# Color finder module

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Do you need to know what is the nearest color from a guide book like PANTONE, RAL or a custom guide book, like fabric, vinyl or leather color guide book ? Color finder do that and you give the accuracy (Delta E) between the reading color and the closest color from your guide book.

{% hint style="danger" %}
In this example we will use a PANTONE spot color table.To use this PANTONE spot color table you must have the licence to use it.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
The best way to get it, is to buy a PANTONE Formula Guide.With each of them, you will have a Code to download the PANTONE Color book into digital format with the PANTONE COLOR MANAGER Software.
{% endhint %}

### How to use Color Finder to Find a color into a guide book

First, you have to import your color table (.cxf, .aco, .acb, .ase, csv or .table format) and colors previously read with Color Reader (.spc files).\
Drag & drop them from the folder to the left column.

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Now, select the spot color and drag and drop the color table from the left bar to the color table location on the lower right area,

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The closest color from the guide book will appear into the area "**NEAREST COLOR**" and the Delta E between the measured Color and the color found will be displayed below.

This function can be useful to know what is the closest color into a guide book like RAL or PANTONE.

But it can be also useful to control color into a **Quality control process.**

Or you could created your own vinyl, fabric or leather color guide book, to find the right color in all kind of application.

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