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Should I buy a colorimeter or spectrophotometer for textile quality control?

Colorimeter vs Spectrophotometer for Textile QC 

For textile quality control, a spectrophotometer is always the better choice instead of a basic colorimeter.

Key Reasons

  1. Spectrophotometer captures full spectral data, handles dyed fabric, printed textiles, yarn, woven and knitted materials with complex color and texture.

  2. Supports SCI/SCE, metamerism test, fastness comparison and batch color consistency inspection.

  3. Higher accuracy and better inter-instrument agreement, perfect for factory mass production and customer color approval.

  4. Basic colorimeters only show simple color difference data, easily affected by fabric texture, rough surface and lighting, with poor stability for textiles.

3nh Recommended Models

  • TS7700 / TS8560: High-precision, ideal for textile lab QC, color matching and raw material incoming inspection.

  • NR60CP / NS800: Cost-effective option for daily production line routine color checking.


Justin Lee

Senior Optical Engineer

15+ years in color measurement R&D, Holds 8 patents in spectrophotometry
This article is edited by Justin Lee, the website content writer of 3nh, who has 15 years working experience in the color management industry and often discusses with colleagues in R&D, marketing and production departments about the professional knowledge and application of color measurement devices, and has a deep understanding of the industry and products.
Please feel free to contact me to discuss more about your color measurement projects
service@3nh.com.

Justin Lee - Senior Optical Engineer

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