{"id":10969,"date":"2020-03-10T23:44:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T03:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sensing.konicaminolta.us\/?page_id=10969"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:25:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:25:45","slug":"color-measurement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sensing.konicaminolta.us\/us\/learning-center\/color-measurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Measurement Learning Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_block id=&#8221;10959&#8243; inside_column=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; separator_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; separator=&#8221;yes&#8221;]Color Measurement Basics[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;183228&#8243;]An infinite number of colors surround us in our everyday lives. We all take color pretty much for granted, but it has a wide range of roles in our daily lives: not only does it influence our tastes in food and other purchases, the color of a person\u2019s face can also tell us about that person\u2019s health. Even though colors affect us so much and their importance continues to grow, our knowledge of color and its control is often insufficient, leading to a variety of problems in deciding product color or in business transactions involving color. Since judgement is often performed according to a person\u2019s impression or experience, it is impossible for everyone to control color accurately using common, uniform standards. Is there a way in which we can express a given color* accurately, describe that color to another person, and have that person correctly reproduce the color we perceive? How can color communication between all fields of industry and study be performed smoothly? Clearly, we need more information and knowledge about color.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/sensing.konicaminolta.us\/us\/learning-center\/color-measurement\/spectramagic-nx2-how-tos\/\">Spectramagic NX2 in our how to videos.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download our <a href=\"\/us\/learning-center\/white-papers\/precise-color-communication\/\">Precise Color Communication handbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10908 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sensing.konicaminolta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/lc-color-basics-collage.jpg\" alt=\"Color Collage\" width=\"696\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sensing.konicaminolta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/lc-color-basics-collage.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sensing.konicaminolta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/lc-color-basics-collage-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row 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