DIN SPEC 16699:2018-11

This DIN SPEC 16699 in accordance with the PAS procedure was developed within a workshop set up on a temporary basis. The document was developed and approved by authors named in the foreword. This DIN SPEC defines work tools and procedures for open and unambiguous colour communication from design to the finished product. This will be based on CIELAB colour values, physical samples produced on colour-compliant proof printing systems according to ISO 12647-7 and spectral data in CxF format according to ISO 17972. This DIN SPEC describes both how users can generate physical samples and CxF spectral data for any CIELAB colour values and the basic parameters of an open reference colour system which is available to all users without licence fees under a Creative Commons licence. The work tools and procedures described in this DIN SPEC are particularly suited for tasks in which colours are comprehensively defined in design for different production processes and then communicated to manufacturing companies by means of physical samples and spectral data. This DIN SPEC describes procedures that allow the creation of matte, silk-matte and glossy colour samples on sealed, unstructured surfaces. In principle, the procedures in this DIN SPEC could be used to create colour samples on structured surfaces - e. g. textiles - but this is not explicitly covered in this DIN SPEC. This DIN SPEC explicitly excludes the creation of colour samples with effect pigments.