We help solve your color technology challenges with our color expertise
Your partner for color, color application and color technology
Color is everywhere
Color is like air — you don't think about it as long as it works. But when it fails, it's too late. The product is made, the batch is delivered, the consumer has chosen. Prevention is better than cure.
We help you optimize your processes to improve your color accuracy.
Our services
From color formulation to arbitration — we help your organization with professional color management
Color Recipe Formulation
System optimization and recipe formulation — from pigment database to end result.
More about color recipe formulation →Product Color Management
Color consistency in production — from standard definition to process monitoring.
More about product color management →Color Dispute & Arbitration
Independent measurement and reporting in color disputes — objective and standards-compliant.
More about color dispute & arbitration →Brand Visual Identity
Color consistency across all materials and production processes — from packaging to product.
More about brand visual identity →Training & Testing
Train color assessment and validate observation ability — from visual judgment to measurement result.
More about training & testing →Project Support
From instrument selection to workflow — guidance in setting up or improving your color quality system.
More about project support →Products
Instruments, color standards and custom color products — independently selected, ready to ship
Measuring & assessment
VeriVide Light Cabinets
Standardized lighting for visual color assessment
DigiEye
Non-contact color measurement and image analysis
Datacolor ColorReader
Portable color meters for quick color identification
ColorReader Spectro
Portable spectrophotometer with spectral measurement
Standards & materials
Why SNKI?
Professional color expertise, scientifically founded and practically applicable
A complete learning path for color professionals: 50 years of expertise translated to industry practice
For industry specialists, color is not just a detail—it determines quality, consistency and reputation. Now we bring together 50 years of expertise in a complete, practice-oriented learning path.
Netherlands Color Institute takes over BNK exam register
The Netherlands Color Institute (SNKI) has been managing the exam register and associated exam activities formerly under the BNK Foundation since August 1, 2025.
Color Assessment in Practice – a practical guide for professionals
At the end of June 2025, the Color Assessment in Practice series will be published – a practical guide for professionals in production and quality control.
Recent articles
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The Designer Is Thirty, the Resident Is Eighty — Why Color in Elderly Care Follows Different Rules
The aging eye sees a different room: less light, less contrast, shifted colors. Why color in elderly and dementia care demands stricter contrast requirements and warm tones — and why red is so important.
'Red' Is Seven Things at Once — and Why That Makes or Breaks Your Color Management
In a professional color process, 'red' is at least seven different things. Why that distinction is the foundation beneath reliable color management.
Color and Emotion: It Is Not the Color That Counts, but How Light and How Saturated It Is
Red does not automatically make you aggressive. Research shows that above all lightness and saturation determine what a color does to your emotion — not the hue. What that means for your design.
Knowledge Base
Applied color knowledge — scientifically founded, practically applicable
Colorimetry & CIE
CIELAB, XY diagram, MacAdam ellipses and color spaces
Color Measurement
Spectrophotometry, measurement geometry, validation and calibration
Visual Color Assessment
Light cabinets, standard illuminants and metamerism
Color Quality
Tolerances, deltaE formulas and quality assurance
Color Systems
RAL, NCS, Pantone and color atlas systems
Color Psychology
Color harmony, color effects and visual perception
Make color your competitive advantage
With custom color standards, reliable color measurements and expert support, SNKI helps organizations achieve color consistency — strengthening quality, reliability and brand value.