COLO.Science · Spectroscopy & Color · Portable colour measurement
CC200 Portable Colorimeter — 8/d, Ø8 mm, PC software
The CC200 portable colorimeter (COLO product code PRO7974) measures colour and colour difference with 8/d geometry and an Ø8 mm aperture. CIE Lab, LCh and XYZ under illuminant D65, 20 000 sample records and PC software make it the standard model of the CC series for routine colour control.
Which model?
Overview
Measure the standard once, then every sample shows the colour values, ΔE, pass/fail and the direction of the colour offset. A colorimeter measures colour as three values under one illuminant — the simple and economical tool for colour difference control.

Key characteristics
- 8/d geometry, silicon photodiode detector
- Measuring aperture Ø8 mm, illumination positioning
- CIE Lab, LCh, XYZ; ΔE*ab, ΔL*a*b*, ΔE*C*h*; D65, 10° observer
- Repeatability ΔE*ab 0.08
- 100 standards and 20 000 samples, USB and PC software
- Li-ion battery 3 200 mAh, more than 3 000 measurements per charge
Suitable for
- Plastic parts and plaques, paints and coatings
- Printed matter, packaging, textiles and leather
- Colour difference control with ΔE pass/fail in production and at goods receipt
Why this instrument
When the task is to keep a product within a colour tolerance — plastics, paints, printed matter, textiles — a colorimeter is the simple and affordable tool: measure the master once, then each sample shows ΔE and pass/fail. Illumination positioning shows where the instrument measures.
On the instrument
Technical specifications
Optics and performance
| Geometry | 8/d (8° illumination, diffuse viewing) |
| Aperture | Ø8 mm |
| Positioning | Illumination positioning |
| Repeatability | ΔE*ab 0.08 (white plate, 30 measurements) |
| Inter-instrument agreement | ΔE*ab 0.5 |
| Calibration | Manual white calibration |
| Measuring time | 1.5 s |
| Storage | 100 standards, 20 000 samples |
| Interface | USB |
| Software | PC colour quality software |
Colour data and general
| Colour spaces | CIE Lab, LCh, XYZ |
| Colour difference | ΔE*ab, ΔL*a*b*, ΔE*C*h* |
| Observer | CIE 10° |
| Display | 2.8″ TFT colour display |
| Battery | Li-ion 3.7 V, 3 200 mAh, more than 3 000 measurements per charge |
| Light source life | more than 1 million measurements in 3 years |
| Dimensions (L × W × H) · weight | 205 × 70 × 100 mm · approx. 500 g |
| Operating environment | 0–40 °C, 0–85 % RH, non-condensing |
| Light source | LED (blue-light excitation) |
| Sensor | Silicon photodiode |
| Illuminant | D65 |
| Standards | CIE No.15 |
Software and data

The PC software (free download) performs colour difference and cumulative analysis, colour indices, sample database management and colour simulation, and exports results for reports.
Data are transferred by USB.
Standard delivery
- Instrument with built-in Li-ion battery
- PC colour quality software (download), USB cable, power adapter, user guide
- Wrist strap
Optional: powder test box, micro printer. The delivered configuration for a specific order is the one confirmed in the COLO.Science quotation.
Knowledge base
New to colour measurement? Colorimeters and spectrophotometers, CIE Lab, ΔE and measuring geometries (45/0 and d/8) are explained on COLO.Science, our knowledge base.
Selection guide
- Teaching, training and orientation checks: CC10.
- Routine colour difference control with PC software: CC200.
- Textured, uneven or wet samples (food, textiles, granules): CC20XE.
- Spectral data, SCI/SCE, UV and more illuminants: the CP20 spectrocolorimeters.
- Laboratory-grade accuracy and colour matching: the CS70 portable spectrophotometers.
- Transmittance, liquids or haze: a benchtop spectrophotometer is needed — see the CS60 series.
Configuration notice
This page is provided for orientation and product selection. Sample type, accessories and the colour data you report are confirmed with the official COLO.Science quotation.
Sales and support for international customers
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Phone: +386 70 713 437 · Email: sales@colo.si · Web: colo.si
We supply laboratories across Europe directly and through partners. B2B prices are quoted net, excluding VAT.




