO)
ASTM E308, Standard Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by Using the CIE System
CIE Publication 15:2004, Colorimetry, 3rd ed.
3 Termes et définitions
Pour les besoins du présent document, les termes et définitions suivants s’appliquent.
3.1
facteur de luminance énergétique
β
rapport de la luminance énergétique d’un élément de surface d’un corps dans la direction délimitée par
un cône donné dont le sommet se trouve au niveau de l’élément de surface, à la luminance énergétique
du diffuseur parfait par réflexion, dans les mêmes conditions d’éclairage
Note 1 à l’article: Pour les matériaux fluorescents (luminescents), le facteur de luminance énergétique totale, β,
est la somme de deux grandeurs, le facteur de luminance énergétique par réflexion, β , et le facteur de luminance
R
énergétique par luminescence, β , de sorte que: β = β + β .
L R L
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Pour les matériaux non fluorescents, le facteur de luminance énergétique par réflexion, β , est numériquement
R
égal au facteur de réflectance, R.
3.2
facteur de luminance énergétique intrinsèque
β

facteur de luminance énergétique d’une couche ou d’une liasse de matériau suffisamment épaisse
pour être opaque, de sorte que l’augmentation de l’épaisseur de la liasse par doublement du nombre de
feuilles la constituant n’engendre aucune modification du facteur de luminance énergétique mesuré
Note 1 à l’article: Le facteur de luminance énergétique intrinsèque est souvent exprimé sous forme de pourcentage.
3.3
facteur de réflectance
R
rapport du rayonnement réfléchi par un élément de surface d’un corps dans la direction délimitée par
un cône donné dont le sommet se trouve au niveau de l’élément de surface, au rayonnement réfléchi par
le diffuseur parfait par réflexion, dans les mêmes conditions d’éclairage
Note 1 à l’article: Ce rapport est souvent exprimé sous forme de pourcentage.
Note 2 à l’article: Le fond a une incidence sur le facteur de réflectance si le corps est translucide.
3.4
facteur de réflectance intrinsèque
R

facteur de réflectance d’une couche ou d’une liasse de matériau suffisamment épaisse pour être
opaque, de sorte que l’augmentation de l’épaisseur de la liasse par doublement du nombre de feuilles la
constituant n’engendre aucune modification du facteur de réflectance mesuré
Note 1 à l’article: Le facteur de réflectance d’une feuille non opaque dépend du fond et n’est pas une propriété du
matériau.
3.5
composantes trichromatiques
X, Y, Z
quantité des trois stimuli de couleur normalisés, dans un système chromatique donné, nécessaire pour
correspondre à la couleur du stimulus considéré
Note 1 à l’article: Dans la présente partie de l’ISO 5631, l’illuminant CIE C et l’observateur normalisé CIE 1931 (2°)
sont utilisés pour définir le système trichromatique.
Note 2 à l’article: Aucun indice n’est utilisé pour respecter la convention CIE selon laquelle les composantes
trichromatiques ne comportent pas d’indice lorsque l’on utilise l’observateur normalisé CIE 1931 (2°) [l’indice 10
est utilisé pour les composantes trichromatiques obtenues lorsque l’on utilise l’observateur normalisé
CIE 1964 (10°)].
3.6
espace chromatique CIELAB
espace chromatique à trois dimensions approximativement uniforme, obtenu en portant en coordonnées
rectangulaires les grandeurs L*, a*, b* définies par les formules données dans l’Article 9
Note 1 à l’article: La grandeur L* est une mesure de la clarté de l’éprouvette, où L* = 0 correspond au noir et
L* = 100 est définie comme étant le diffuseur parfait par réflexion. Visuellement, les grandeurs a* et b*
représentent respectivement les axes rouge-vert et jaune-bleu de l’espace chromatique, de sorte que:
   +a* est une mesure de la composante rouge de l’éprouvette;
   −a* est une mesure de la composante verte de l’éprouvette;
   +b* est une mesure de la composante jaune de l’éprouvette;
   −b* est une mesure de la composante bleue de l’éprouvette.
