Samsung’s 77-, 65- and 55-inch QD-OLED TV panels have earned ‘Pantone Validated’ and ‘Pantone SkinTone Validated’ certification, in what is the first time a display industry company has achieved Pantone Validated recognition.
US company Pantone is known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), a universally accepted color standard. Any industry that requires precise color distinctions — from product design to content industries, such as video and gaming — relies on Pantone standards.
In order to receive ‘Pantone Validated’ for consumer products, a display needs to accurately produce more than 2,000 specific colors based on PMS and satisfy Pantone’s strict criteria, said Samsung Display, the display business of Samsung.
Meanwhile, to receive ‘Pantone SkinTone Validated,’ Samsung had to provide an accurate representation of the 110 skin tones found in the Pantone SkinTone Guide.
QD-OLED technology works by embedding quantum dots that produce different colors depending on particle size, unlike conventional large OLEDs that implement colors with separate color filters. Due to the high color purity of each pixel, there are fewer colors mixed with the surrounding hues enabling more pure and accurate color expression.
“With the continuing growth in ultra-high-definition (UHD) content consumption, it is increasingly important to express rich colors accurately,” said a Samsung Display official. “We look forward to establishing QD-OLED as an irreplaceable choice for customers and content creators who want to express the colors that exist in nature most accurately.”