This is the second blog in our MeasureColor in Action blog series, which introduces key features to help you achieve smarter, more efficient print production.
MeasureColor: Manage Digital Color Targets with Confidence
In today’s complex and fast-moving print environments, managing digital color targets and ICC profiles efficiently is essential for delivering consistent, high-quality results. Without a structured system, it's easy to lose control over your color libraries—leading to misprints, waste, and increased setup time.
That’s where MeasureColor’s Reference Manager steps in. It provides a centralized, intelligent solution to help printers organize, maintain, and deploy digital color standards with confidence.
Build a Smarter System for Color Target Management
MeasureColor’s Reference Manager gives you a smarter way to manage your digital color targets. It organizes color data into Color Books, grouped by Printing Condition—a combination of variables like printing technique, ink type, substrate, and measurement condition (M-condition).
- Store generic color targets usable across conditions
- Assign specific targets under relevant printing setups
- Organize standards as master and dependent colors
Seamless Integration with Your Workflow
Whether you're running conventional offset, flexo, gravure, or digital workflows, MeasureColor keeps your color targets aligned across departments and print locations.
- Direct import/export of standardized file formats
- Instant access to targets from QA or pressroom tools
- Integration with CxF-based ink formulation software
- Access to PantoneLIVE standard libraries for consistent brand color reproduction across substrates and print processes
By ensuring all operators work from a single source of truth, you reduce variability and enable faster, more consistent color matching from job to job.
Why It Matters: Print Quality Starts with the Right Target
Poorly managed color libraries often lead to confusion and wasted materials.
- Operators always use the correct version of a color target
- ICC profiles are up to date and easy to apply
- Spot color variations are tracked and minimized
- Color decisions are based on spectral rather than visual comparison
MeasureColor doesn’t just store your color targets—it brings intelligence and visibility to your entire print process.
With MeasureColor, you connect directly with color targets in your database. With seamless integration, MeasureColor ensures your color targets are always aligned with industry standards. Whether you’re importing CxF, MIF, CSV, or CGATS.17 files, or working with ICC profiles for extended color gamuts, MeasureColor gives you the flexibility and control you need.
Up Next in the Series
This article is part of our MeasureColor in Action blog series. Don’t miss the full lineup:
- #3: MeasureColor: Optimize Dot Gain for Better Print Quality
See how real-time dot gain monitoring and CTP curve optimization help press operators improve color accuracy, reduce waste, and maintain consistency. - #4: MeasureColor: Maximize White Ink Opacity
Discover how a 3% tweak in white ink opacity can cut ink usage by 33%—and how MeasureColor makes it easy to optimize quality and cost in every print run.
- #1: MeasureColor: A User-Friendly Interface for Faster Print Decisions
Discover how ChromaTrack eliminates trial and error, helping operators reach the right color faster using guided, predictive corrections.
Curious how MeasureColor can help you manage digital color targets and improve print quality? Get in touch with our Color Experts.
