SOUTHEAST

UNIVERSITY
Department of Textile Engineering
“Lab Report”
Course Code : TCS - 412.2
Course Title : Application of Computer in Textile – Lab.

Report No : 08
Report Name : Shade analysis by spectrophotometer.

Submitted To -

Md. Shamim Alam

Assistant Professor,
Department of Textile Engineering,
Southeast University.
Submitted By -
Name : Zobair Hasan Moon
ID : 2019000400045
Batch : 40th
Section : WPT

Submission Date :
Exp No : 08
Exp Name : Shade analysis by spectrophotometer.

Introduction : The spectrophotometer is an apparatus for measuring the intensity of light

in a part of the spectrum, especially as transmitted or emitted by particular substances,
Spectrophotometry is a method to measure how much a chemical substance absorbs light
by measuring the intensity of light as a beam of light passes through a sample solution. The
basic principle is that each compound absorbs or transmits light over a certain range of
wavelengths.

The objective of the experiment

➔ To know how to shade analysis using a spectrophotometer
➔ To know how to shade library formulate in Spectrophotometer
➔ To know another function of spectrophotometer

Shade analysis by using Spectrophotometer

We get sample fabric from one of the buyers. For now,
they control the color of the human eye. The
sample's color difference value should be within
Delta E*ab 1.0 compared with the target.

Here we will be introduced, to how to analyze the

shades of the fabrics using a spectrophotometer. In
our lab, we are using the color spectrophotometer CS-
820.

Fabric Spectrophotometer Test Condition

1. Mode: Reflectance
2. Light Source and Angle: D65/10 degree
3. Parameters need to Measure: color value L*a*b and ΔE*ab.
4. Because the fabric is translucent, we will use one A4 paper to make sure no light will
enter the instrument to affect the test result.
5. Make sure the test direction is the same when measuring the target and fabric
because the fabric is woven.
 Target Fabric Sample Fabric

Fabric Spectrophotometer Test Method

Measure the color of the target fabric first. Then get its L*a*b, then measure the sample
fabric to get the color difference ΔE*ab.
 Sample Name Parameter Test value

Standard sample L 43.39

a 0.05

b -0.52

Trial sample L 44.71

a -0.48

b -0.47

Delta E*ab 1.43

The following are the test result:

For the buyers with the target, the sample contains too much white and the total color
difference is Delta E*ab 1.43. These two colors are very different from each other.

From this spectrometer value we can understood the CMC (Color measuring committee)
which are given bellow:
CMC De: If value is 0.0-0.75 = pass; if Da [red/green]: If value (+) = shade is
value is 0.75-1.0 = warning; if the value is Redish (less green); if value (-) = shade is
1 ≥ Fail. Greenish (less red).

DL (lightness): If value (+) = lighter Db [yellow/blue]: If the value (+) = shade

shade; if value (-) = darker shade. is yellowish (less blue); if value (-) =
shade is bluish (less yellow).

Metamerism: If the result is 0.50 ≤ pass/ok; if the result is above 0.50 ≥ fail

Conclusion: In the textile industry for color matching, recipe prediction, shade analysis
etc, named the In this lab experiment, come to know about the most common machine
used in Spectrophotometer. This is an important experiment for a textile engineer.