CC20XE Portable Colorimeter, 45/0, Ø20 mm Aperture

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CC20XE Portable Colorimeter — 45/0, Ø20 mm Large Aperture

The CC20XE portable colorimeter (COLO product code PRO7976) combines 45/0 geometry with a large Ø20 mm aperture. It averages the colour of textured, striped and uneven surfaces in one reading, and its upright body lets only the aperture touch the sample — suited to wet and moist products.

Which model?

Entry modelCC108/d · Ø4 mm · CIE Lab · teachingRoutine colour controlCC2008/d · Ø8 mm · Lab, LCh, XYZ · PC softwareLarge apertureCC20XE45/0 · Ø20 mm · textured and wet samples

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

• 45/0 geometry with annular illumination
• Large measuring aperture Ø20 mm, illumination and cross positioning
• Upright body with a large flat end face — only the aperture touches the sample
• 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

Suitable for

• Meat, fruit, vegetables and other food, also wet and moist
• Textiles, denim, non-woven fabrics and leather
• Plastic granules and powders, coil coating, paper and building materials

Why this instrument

Meat, fruit, fabrics, denim, granules and powders are hard to measure with a small aperture: the result changes with every placement. The Ø20 mm aperture and 45/0 annular illumination give a stable average that matches what the eye sees, including the effect of surface texture.

On the instrument

Ø20 mm apertureAverages textured and uneven surfaces — meat, fabrics, granules.

Upright bodyOnly the aperture touches wet and moist samples.

Illumination positioningA light spot shows where the instrument measures.

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.

Colorimeter or spectrocolorimeter?

Send us your sample type and the colour values you report — we propose the instrument and confirm it with the quotation.