Definition

Delta E (ΔE)

The numeric distance between two colours in CIE Lab — how different they look. A ΔE under about 1 is invisible to the eye; above roughly 3.5 the difference is obvious even to an untrained observer.

Related terms

Measure it on your own smile

One photo gives you a whiteness score, a VITA shade match and a visible stain estimate — the vocabulary in this glossary, applied to your teeth.