CIE L* a* b

Range: Defined by spectrum locus
Path Length: Depends on saturation of sample colour.

A Colour space in which values L*, a* and b* are plotted using a Cartesian coordinate system. Equal distances in the space approximately represent equal colour differences. L* represents lightness; a* represents the red/green axis; and b* represents the yellow/blue axis. CIE L*a*b* is a popular colour space for measuring both reflective and transmissive samples.

Applications

  • Chemicals
  • Coatings
  • Edible Oils and Fats
  • Food and Beverage
  • Household Products
  • Petroleum Oils and Waxes
  • Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics
  • Plastics
  • Sugar Solutions, Syrups and Honey
  • Textiles
Title Application Part Number Add to quotation cart
LC 100 Spectrocolorimeter Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Sugar Solutions, Syrups and Honey | Textiles 401100
LC 100 SV 100 Kit Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Sugar Solutions, Syrups and Honey | Textiles 401120
OnColor Lite Chemicals | Coatings | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles 400590
OnColor Premium Chemicals | Coatings | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles 400610
PFXi-195/1 Chemicals | Coatings | Household Products | Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1371951
PFXi-195/2 Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1371952
PFXi-195/3 Edible Oils and Fats | Food and Beverage 1371953
PFXi-195/4 Beer, Malts and Caramels | Food and Beverage 1371954
PFXi-195/5 Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics 1371955
PFXi-195/6 Chemicals | Household Products 1371956
PFXi-195/7 Sugar Solutions, Syrups and Honey 1371957
PFXi-195/8 Waste Water Treatment 1371958
PFXi-195/9 Beer, Malts and Caramels | Chemicals | Coatings | Edible Oils and Fats | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Petroleum Oils and Waxes | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Sugar Solutions, Syrups and Honey 1371959
PFXi-880/AT Edible Oils and Fats 1378802
PFXi-880/CIE Beer, Malts and Caramels | Chemicals | Coatings | Edible Oils and Fats | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Petroleum Oils and Waxes | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Sugar Solutions, Syrups and Honey | Waste Water Treatment 1378806
PFXi-880/CIE heated Beer, Malts and Caramels | Chemicals | Coatings | Edible Oils and Fats | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Petroleum Oils and Waxes | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Sugar Solutions, Syrups and Honey | Waste Water Treatment 1378806H
PFXi-880/IP17 heated Edible Oils and Fats 1378804H
PFXi-880/L Edible Oils and Fats 1378801
PFXi-880/P Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1378803
PFXi-880/P heated Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1378803H
PFXi-880/S Sugar Solutions, Syrups and Honey 1378805
PFXi-880/S heated Sugar Solutions, Syrups and Honey 1378805H
PFXi-880 AT heated Edible Oils and Fats 1378802H
PFXi-880L heated Edible Oils and Fats 1378801H
PFXi-950 Chemicals | Edible Oils and Fats 1379501
PFXi-950/P Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1379502
PFXi-950/P heated Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1379502H
PFXi-950 heated Chemicals | Edible Oils and Fats 1379501H
PFXi-995 Chemicals | Edible Oils and Fats | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1379951
PFXi-995/P Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1379952
PFXi-995/P heated Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1379952H
PFXi-995 heated Chemicals | Edible Oils and Fats | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Petroleum Oils and Waxes 1379951H
RT250 Elite Package RT 250 Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Plastics 402505
RT300 (0/45) 7 mm aperture Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Plastics 400300
RT305 (0/45) 4 mm aperture Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Plastics 400305
RT310 (0/45) 15 mm aperture Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Plastics 400310
RT320 (0/45) 4, 7 & 15 mm aperture Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Plastics 400320
RT400 (diffuse/8) 8 mm aperture Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Textiles 400400
RT500 (diffuse/8) 8 mm aperture Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Textiles 400500
RT500 Explorer Package RT500 & OnColor Lite Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Textiles 400505
RT505 (diffuse/8) 4 mm aperture Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Textiles 400504
RT520 (diffuse/8) 4 & 8 mm aperture Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Textiles 400520
RT530 (diffuse/8) 14 mm Aperture Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Textiles 400530
RT650 (diffuse/8) Compact Spectrophotometer Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Medical and Clinical Products | Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | Plastics | Textiles 407000
RT650 Expert Package RT650 & OnColor Premium Chemicals | Coatings | Food and Beverage | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles
TA 4 Online-System Chemicals | Edible Oils and Fats 178109
TR 500 Spectrophotometer (1x3 mm Aperture) Coatings | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles 403042
TR 500 Spectrophotometer (1x8mm Aperture) Coatings | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles 403040
TR 500 Spectrophotometer (4 mm Aperture) Coatings | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles 403041
TR 515 Spectrophotometer Coatings | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles 403032
TR 520 Spectrophotometer Coatings | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles 403035
TRA 500 Handheld & Benchtop Reflectance Spectrophotometer Coatings | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles 403220
TRA 520 Handheld & Benchtop Sphere Spectrophotometer Coatings | Household Products | Plastics | Textiles 403225
Applicable Standard ASTM E308