Delta E Calculator Tool

Input Parameter

This tool calculates the color difference between two colors, inputs the standard and sample CIE Lab values, and obtains the color difference between the two colors.

Transformation Result

Delta E Formula Color Difference Value Parameter Result
ΔE*ab (CIE 1976) 0.00 Pass
ΔE*94 (CIE 1994) 0.00 (Graphic) Pass
ΔECMC (l:c) 0.00 (1:1) Pass
ΔE00 (CIE 2000) 0.00 (1:1:1) Pass

Delta E Calculator Tool

How Our Free Online Delta E Calculator Tool Works

The color difference value can be calculated with extreme accuracy using four well-known color difference methods with our Delta E Calculator Tool. Among them are ΔEab (CIE 1976), ΔE94 (CIE 1994), ΔECMC (l: c), and ΔE00 (CIE 2000). All the formulas give a varying degree of direction to quantifying the difference in perceptions of two colors, thus rendering the tool applicable to all kinds of industries.

This calculator guarantees direct assessment of the quality and consistency of the colors, whether you are in printing, textile, paint manufacturing, or digital design. The simultaneous application of multiple formulas allows the user to comprehensively understand how colors compare using different standards of color difference measurement.

How to calculate Delta E (Δ E) value online?

In order to use the Delta E Calculator, first, enter the values of the color spaces of your choice. Then, using the CMC l:c algorithm, the tool estimates the Delta E difference. This formula is flexible as it accepts values in regard to lightness and chroma.

Depending on the precision required, the most common settings are 2:1 on "acceptability" and 1:1 on "imperceptibility". The ratios assist in establishing the acceptable limits of visual color matching. The sensitivity of the color difference evaluation may be modified by changing it.

Such color spaces as RGB, CMY, CMYK, HSL, XYZ, CIE-Lab, CIE-Lch, and Yxy are supported in our calculator. This high compatibility allows the designers, printers, and manufacturers to assess the differences in color efficiently. It is just as effective in both the digital, print, and material implementations.

The color distance calculator maintains a large application base, which can range from paint color comparison, print color matching, textile manufacturing, and digital design processes.

Why Choose Our Delta E Calculator Tool?

Color comparison tools are numerous, yet ours is different and stands out by several factors:

This tool supports the simultaneous calculation of different color difference values using multiple color difference formulas, enabling a more intuitive display of the differences between these color difference values. The tool can also able to be incorporated in workflows of comparing colors, hex color comparison, and paint color comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

A Delta E is a measure of the difference between two colors expressed in the CIE Lab color space. This effectively measures visual differences or similarities between the colors on a scale of noticeable or imperceptible differences.


                The calculation of Delta E can be performed through CIE76, CIE94, or the sophisticated CIEDE2000 formula that gives the best results due to the differences in human visual perception.

                    Yes. The trick is to convert the hex color into RGB or CIE Lab. Where you can enter it in our Delta E calculator to get accurate results of comparison.

To achieve near-perfect color matching and consistency between the proof of the design and the printed item. The Delta E value should be less than 2 to achieve a professional impact on printing.

Yes, our Delta E calculator can compare paint colors effectively. Helping you identify even subtle variations and ensuring accurate shade matching for interior, exterior, or industrial paint applications.

Yes, Delta E guarantees no variations in the colors of brands regardless of the display used. Hence, avoiding the potential variation of colors, which can alter the visual of brands, user experience, and overall quality delivery of the design.

Certainly, our Delta E calculator can assist textile manufacturers in maintaining an accurate consistency of shades across the resources of fabric production. This would be to make specifications of product color accurate and consistent in fashion, upholstery, or on a mass textile output.

Depending on the color space, the greatest possible Delta E value is different. Yet, greater values of 20 or more points out to huge visual deviations that can be instantly perceived by an average human eye.

Yes, a Delta E of 0 equals a color match or an absolute color difference. There is no defined or measurable difference, nor is it perceivable, between the two compared CIE Lab colors.


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