ASTM D5386-93b(2000)e1 - 10.2.2000
 
1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers an instrumental method for the CIE (Commission International de l'Eclairage) tristimulus measurement of the color of near-clear liquid samples. The measurement is converted to color ratings in the platinum-cobalt system.

1.2 This test method has been found applicable to the color measurement of clear, liquid samples, free of haze, with nominal platinum cobalt color values in the 0 to 30 range. It is applicable to nonfluorescent liquids with light absorption characteristics similar to those of the platinum cobalt color standard solutions. Test Methods D1686, D2108, and E450 deal with the visual and instrumental measurement of near-clear liquids.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E313-20(2025)

Standard Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates

E691-23

Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method

D1193-24

Standard Specification for Reagent Water

D1209-25

Standard Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)

D1686-25

Standard Test Method for Color of Solid Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Materials in the Molten State (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)

D2108-10(2025)

Standard Test Method for Color of Halogenated Organic Solvents and Their Admixtures (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)

D3437-15(2022)

Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling Liquid Cyclic Products

D6809-24

Standard Guide for Quality Control and Quality Assurance Procedures for Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Materials

E29-22

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E179-17(2022)

Standard Guide for Selection of Geometric Conditions for Measurement of Reflection and Transmission Properties of Materials

E308-22

Standard Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by Using the CIE System

E450-82 (1987)

Method for Measurement of Color of Low-Colored Clear Liquids Using the Hunterlab Color Difference Meter (Withdrawn 1993)