Cube can capture colors from most surfaces. Some of them include:
- Plastic
- Wood
- Paper (matte and glossy)
- Cardboard
- Concrete and plaster (textured concrete is generally OK)
- Painted surfaces (matte and glossy)
- Fabric (except loosely woven fabrics, such as wool)
- Powders (such as ground coffee)
- Natural items (such as leaves, bark and even skin!)
Cube uses an electronic light source and detector to read color, but some surfaces can't be captured very well. As a guide, these surfaces can be difficult to capture accurately:
- Transparent objects (such as glass or clear plastic)
- Liquids
- Loose fabric (such as wool)
- Metallic surfaces (such as car paint or jewellery)
- Fluorescent surfaces (such as sticky notes)