Inventors:
William Sherrill - Charlotte NC, US
Douglas Bynum - Mooresville NC, US
Bradley McClanahan - Mooresville NC, US
Niraj Agarwal - Charlotte NC, US
Assignee:
Clariant International, Ltd.
International Classification:
G06F019/00, G03G015/01, C09D201/00, C09D101/00, C09D004/00, C09F001/00, C04B002/10
US Classification:
700/109000, 700/095000, 700/110000, 700/106000, 106/500000, 399/054000, 106/741000
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a method for color management by a retailer comprising the steps of: choosing an engineered color standard (ECS); communicating the ECS to a product vendor; having a product produced using the ECS; and controlling the product's color quality by comparing the ECS to the produced product. The ECS preferably comprises reflectance data and a dye specification.