#53: Color Resources on the Web

At ColorMetrix we have been working on some cool new software and new features for the ProofPass.com product line. Development of the new stuff has required learning a little more about color, color measurement, and color matching functions (you know the fun geeky math part of color management). As a guy who blogs a whole lot of free information here (I will let you the readers decide the value of the information) I was quite pleased to find some valuable color information out on the web.Even the sources I was familiar with have been updated since I last had time to look at them. As a general rule of thumb the parts of the site I found really are pretty color geeky in nature. So, here are some highlights from my most recent search of the internet with a few comments about what I found most interesting about each site. (Listed in alphabetical order)

babelcolor.com – These guys from Canada not only appear to have some pretty cool software, but if you get into the tutorials section of the site you will definitely learn a thing or two about color. As for the software I would view it as a complimentary offering to ProofPass.com. While I have had not had too much time to research it, it looks like it could easily import one of the data formants ProofPass.com can output.

BruceLindbloom.com – Pretty much a standby for any color geek. It is always a good starting point. The site seems to have a fresh look and lots of new content from the last time I visited.

Hutchcolor.com – Not only does Don commit a great deal of time and energy to GRACoL he also makes some pretty cool stuff available on his site for free “non-commercial use.” I would start in the “Free” area but if you like beer make sure to check out RGB (Really Good Beer) in the “Cool” section.

poynton.com – Charles Poynton a Canadian based color consultant has a Color FAQ’s section on his site that has a great deal of good information.

taosinc.com – TAOS (Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions) makes sensors for measuring color. The also have posted a pretty cool spreadsheet that let’s you have fun with some of the color matching functions. Along with the spreadsheet there is a PDF describing it. Both can be found here.

Some of these sites I already knew about, and just checked back to see if they had been updated. Others I found with the fabulous tool Goggle!

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