Colour Measurement: Principles, Advances and Industrial Applications

The measurement of color is important in many commercial operations and in various professions, such as the textile, paint and food industries. This book discusses color measurement theories, the latest technological and scientific developments of measuring color and the applications of color measurement. Part one reviews the underlying theories, principles and methods of how to measure color. It includes topics such as expressing colors numerically, camera based color measurement, color shade sorting and determining and improving the accuracy of color measurement. Part two presents a selection of industrial applications illustrating the use of color measurement in textiles, paint, teeth, hair and food.