Colorimeter 3nh CR4501 RAL Hack

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shermozle•about 1 hour ago

Annoyed nerds are the best nerds. Well done.

I had to look up RAL colours. They're the German Pantone, it seems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAL_colour_standard

ansgri•about 1 hour ago

RAL and Pantone serve different market, at least from my Europe-adjacent POV. Pantone is more used in print and branded sign design (like, colored plastic) as brandbooks typically specify Pantone colors. RAL is more industrial-oriented: it's more constrained but supported by manufacturers of industrial paints and coatings. Like, you buy coated corrugated metal sheets for your roof in RAL, and often can order paints by RAL code in your hardware store.

shrx•about 1 hour ago

Widely used in the EU, not just Germany.