färgklass

Färgklass is a term used to describe a category or class for colors within a given color management or specification system. It is used to standardize communication about color requirements in design, manufacturing, and procurement, helping ensure that colors reproduced in different media match the intended appearance.

A färgklass may be defined by hue, saturation, lightness, or by reference to an established color standard such as Pantone, RAL, or NCS. The exact assignment of colors to classes is context-dependent: different industries or organizations create their own schemes (for example, class A for warm reds, class B for blues, etc.) or use numeric codes.

In practice, color management workflows use färgklass in specification documents, CAD drawings, and product catalogs to ensure that suppliers reproduce the intended color across media and production runs. Digital color spaces (RGB, CMYK, Lab) may be mapped to färgklass to facilitate digital-to-physical color matching, with spectrophotometric measurements used to verify conformance.

Because färgklass is not a universal standard, it requires clear definitions within each project or organization. See also color model, color standard, and swatch systems such as Pantone, RAL, and NCS for context and comparison.