technical Subtractive Colour-RYB In pigment-based processes, the primary colours are the same ones we learned about as children: red, yellow and blue. This is because pigments are solid substances, not pure light, and need to be mixed to create the colours we see. So our approach to colour involves both additive RGB theory (which is how we see) and subtractive RYB (how we mix actual paint colour) to develop colour schemes.
CHARACTERISTICS OF COLOUR The characteristics of colour are made up of three different elements: hue, chroma and value. Hue: Hue is the most obvious characteristic of a colour. It’s what most people mean when they say the word ‘colour’. There are really an infinite number of possible hues. For instance, between red and yellow lies every possible orange hue. Chroma: Chroma refers to the purity of a colour, its intensity or saturation. High chroma colours look rich and full. Low chroma colours can look dull or pale. Pastel colours are low chroma, while intense jewel tones are high chroma. Chroma is also referred to as saturation. Value: Value is the lightness or darkness of a colour. Sometimes light colours are called tints and dark colours are called shades. Value is referred to as luminance in the colour sphere below.
INNOVATINT Innovatint is part of Chromaflo’s totally integrated approach that ensures perfect performance and control throughout the complete colour matching and colour tinting process. It makes ordering colours quicker and more efficient, opening up sales opportunities and improving customer service. And with the
ability to analyse tinting and sales data in real time, it can help you control your business like never before. Chromaflo Technologies is a premier global provider of colourant technology solutions, serving customers in architectural and industrial coatings as well as the thermoset composites market. With more than eight decades of industry experience in colourant systems and chemical pigment dispersions, the Chromaflo family of product brands includes more than 200 product lines and 7 000 products, and serving customers across six continents.
Temacolour S Low VOC Colourants for industrial coatings Chemistry: Solventborne Detailed Chemistry: Aromatic free, VOC <350 g/l Applications: General industrial coatings; General industrial coatings (POS); Industrial maintenance coatings (POS); Industrial maintenance coatings (POS); Inplant tinting; OEM coatings; Nonaqueous industrial coatings. Temacolor S low VOC colourants offer an aromatic-free technology for modern solvent-based paint and coating solutions used in industrial applications. The eco-friendly colourants have a low VOC content of less than 350g/l. These industrial colourants have an extremely high pigment load, enabling the least amount of colourant to be added while ensuring better hiding. This reduces the effect on coating properties and reduces the cost of adding colourants.
colourants are designed to meet the high performance needs of solventbased paint and coating solutions used in industrial applications. These colourants contain binder and aromatic solvents and have a VOC content of less than 600g/l. The Temacolor T pigmentation technology is compatible with typical resin types used for solvent based paint and coating systems. Its pigments are highly solvent- and heat-resistant. Temacolor W water based colourants Chemistry: Waterborne Detailed Chemistry: APE free, VOC <100g/l Applications: General industrial coatings; General industrial coatings (POS); Industrial maintenance coatings (POS); Industrial maintenance coatings; In-plant tinting; OEM coatings. When it comes to water colourants for industrial coating solutions, the Temacolor W range of colourants provides consistent and reliable performance. These water-based colourants contain binder and a propylene glycol co-solvent. They are APE free and their VOC content is less than 100g/l. These water colourants are universally compatible with all waterbased products. Oxide orange is included to allow better hiding and deliver inexpensive end colours in the orange and red areas.
Temacolor T Solvent based Colourants Chemistry: Solventborne Detailed Chemistry: VOC <600g/l Applications: General industrial coatings; General industrial coatings (POS); Industrial maintenance coatings (POS); Industrial maintenance coatings (POS); Inplant tinting; Non-aqueous industrial coatings; OEM coatings Temacolor T solvent based
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