Color Spilled Coins (Dead Leaves) Test Chart

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The Color  Spilled Coins chart (a variant of the Dead Leaves chart) for measuring texture sharpness has several advantages over older Dead Leaves charts. Key features:

  • The Scattered Coins pattern in the central region is almost perfectly scale-invariant (unlike conventional dead leaves charts), enhancing the accuracy and robustness of MTF measurements so they correlate well with other methods (such as the slanted-edge) for RAW images (which have no nonuniform or nonlinear processing).
  • Maximum contrast range is 3:1, as called for in the CPIQ Phase 3 draft Texture Blur Metric draft specification.
  • It is more uniform, i.e., is more shift-invariant than other Dead Leaves charts.
  • It contains slanted edges (2:1 and 4:1 contrast) for convenient comparisons with the dead leaves pattern.
  • The gray area to the left and right of the dead leaves pattern has the same mean density as the dead leaves pattern, allowing it to be used for effective noise PSD removal using the McElvain et. al. technique.
  • Registration marks and 16 grayscale patches are included. The linear levels used to create the grayscale patches are 0 through 255 in steps of 17 (same as the Siemens Star chart in the draft of the upcoming ISO 12233 standard).
Spilled Coins chart sizes Spilled Coins region Printed region Media size total
Large 12" × 12"
305 mm × 305 mm
22.4" × 16.8"
569 mm × 426 mm
24" × 18"
610 mm × 458 mm
Medium 8" × 8"
203 mm × 203 mm
14.93" × 11.2"
379 mm × 284 mm
16" × 12"
458 mm × 305 mm
Small 6" × 6"
152 mm × 152 mm
11.2" × 8.4"
284 mm × 213 mm
12" × 10"
305 mm × 254 mm
X-Small (High Precision Transmissive) 5.536" × 5.536"
141 mm × 141 mm
9.25" × 7.75"
159 mm × 197 mm
10" × 8"
254 mm × 203 mm

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FAQs About  Texture Test Charts

Calibrating a colorimeter before testing is critical for accurate, reliable color data—counteracting instrument drift, environmental interference, and component wear to ensure measurements reflect true sample colors. It guarantees compliance with industry standards, eliminates costly rework from flawed data, maintains brand consistency across batches/locations, and ensures data comparability with clients or regulators.

Calibrating a colorimeter before use is primarily to ensure the accuracy of measurement data and compensate for errors caused by the aging of internal components (such as light sources and phototubes) or environmental changes.

Below are the specific reasons: 

  1. Compensation for Component Aging and Environmental Influences

  2. Compensation for Environmental Factors

  3. Standardization of Measurement Baselines

  4. Operational Specification Requirements

3nh colorimeters are designed for immediate measurement upon startup. However, calibration (via black-white correction) is mandatory for the first use, sudden environmental changes, or abnormal data to restore measurement accuracy.

a. Before installation, please Copy CQCS3 folder to your computer and don’t remove any files in CQCS3 folder.

b. Double-click the setup.exe to install CQCS3 software.

c. Then double-click Install.bat under the CQCS3USB_Driver file to install the driver.

d. Detailed installation information please read the "Installing Software" under CQCS3 User manual.doc.

To ensure a consistent color perception, observers should look at samples at a 45° light angle and 0° viewing angle to reduce glare.


To extend the life of a haze meter, keep the instrument dust-free and clean, regularly calibrate it, and control for a stable dry storage. For better results, avoid letting the optics dry, and leave the meters under sunlight. For optimal performance, have the meter professionally serviced once a year.

A spectrophotometer and colorimeter are certain instruments used by scientists to measure color by quantifying reflected or transmitted light. The results are presented in color spaces, such as L*a*b*, RGB, or XYZ. This enables the accuracy of comparison and tracking of the changes in color in chemical or material research.

Techniques of measuring color are visual color comparison, colorimetry (with colorimeters) and spectrophotometry (measuring spectral reflectance), and image analysis. Both techniques measure the reflection or absorption of light by materials and are commonly quantified. Therefore standardized in color spaces such as CIELAB or RGB.

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