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Si a* et b* sont toutes les deux égales à zéro, l’éprouvette est achromatique.
4 Principe
La lumière réfléchie par un échantillon dans des conditions spécifiées est analysée soit au moyen d’un
colorimètre à filtre trichromatique, soit à l’aide d’un spectrophotomètre continu, et les coordonnées
colorimétriques sont calculées pour les conditions C/2°.
5 Appareillage
5.1 Réflectomètre
5.1.1 Réflectomètre, ayant les caractéristiques géométriques, spectrales et photométriques décrites
dans l’ISO 2469 et étalonné conformément aux dispositions de l’ISO 2469.
Si des matériaux contenant des agents d’azurage fluorescents doivent être mesurés, le réflectomètre
doit être équipé d’une source de rayonnement avec un contrôle adéquat de la teneur en UV, réglée à
un niveau correspondant à l’illuminant C au moyen d’un étalon de référence, comme décrit dans
l’ISO 2470-1.
5.1.2 En cas d’utilisation d’un réflectomètre à filtre, un ensemble de filtres qui donne, conjointement
aux caractéristiques optiques de l’appareil de base, des réponses globales équivalentes aux composantes
trichromatiques CIE X, Y et Z du système colorimétrique normalisé CIE 1931 de l’éprouvette évaluée
pour l’illuminant CIE C.
Dans le cas d’un réflectomètre à filtre, le rayonnement tombant sur l’éprouvette doit avoir une teneur
en UV correspondant à celle de l’illuminant CIE C.
5.1.3 En cas d’utilisation d’un spectrophotomètre continu, une fonction permettant de calculer
les composantes trichromatiques CIE X, Y et Z du système colorimétrique normalisé CIE 1931 de
l’éprouvette évaluée pour l’illuminant CIE C, en utilisant les fonctions de pondération indiquées en
Annexe A, les Tableaux A.1 et A.2 étant utilisés pour les appareils sans correction de la bande passante et
les Tableaux A.3 et A.4 pour les appareils avec correction de la bande passante.
Dans le cas d’un spectrophotomètre continu, l’appareil doit être équipé d’un filtre réglable avec une
longueur d’onde de coupure de 395 nm ou d’un système équivalent; ce filtre doit être réglé ou le système
doit être étalonné à l’aide de l’étalon de référence fluorescent (5.2.2), de sorte que la teneur en UV du
rayonnement tombant sur l’échantillon corresponde à celle de l’illuminant CIE C.
5.2 Étalons de référence, pour l’étalonnage de l’appareil et des étalons de travail, utilisés de manière
suffisamment fréquente pour garantir un étalonnage et un réglage du rayonnement UV satisfaisants.
5.2.1 Étalon de référence non fluorescent, pour l’étalonnage photométrique, provenant d’un
laboratoire agréé conformément aux dispositions de l’ISO 2469.
5.2.2 Étalon de référence fluorescent, destiné au réglage de la teneur en UV du rayonnement incident
tombant sur l’échantillon, présentant un degré de blancheur ISO dont la valeur a été attribuée par un
laboratoire agréé, comme prescrit dans l’ISO 2470-1.
5.3 Étalons de travail, étalonnés de manière suffisamment fréquente pour garantir le maintien d’un
étalonnage satisfaisant.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 5631-1
Second edition
2015-11-01
Paper and board — Determination of
colour by diffuse reflectance —
Part 1:
Indoor daylight conditions
(C/2 °)
Papier et carton — Détermination de la couleur par réflectance
diffuse —
Partie 1: Conditions d’éclairage intérieur de jour (C/2 °)
Reference number
ISO 5631-1:2015(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 3
5 Apparatus . 3
5.1 Reflectometer . 3
6 Sampling and conditioning . 4
7 Preparation of test pieces . 4
8 Procedure. 4
9 Calculation . 4
9.1 CIE tristimulus values . 4
9.2 CIELAB coordinates . 5
9.3 Dispersion of the results . 5
10 Expression of results . 6
11 Precision . 6
12 Test report . 6
Annex A (normative) Spectral characteristics of reflectometers for determining
tristimulus values . 7
Bibliography .13
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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 6, Paper, board and pulps.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 5631-1:2009). The major change is to
allow for calculations using ASTM E308 for instruments that have bandpass correction and still
maintain the procedure for instruments without bandpass correction.
