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The specular component included measurement is preferred when

  • A.assessing the appearance of the sample just as a person would see it
  • B.measuring a sample that has no gloss whatever
  • C.the instrument has no integrating sphere fitted
  • D.assessing the colourant itself independently of the surface finish

Answer: D

Correct answer: assessing the colourant itself independently of the surface finish

Including the specular component means the reading depends much less on how glossy or matt the surface happens to be, so two samples of the same colourant with different finishes give similar values. That is what a formulator needs. Excluding it gives the reading that corresponds to how the sample looks, which is what an appearance judgement needs.

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