COLOR COMPARING APPARATUS

PURPOSE:To perform color comparing work efficiently by selecting and arranging a plurality of color chips which are approximate to the color of a sample, and comparing the color chips and the color of the sample. CONSTITUTION:A color comparing apparatus 1 is constituted of a main body 2 and a mask 3. A plurality of color chips 7 are selected from a holder and inserted into color-chip arranging recesses 2a of the main body 2 in the sequence wherein comparing work is easy. The magnet at the rear surface of the color chip 7 is attracted to the aluminum plate of each recess 2a. The apparatus 1 is brought close to a sample, and the sample is observed through a sample window 2d. The mask 3 is moved, and the position is determined so that one color chip 7 is observed through a color chip window 3c. The color chip 7 and the sample which are observed through the mutually neighboring windows 3c and 3d are compared, and the difference or agreement between both colors is judged. The position of the mask 3 is shifted, and the color of the sample 7 is compared with the other color chip 7, and the color of the sample is specified. In this method, the comparing work is performed in the optimum combination of the color chips with respect to the sample. Therefore, the working efficiency is enhanced, and the erroneous judgment can be avoided.