Systems and methods for multi-flux color matching

A system, comprising:

• a user interface;
• and
• a processor in communication with the user interface and programmed to:
• generate a set of calibration data relating to a plurality of pigments that are present in a collection of coatings, wherein generating includes:
• calculating an absorption/reflectance relationship of a plurality of samples coated with a plurality of the pigments, wherein calculating includes using a color matching calculation;
• calculating a plurality of concentrations of a non-standard pigment;
• plotting a relationship between the concentrations and the absorption/reflectance relationships;
• determining a correlation of the concentrations for a plurality of Fresnel coefficients relating to the samples;
• and
• determine a coating formulation of a target coating based on the correlation.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for generating a set of calibration data relating to a plurality of pigments that are present in a collection of coatings, wherein the means for generating includes:
• means for calculating an absorption/reflectance relationship of a plurality of samples coated with a plurality of the pigments, wherein calculating includes using a color matching calculation;
• means for calculating a plurality of concentrations of a non-standard pigment;
• means for plotting a relationship between the concentrations and the absorption/reflectance relationships;
• means for determining a correlation of the concentrations for a plurality of Fresnel coefficients relating to the samples;
• and
• means for determining, using the processor, a coating formulation of a target coating based on the correlation.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including software for causing a processor to:

• generate a set of calibration data relating to a plurality of pigments that are present in a collection of coatings, wherein generating includes:
• calculating an absorption/reflectance relationship of a plurality of samples coated with a plurality of the pigments, wherein calculating includes using a color matching calculation;
• calculating a plurality of concentrations of a non-standard pigment;
• plotting a relationship between the concentrations and the absorption/reflectance relationships;
• determining a correlation of the concentrations for a plurality of Fresnel coefficients relating to the samples;
• and
• determine a coating formulation of a target coating based on the correlation.