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#delta e

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Shadecard Compare screen showing two olive shades with L*a*b* values and a ΔE00 1.39 difference broken into ΔL*, Δa*, Δb* and ΔC*
Explainers Shadecard

CIELAB and Delta E (ΔE2000) explained for dyers

CIELAB turns a colour into three numbers: L* (lightness), a* (green–red) and b* (blue–yellow). Delta E is the distance between two colours; ΔE2000 weights it like the eye.

5 min read
Shade library & matching Shadecard

Read your result: L*a*b*, shot spread, ΔE00 match and depth

The result shows your fabric's L*a*b*, how well the three photos agreed (spread), how close the nearest shade is (ΔE00), a Y:R:B starting recipe and a depth in % owf.

4 min read
Shade library & matching Shadecard

Find and compare the nearest shades to your fabric

Every result lists the top match and two runners-up; tap one to swap. On any shade, the Visually similar list and Compare show the ΔE00 and ΔL*, Δa*, Δb*, ΔC* side by side.

3 min read