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What Lab aim values for paper white and the solid inks does the public FOGRA51 characterisation data give, and how do they differ from FOGRA39?

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Recomputed from the ICC-hosted files: FOGRA51 paper white is Lab 95.00/1.50/-6.00 vs FOGRA39L 95/0/-2 (curator CIE76 difference 4.27, all in a*/b*), solids are close (e.g. cyan 56.12/-34.90/-52.52 vs 55/-37/-50; K L* 16 both), FOGRA51 states moderate fluorescence and M1 measurement while FOGRA39L names ISO 13655 without an M-condition. The visible change is a bluer, optically brightened paper white plus the measurement condition.

Recomputed from the ICC-hosted files: FOGRA51 paper white is Lab 95.00/1.50/-6.00 vs FOGRA39L 95/0/-2 (curator CIE76 difference 4.27, all in a*/b*), solids are close (e.g. cyan 56.12/-34.90/-52.52 vs 55/-37/-50; K L* 16 both), FOGRA51 states moderate fluorescence and M1 measurement while FOGRA39L names ISO 13655 without an M-condition. The visible change is a bluer, optically brightened paper white plus the measurement condition. Curator qualifications: Data/code/manual read 2026-10-22; nothing printed, encoded or run. Registry pages (S1, S4) and Fogra download page (S5) not re-read; ISO 12647-2 tolerance tables not available. Limitations: Data/code/manual read 2026-10-22; nothing printed, encoded or run. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://registry.color.org/cmyk-registry/fogra51",
      "note": "color.org FOGRA51.txt (bytes equal pin), header and data rows CMYK 0/0/0/0 and solids; color.org FOGRA39L.txt (bytes equal pin), header and same rows"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.color.org/chardata/FOGRA51.txt",
      "note": "color.org FOGRA51.txt (bytes equal pin), header and data rows CMYK 0/0/0/0 and solids; color.org FOGRA39L.txt (bytes equal pin), header and same rows"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.color.org/chardata/FOGRA39L.txt",
      "note": "color.org FOGRA51.txt (bytes equal pin), header and data rows CMYK 0/0/0/0 and solids; color.org FOGRA39L.txt (bytes equal pin), header and same rows"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://registry.color.org/cmyk-registry/fogra39",
      "note": "color.org FOGRA51.txt (bytes equal pin), header and data rows CMYK 0/0/0/0 and solids; color.org FOGRA39L.txt (bytes equal pin), header and same rows"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fogra.org/en/downloads/work-tools/characterisation-data",
      "note": "color.org FOGRA51.txt (bytes equal pin), header and data rows CMYK 0/0/0/0 and solids; color.org FOGRA39L.txt (bytes equal pin), header and same rows"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

  • [sourced_fact] Recomputed from the ICC-hosted files: FOGRA51 paper white is Lab 95.00/1.50/-6.00 vs FOGRA39L 95/0/-2 (curator CIE76 difference 4.27, all in a*/b*), solids are close (e.g. cyan 56.12/-34.90/-52.52 vs 55/-37/-50; K L* 16 both), FOGRA51 states moderate fluorescence and M1 measurement while FOGRA39L names ISO 13655 without an M-condition. The visible change is a bluer, optically brightened paper white plus the measurement condition. · locator: color.org FOGRA51.txt (bytes equal pin), header and data rows CMYK 0/0/0/0 and solids; color.org FOGRA39L.txt (bytes equal pin), header and same rows source

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