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Multi-angle color & effect measurement
BYK-mac i 23 mm
Multi-angle color & effect spectro including software
- Measuring area: 23 mm diameter
- Menu guided operation according to your own sampling procedure
- Pass/Fail results displayed on the instrument for instant feed back at the line
- Professional data documentation and analysis with smart-chart software
Technical Parameters
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Category | Specification |
Color Geometry | 45° illumination; -15°, 15°, 25°, 45°, 75°, 110° specular viewing |
Measuring Area | 23 mm diameter |
Spectral Range | 400–700 nm, 10 nm resolution |
Measurement Range | 0–600% reflectance |
Repeatability (Color) | 0.01 ΔE* (10 consecutive measurements on white) |
Reproducibility (Color) | Grey BCRA II tiles: avg. ΔE* < 0.10; Chromatic BCRA II tiles: avg. ΔE* < 0.25 |
Color Scales | ΔE*; ΔE CMC; ΔE 94; ΔE 2000; ΔE DIN6175-2019; custom scales |
Color Indices | Flop, Int-Em |
Illuminants | A, C, D50, D65, F2, F7, F11, F12, CIE 015:2018 LED illuminants |
Observer Angles | 2°, 10° |
Effect Measurement | |
Effect Geometry | 15°, 45°, 75°, and diffused illumination; Perpendicular viewing with camera |
Effect Parameters | ΔS, ΔSₐ, ΔSᵢ, ΔG |
Repeatability (Effect) | Sₐ / Sᵢ: 5% or > 0.50 G = ± 0.05 |
Reproducibility | Sₐ / Sᵢ: 10% or > 1.00 G = ± 0.15 |
General | |
Measuring Time | < 6 seconds |
Software | Included |
Memory | 1000 standards / samples |
Display | 2.7 in TFT color LCD display |
Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Russian |
Power Supply | Rechargeable battery pack or 4 AA (alkaline or rechargeable) |
Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lb |
Operating Temperature | 10–42 °C / 50–110 °F |
Relative Humidity | Up to 85% at 35 °C (95 °F), non-condensing |
Dimensions (L × W × H) |
21.8 × 8.1 × 14.7 cm / 8.6 × 3.2 × 5.8 in |

Multi-angle color measurement
BYK-mac i COLOR
Multi-angle spectro including software
- Measuring area: 23 mm diameter
- Menu guided operation according to your own sampling procedure
- Pass/Fail results displayed on the instrument for instant feed back at the line
- Professional data documentation and analysis with smart-chart software
Technical Parameters
Download Document
Category |
Specification |
Color Measurement | |
Geometry | 45° illumination; -15°, 15°, 25°, 45°, 75°, 110° aspecular viewing |
Measuring Area | 23 mm diameter |
Spectral Range | 400–700 nm, 10 nm resolution |
Measurement Range | 0–600% reflectance |
Repeatability (Color) | 0.01 ΔE* (10 consecutive measurements on white) |
Reproducibility (Color) | Grey BCRA II tiles: avg. ΔE* < 0.10 Chromatic BCRA II tiles: avg. ΔE* < 0.25 |
Color Scales | ΔE*, ΔE CMC, ΔE 94, ΔE 2000, ΔE DIN6175-2019, customer specific scales |
Color Indices | Flop, Int-Em |
Illuminants | A, C, D50, D65, F2, F7, F11, F12, CIE 015:2018 LED illuminants |
Observer Angles | 2°, 10° |
General | |
Measuring Time | < 4 seconds |
Software | Included |
Memory | 1000 standards / samples |
Display | 2.7″ TFT color LCD display |
Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Russian |
Power Supply | Rechargeable battery pack or 4 AA (alkaline or rechargeable) |
Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lb |
Operating Temperature | 10–42 °C / 50–110 °F |
Relative Humidity | Up to 85% at 35 °C (95 °F), non-condensing |
Dimensions (L × W × H) | 21.8 × 8.1 × 14.7 cm / 8.6 × 3.2 × 5.8 in |