Used by photographers as an excellent tool for colour calibration. Now, in conjunction with digital camera profiling software, the Macbeth Color Checker can be used to create accurate digital camera profiles.

The ColorChecker is a checkerboard array (approx A4 size) of 24 scientifically prepared coloured squares in a wide range of colours. Many of the squares represent natural objects of special interest, such as human skin, foliage and blue sky. These squares are not only the same colour as their counterparts, but also reflect light the same way in all parts of the visible spectrum.

As well as photography, the ColorChecker can also be used as a colour quality evaluation tool in Graphic Arts, Electronic Publishing and Television.

The ColorChecker is supplied in a protective envelope and under normal conditions should be replaced every 2 - 4 years in order to maintain colour accuracy.