Light Booths

Color looks different when lighting changes, which is why controlled lighting is essential for color evaluation. By implementing proper illumination and best practices for visual evaluation, you can reduce waste, rejects and rework and achieve an advantage over competitors. 

Based on Macbeth technology, X-Rite offers industry-leading light booth solutions to replicate almost any lighting environment and fit the needs of most print and industrial applications. Browse our offerings below, or get in touch for personalized assistance.

Why Do I Need a Lightbooth?

X-Rite light booths enable critical color choices and reliable color assessment to avoid unnecessary revisions. Using a light booth to visually evaluate items and parts – next to each other and under different light sources – can help identify product defects, color inconsistencies, metameric effects (an optical phenomenon in which a pair of samples appears to match under one light source but not under another) and the impact of optical brightener agents (OBAs).

X-Rite light booths can replicate many lighting environments, including daylight (D50, D65) incandescent tungsten, warm-white fluorescent, and LED bulbs to verify products will look right in retail stores and after they arrive in the consumer’s yard, home, or office. They can help you adhere to visual assessment requirements in accordance with major international standards, including ASTM, DIN, ANSI, BSI, TAPPI, and ISO.

Which Light Booth is Best for Color Evaluation?

Premium Light Booth

SpectraLight QC offers seven light sources, including the best quality daylight available. It includes filtered tungsten halogen (D50 or D65), Cool White Fluorescent, Incandescent “A” & 2300K/Horizon, UVA, two more fluorescent types (choice of U30, U35, TL83, and TL84), and 2 LED light sources (choice of either LED 3500K, LED 4000K or LED 5000K). This premium booth also offers instant power-up and an indicator light to ensure operators of optimum stability.

Economical Light Booth to Deploy Across Supply Chains

The durable Judge QC light booth offers five light sources, including 2 Class B daylight options (D50 or D65), Cool White Fluorescent, Incandescent A, Ultraviolet, one of TL84 or U30, and the option of Cool White Fluorescent or an LED light source (L940 or L950) to evaluate color with confidence.

Compact, Entry Level Lightbooth

The Pantone 3 light booth is an easy-to-use light booth with three light sources. Built using metal construction with a powder-coated surface, Pantone 3 is durable yet stylish to fit equally well in both office and manufacturing environments.

Visual Assessment Tools

Another important consideration for visual evaluation is evaluator acuity. The Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test is an easy-to-administer test and a highly effective method for evaluating an individual's ability to discern color.