The DIN colour chart 6164 for visual colour characterization in forensic autopsies (author's transl)

Abstract

From a series of various colour schemes differently constructed to characterize colour, the colour chart system DIN 6164 is tested here. This system uses three parameters: hue (T), degree of saturation (S), and shadow (D) in such a way that their units represent approximately equal steps in terms of sensation. The advantage over colour atlases is that the normed colour tablets (format 22 X 34 mm) can be taken out and used for direct comparison with the object. Moreover, they may be washed with water or alcohol, a useful property for application in anatomy classrooms. Finally, the values of D, T, and S are printed on their reverse parts and may thus be transformed into the equivalent valence measures Xc, Yc, Zc of DIN 5033 sheet 3.