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About us
The non-profit association freieFarbe e.V. is an association of German and Swiss colour professionals. We would like to give tips and advice on how to create matching colour in all areas of application.
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gamutmap.com - Online HLC Colour Atlas XL
The HLC Colour Atlas XL is now online. proof GmbH has published a free online database displaying the HLC Colour Atlas XL for a wide range of colour gamuts. For each colour, the RGB and CMYK colour values for the selected output scenarios are immediately visible in a tooltip. You can choose from a vast number of output options in RGB and CMYK. The whole thing…
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DIN SPEC 16699 is officially published
The 44-page PDF is bilingual, in German and English, and can be downloaded free of charge from Beuth Verlag, which distributes DIN standards in Germany, following a quick registration. Click here to download DIN SPEC 16699. Who needs a DIN SPEC? Of course, it is not to be expected that every print shop and every advertising agency will now immediately…
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About standardisation and colour standards
Standardisation and norm setting are key building blocks of our economic system, for without them we would be plunged into costly chaos in the world of units of measurement, screws, plugs, technical components, and so on. Every manufacturer would try to implement its own solution in specific market segments. If there were a winner, it would impose its standard on all of us. This is, of course, not in line with the above call for standardisation…