86172 45/0 Colorimeter with Touch Screen
Touch screen design, easy to use
Built-in multiple standard electronic color cards
CIE Lab color deviation indicate
Equipped with APP and PC software
Repeatability△E*ab≤0.03, measurement accuracy 0.01
The 86172 is a handheld, multifunctional colorimeter built with a 45/0 annular illumination geometry. It features a 3.5-inch IPS capacitive touchscreen for a superior user experience. This device includes various built-in color charts and can rapidly identify the three closest matching color codes. Additional functions include color comparison and multiple standard color input options. Users can define color deviation thresholds and select from several color difference formulas, making it ideal for fast and efficient quality control (QC) testing.
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Colorimeter Application
The 86172 colorimeter is widely used for product color measurement and management, as well as for quality control of color consistency in paper printing.
Parameters
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Illumination geometry | 45/0 (45°annular illumination, 0° viewing angle) |
| Illumination light source | Full spectrum LED light source |
| Spectral Range | 400-700nm |
| Spectral Interval | 10nm |
| Measuring aperture | 8mm |
| Measurement conditions | Light source D65, field of view 10° |
| Measuring time | About 1s |
| Color space | CIE Lab、LCh、Luv、Yxy、CMYK、RGB、YI-98 WI-98、WI-Gauz、WI-Hunter、WI-R457 HSL、HSV、ITA、Spectra |
| Color difference formula | ΔE*ab, ΔE*uv, ΔE*94, ΔE*cmc(2:1),ΔE*cmc(1:1), ΔE*00, ΔE*cmc(1.4:1) |
| Repeatability | Standard deviation ΔE*ab ≤ 0.03(Measurement condition: the average value of 30 measurements on the white tile at aninterval of 3s after calibration) |
| Dimension | 86mm×62.5mm×158mm |
| Weight | About 225g |
| Power supply | Rechargeable lithium battery3.7V@4000mAh, can measure 10,000 timescontinuously under full charge |
| Display | 480×320 dot matrix IPS color screen |
| Language | Simplified Chinese, English |
| Charging port | USB (Type-C) |
| Operating temperature range | 0~45℃, 0~85%RH (no condensation) |
| Storage temperature range | -25~55℃, 0~85%RH (no condensation) |
Features
Touch screen operation, perfect experience
The instrument uses a 3.5-inch IPS color capacitive touch screen, no button settings are required. The screen is tilted at 30 degrees, a perfect viewing angle, which offers a good user experience and human-computer interaction interface.
Get useful color measurements
Simplify measurement—touch the screen or press the button to get color results in 1 second.
Integrating multiple electronic color charts
Colorimeter can quickly match the closest three color codes, and the accuracy rate is as high as 90%.
CIE Lab values indication
Only two clicks on the screen are needed to complete a color difference measurement. The colorimeter provides the color deviation indication of the three color channels of CIE Lab and assistance for color mixing.
Large storage space
Massive storage space, users can create personalised color databases and easily enter industry-specific color card information.
Various ways to complete color comparison
You can enter the values of the standard color in the color compare interface and complete color comparison. Standard color can also be added from the personal color chart and standard color chart.
Support multi-channel color sharing
Enterprise users can import and export color data through the APP or PC software, manage their own color card information library and color formulas, and share the data through WeChat, QQ, email, etc. to the company or customers.
QC mode makes batch inspection easier
Use the quality control mode to set a color difference threshold and compare subsequent readings to it, showing pass/fail, ΔL, Δa and Δb — made for rigorous industrial settings.
Repeatability reaches 0.03, measurement accuracy is 0.01
Good repeatability, ΔE*ab is within 0.03, the coloriemeter can pass the inspectation of authoritative metrology institute.
Richer measurement parameters
The instrument has multiple color spaces such as Lab\RGB\CMYK and multiple color difference formulas such as ΔE*ab, ΔE*uv to choose from, matching the color measurement needs of various industries.
Spectral reflectance curves
Provides professional spectral reflectance curves from which the user can obtain information on the hue, saturation and shade of the sample color.
Powerful PC software
The instrument can be used with mobile APP or PC software for online measurement, covering Android, iOS and Windows systems, to help users to data color management and generate test reports.
Locating plate makes color measurement more accurate
The colorimeter is equipped with a measurement locating plate to meet the needs of precise alignment, and make the measurement more accurate.
Whiteboard calibration, simple operation
The bottom cap integrates a calibration whiteboard.
Small and portable
Small and portable, easy to carry.
Full spectrum LED light source
Adoption of full-spectrum LED light source ensures sufficient spectral distribution in the visible range, avoiding the spectral deficiency of white LEDs in specific wavelength bands.
45°/0 optical path structure
Adopt the internationally accepted 45/0 ((45°annular illumination, 0° viewing angle), SCI illumination observation conditions for more accurate measurement.
Support Chinese and English
Compensation optical path technology
Energy saving, low power consumption
Standards
86172 handheld colorimeter meets the following standards:
JJG 595-2002 Colorimeters and Color Difference Meters
GB/T 3978-2008 Standard illuminants and geometric conditions
GBT 7921-2008 Uniform color space and color difference formula
GB/T 11186.1-1989 Methods for measuring the colour of paint films--Part 1: Principles
GB/T 11186.2-1989 Methods for measuring the colour of paint films--Part 2: Colour measurement
GB/T 11186.3-1989 Methods for measuring the colour of paint films--Part 3: Calculation of colour differences
GB/T 19437-2004 Graphic technology--Spectral measurement and colorimetric computation for graphic arts images
GB/T 39822-2021 Plastics—Determination of yellowness index and change in yellowness index
GB/T 17749-2008 Methods of whiteness specification
ASTM E313-98 Standard Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
Packing
| No. | Description | Quantity | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorimeter | 1 | Set |
| 2 | USB Cable | 1 | pcs |
| 3 | Cleaning Cloth | 1 | pcs |
| 4 | Locating Plate | 1 | pcs |
| 5 | User Manual | 1 | pcs |
| 6 | Calibration Report | 1 | pcs |
Installation and Operation
1、 Mobile APP installation
The mobile APP support Android operating system version 7.0 or higher and iPhone supports iOS 7.0 or higher version.
It can be installed in the following ways:
Scan the QR code on the portable colorimeter with a mobile browser or WeChat, follow the prompts to download and install.
Search for "LSColor" (not case sensitive) in the APP Store/Google Play to install the application.
2. PC software installation
Connect to the computer via USB, you can use the PC software of the colorimeter. (PC software only supports Windows operating system)
It can be installed in the following ways:
Download "Colorimeter" to the local and run it directly after decompression.