Nuance

In general usage, nuance is a term for minimal changes in properties, often from the visual field such as hue , brightness or shades .

In particular, the term is used in the paint industry . The nuance refers to the final intervention in the manufacturing process of paint systems , in which the color is given the final touch. In contrast to color adjustment , nuance is only understood to mean the final setting of a color that has already been formulated in production. The term nuance is occasionally used in the field of refinishing of motor vehicles for the exact color setting of the refinish.

In the case of liquid paints, this is done using various tinting pastes , with which the color shade produced is adapted to a color template. Since this is not possible with powder coatings , a second extrusion with tinting pigments is usually carried out, which is much more complex. Predispersed pigment batches , so-called masterbatches, can be incorporated more easily.

In the past, the nuances were carried out by trained specialists, the so-called nuanceurs or colourists , who were characterized by excellent color vision . Shading is still carried out in the paint industry, but nowadays almost entirely with the support of colorimetric instruments, which largely exclude human fallibility.

literature

• Brock / Groteklaaes / Mischke: Textbook of paint technology , Vincentz Verlag, Hanover, 1998, ISBN 3-87870-547-6