ISO 5631 consists of the following parts, under the general title Paper and board — Determination of
colour by diffuse reflectance:
— Part 1: Indoor daylight conditions (C/2°)
— Part 2: Outdoor daylight conditions (D65/10°)
— Part 3: Indoor illumination conditions (D50/2°)
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Introduction
The colour of an object can be uniquely characterized by means of a triplet of colour coordinates such
as the CIE tristimulus values or the CIELAB 1976 L*, a*, b* coordinates for a specified CIE illuminant and
CIE standard observer.
Apart from the optical properties of the sample, the values of such coordinates depend upon the
conditions of measurement, particularly the spectral and geometric characteristics of the instrument
used. This part of ISO 5631 should therefore be read in conjunction with ISO 2469.
This part of ISO 5631 describes the measurement and description of colour in terms of the CIE
illuminant C and the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer. The other parts of this International Standard
describe measurements and calculations carried out in an analogous manner using either the CIE
standard illuminant D65 and the CIE 1964 (10°) standard observer or the CIE illuminant D50 and the
CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer.
The choice of illuminant conditions is important when determining the colour coordinates of white
papers containing a fluorescent whitening agent. In ISO 5631-2, the UV content of the illumination is
much higher, approximating UV levels encountered in outdoor viewing conditions.
ISO 5631-3 describes the measurement and description of colour in terms of the CIE illuminant D50
and the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer. This method is especially applicable to graphic arts situations
since these illuminant/observer conditions are used within the graphic arts industry.
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Paper and board — Determination of colour by diffuse
reflectance —
Part 1:
Indoor daylight conditions (C/2 °)
1 Scope
This part of ISO 5631 specifies a method for measuring the colour of paper and board by the diffuse
reflectance method with the elimination of specular gloss.
This part of ISO 5631 is not applicable to coloured papers or boards which incorporate fluorescent dyes
or pigments. It may be used to determine the colour of papers or boards which contain fluorescent
whitening agents provided the UV content of the illumination on the test piece has been adjusted
to conform to that in the CIE illuminant C, using a fluorescent reference standard that fulfils the
requirements for international fluorescent reference standards of level 3 (IR3) as prescribed by
ISO 2469 with an assigned ISO brightness value (C/2°) provided by an authorized laboratory, as
described in ISO 2470-1.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 186, Paper and board — Sampling to determine average quality
ISO 2469, Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse radiance factor (diffuse reflectance factor)
ISO 2470-1, Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse blue reflectance factor — Part 1: Indoor
daylight conditions (ISO brightness)
ASTM E308, Standard Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by Using the CIE System
CIE Publication 15:2004, Colorimetry, 3rd ed
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
radiance factor
β
ratio of the radiance of a surface element of a body in the direction delimited by a given cone, with its apex
at the surface element, to that of the perfect reflecting diffuser under the same conditions of illumination
Note 1 to entry: For fluorescent (luminescent) materials, the total radiance factor, β, is the sum of two portions,
the reflected radiance factor, β , and the luminescent radiance factor, β , so that β = β + β .
R L R L
For non-fluorescent materials, the reflected radiance factor, β , is numerically equal to the reflectance factor, R.
R
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3.2
intrinsic radiance factor
β

radiance factor of a layer or pad of material thick enough to be opaque, such that increasing the thickness
of the pad by doubling the number of sheets results in no change in the measured radiance factor
Note 1 to entry: The intrinsic radiance factor is often expressed as a percentage.
