GB/T 21898-2023Method of specification for textile colors (English PDF)
纺织品颜色表示方法
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Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
September 7, 2023
Implementation date
January 1, 2024
Scope
GB/T 21898-2023 is the English-translated version of 纺织品颜色表示方法.
GB/T 21898-2023 is the Chinese national standard for specifying textile colours. It sets out the colour solid on which the system rests, the way a colour is labelled, and the measurement and colour difference evaluation that check a sample against a specified colour, both instrumentally and visually.
A normative annex gives the correspondence between the lightness label and the luminance factor, and a second annex the colour data values that correspond to the labels.
It defines hue, lightness and chroma. It applies to the expression of textile colours and can be consulted when colours are expressed in other industries related to textiles.
It cites GB/T 3977, GB/T 3979, GB/T 5698, GB/T 8424.3, ISO 23603 and CIE 015. It replaces GB/T 21898-2008, was issued on 7 September 2023 and has applied since 1 January 2024.
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Document preview — GB/T 21898-2023
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 17.180.20
- Classification
- A 26
- Replacing
- GB/T 21898-2008
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative reference documents
- 3 Terms and definitions
Foreword
This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents" Drafting.
This document replaces GB/T 21898-2008 "Textile Color Representation Method". Compared with GB/T 21898-2008, except for structural adjustments In addition to editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows.
a) Changed the expression method of standard values (see 5.2, 4.2.5 of the 2008 version)
b) Changed the method of determining the label (see 5.3, 4.2.5 and 5.2 of the 2008 edition);
c) The measurement and color difference evaluation methods of the instrument have been changed (see 6.1, 5.1 and 5.2 of the 2008 edition);
d) Added visual measurement and color difference evaluation methods (see 6.2);
e) Added the correspondence between the brightness label and the brightness factor in normative appendix A (see Table A.1, Table 2 of the 2008 version);
f) The color data values corresponding to the labels in Appendix B have been changed (see Table B.1, Table A.1 of the 2008 version).
1 Scope
This document specifies the color stereo, labeling, measurement and color difference evaluation of textile colors.
This document is applicable to the expression of textile colors and can be used as a reference when expressing colors in other industries related to textiles.
2 Normative reference documents
The contents of the following documents constitute essential provisions of this document through normative references in the text. Among them, the dated quotations For undated referenced documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated referenced documents, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.
GB/T 3977 Representation method of color
GB/T 3978 Standard lighting bodies and geometric conditions
GB/T 3979 Measurement method of object color
GB/T 5698 color terminology
GB/T 6529 Standard atmosphere for humidity conditioning and testing of textiles
GB/T 7771 Determination of special metameric index changing illuminant
GB/T 8424.3 Calculation of color difference in textile color fastness test
GB/T 9340 Method for measuring color of fluorescent samples
GB/T 15610 Visual evaluation method for metamerism
ISO 23603 Standard method for assessing the quality of light sources using daylight simulators for the visual identification and measurement of color.
CIE 015 Colorimetry
3 Terms and definitions
The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 5698 and below apply to this document.
3.1 Hue
One of the three attributes of color vision, representing red, yellow, green, blue, purple and other characteristics.
3.2 Lightness value
One of the three attributes of color vision, it represents the characteristics of the lightness and darkness of the color of an object's surface, giving a gradation between ideal black and ideal white.
3.3 Chroma
One of the three attributes of color vision, it represents the gray level of color on the surface of an object, expressed as the difference between the same brightness and achromatic color.
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Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 3977Specification of colors
- GB/T 3978Standard illuminants and geometric conditions
- GB/T 3979Methods for the measurement of object color
- GB/T 5698Glossary of color terms
- GB/T 6529Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
- GB/T 7771Measurement of special metamerism index - Change in illuminant
ISO 23603 · CIE 015
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Editions of GB/T 21898
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB/T 21898-2023 | Method of specification for textile colors | current edition | Current |
| GB/T 21898-2008 | Method of specification for textile colors | previous edition | Superseded |
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Related Standards
GB/T 15610-2008 — Method for visual appraisal of metamerism
GB/T 3977-2008 — Specification of colors
GB/T 3978-2008 — Standard illuminants and geometric conditions
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