In the generic pigment code database, the colors are sorted by color index name (pigment code) making it easy to look up the pigment identification code printed on the paint tube or the pigment container. The marketing names of pigments and paints often have no bearing on the pigments they are actually made from. Fortunately most companies conform to the ASTM standards and print the actual pigment C.I. names (color index pigment name codes) on the tube, bottle, jar or can of paint or pigment. The Colour Index Generic Names and Colour Index Constitution Numbers on the paint or pigment label are voluntary standards of ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), CII (Color Index International), AATCC (American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists), and the SDC (Society of Dyers and Colourists).
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