3.3
reflectance factor
R
ratio of the radiation reflected by a surface element of a body in the direction delimited by a given cone,
with its apex at the surface element to that of the perfect reflecting diffuser under the same conditions
of illumination
Note 1 to entry: The ratio is often expressed as a percentage.
Note 2 to entry: The reflectance factor is influenced by the backing if the body is translucent.
3.4
intrinsic reflectance factor
R

reflectance factor of a layer or pad of material thick enough to be opaque, such that increasing the thickness
of the pad by doubling the number of sheets results in no change in the measured reflectance factor
Note 1 to entry: The reflectance factor of a non-opaque sheet is dependent on the background and is not a
material property.
3.5
tristimulus values
X, Y, Z
amount of the three reference colour stimuli, in a given chromatic system, required to match the
stimulus considered
Note 1 to entry: In this part of ISO 5631, the CIE illuminant C and the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer are used to
define the trichromatic system.
Note 2 to entry: No subscript is applied to conform to the CIE convention that tristimulus values have no subscript
when the CIE 1931 (2°) standard observer is used [the subscript 10 is applied for tristimulus values that are
obtained using the CIE 1964 (10°) standard observer].
3.6
CIELAB colour space
three-dimensional, approximately uniform colour space, produced by plotting, in rectangular
coordinates L*, a*, b*, quantities defined by the formulae given in Clause 9
Note 1 to entry: The quantity, L*, is a measure of the lightness of the test piece, where L* = 0 corresponds to black
and L* = 100 is defined by the perfect reflecting diffuser. Visually, the quantities a* and b* represent respectively
the red-green and yellow-blue axes in colour space, such that
   +a* is a measure of the degree of redness of the test piece,
   −a* is a measure of the degree of greenness of the test piece,
   +b* is a measure of the degree of yellowness of the test piece, and
   −b* is a measure of the degree of blueness of the test piece.
If both a* and b* are equal to zero, the test piece is achromatic.
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oSIST ISO 5631-1:2016
ISO 5631-1:2015(E)

4 Principle
The light reflected from a sample under specified conditions is analysed either by a tristimulus-filter
colourimeter or by an abridged spectrophotometer, and the colour coordinates are then calculated for
C/2° conditions.
5 Apparatus
5.1 Reflectometer
5.1.1 Reflectometer, having the geometric, spectral and photometric characteristics described in
ISO 2469, and calibrated in accordance with the provisions of ISO 2469.
If materials containing fluorescent whitening agents are to be measured, the reflectometer shall be
equipped with a radiation source having an adequate UV content control, adjusted to a UV condition
corresponding to the C illuminant by the use of a reference standard, as described in ISO 2470-1.
5.1.2 In the case of a filter reflectometer, a set of filters that, in conjunction with the optical
characteristics of the basic instrument, give overall responses equivalent to the CIE tristimulus values X,
Y and Z of the CIE 1931 standard colourimetric system of the test piece evaluated for the CIE illuminant C.
In the case of a filter reflectometer, the radiation falling upon the test piece shall have a UV content
corresponding to that of the CIE illuminant C.
5.1.3 In the case of an abridged spectrophotometer, a function that permits calculation of the CIE
tristimulus values X, Y and Z of the CIE 1931 standard colourimetric system of the test piece evaluated
for the CIE illuminant C using the weighting functions given in Annex A where the Tables A.1 and A.2 are
used for instruments without bandpass correction and Tables A.3 and A.4 are used for instruments with
bandpass correction.
In the case of an abridged spectrophotometer, the instrument shall have an adjustable filter with a
cut-off wavelength of 395 nm or some other equivalent system, and this filter shall be adjusted or the
system shall be calibrated with the help of the fluorescent reference standard (5.2.2), so that the UV
content of the illumination falling upon the sample corresponds to that o
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