AATCC Evaluation Procedure 9-2011

Visual Assessment of Color Difference of Textiles 

Developed in 1999 by AATCC Committee RA36

1. Purpose and Scope

1.1 This evaluation procedure provides general principles and a procedure for determining and describing the color difference of test specimens by visual comparison with a standard. The scope is to standardize the procedure for visual color difference evaluations of textile materials.

2. Principle

2.1 The color of a specimen or specimens and a reference standard are compared and evaluated under specific lighting and viewing conditions. The observed color difference can also be compared with tolerance range specimens. 

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