AMS-STD-595, Colors Used in Government Procurement, has just been revised. The new Revision A is available from Document Center Inc. now. I do want you to realize that the updated document is the text of the old FED-STD-595 only. The color chips that used to come with the document now must be purchased separately.
FYI: I blogged about the AMS-STD-595 when it was first released in 2015. There were a few issues with the migration of the FED-STD-595 to the AMS-STD-595 at that time. Those issues have now been resolved.
Of course, this publication is required for many U.S. government contracts. It provides information on color identification, matching, and quality control. You’ll also find designation and use of color media data here. While the formulations in the standard are acceptable to some, many of our customers rely on the color chips for color matching.
So its notable that with the release of AMS-STD-595 A, there are an additional 42 new color chips. If you would like a list of these new chips, please send us an email with your request (info@document-center.com). Thanks!
Updates have been made to the AMS-STD-595 document as well. Color reference media information has been updated. The tristimulus color values have been replaced by CIE L*a*b* color values. So this is a significant technical update from the previous edition, which is now obsolete.
AMS-STD-595, as the replacement document for the FED-STD-595, is widely used throughout industry. As noted before, it is required for many government contracts. But it is also widely referenced in many other applications as well.
If you’re using this publication, you’ll need a copy of the new update. Search for and order all SAE Standards including all AMS documents from our webstore, www.document-center.com. Here are direct links to the order page for the AMS-STD-595 A, for the order page for the AMS-STD-595 fandeck and the order page for the AMS-STD-595 complete set. FYI: We would expect any chip orders to only ship when the new chips are available.
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