An apparatus for determining a color of an object, comprising: - a transmission unit, comprising: - a light element comprising - a first light source which is configured to emit light in a predefined wavelength range; - a second light source which is configured to emit light in a second wavelength range which is different from the first wavelength range; and - a third light source which is configured to emit light in a third wavelength range which is different from the first wavelength range and from the second wavelength range; and - a transmission optics which is configured to direct the emitted light from the first light source, the second light source and the third light source onto an object; - a control unit which is configured to control the first light source, the second light source and the third light source such that the first light source emits a first pulse group comprising at least two consecutive light pulses (111, 112) with a predefined pulse spacing from one another, the second light source emits a second pulse group comprising at least two consecutive light pulses (121, 122) with a predefined pulse spacing from one another, and the third light source emits a third pulse group comprising at least two consecutive light pulses (131, 132) with a predefined pulse spacing from one another, wherein the first pulse group, the second pulse group and the third pulse group follow one another at at least one predefined group spacing and none of the three light sources emits light at the predefined group spacing, wherein the group spacing is three clock cycles, the pulse spacing is one clock cycle and the pulse duration is one clock cycle; - a reception unit, comprising - a reception element; and - a reception optics which is configured to receive light remitted by the object and to direct it onto the reception element; and - an evaluation unit which is configured to continuously evaluate light received by the reception element and to determine a color of the object. - a transmission unit, comprising: - a light element comprising - a first light source which is configured to emit light in a predefined wavelength range; - a second light source which is configured to emit light in a second wavelength range which is different from the first wavelength range; and - a third light source which is configured to emit light in a third wavelength range which is different from the first wavelength range and from the second wavelength range; and - a transmission optics which is configured to direct the emitted light from the first light source, the second light source and the third light source onto an object; - a light element comprising - a first light source which is configured to emit light in a predefined wavelength range; - a second light source which is configured to emit light in a second wavelength range which is different from the first wavelength range; and - a third light source which is configured to emit light in a third wavelength range which is different from the first wavelength range and from the second wavelength range; and - a first light source which is configured to emit light in a predefined wavelength range; - a second light source which is configured to emit light in a second wavelength range which is different from the first wavelength range; and - a third light source which is configured to emit light in a third wavelength range which is different from the first wavelength range and from the second wavelength range; and - a transmission optics which is configured to direct the emitted light from the first light source, the second light source and the third light source onto an object; - a control unit which is configured to control the first light source, the second light source and the third light source such that the first light source emits a first pulse group comprising at least two consecutive light pulses (111, 112) with a predefined pulse spacing from one another, the second light source emits a second pulse group comprising at least two consecutive light pulses (121, 122) with a predefined pulse spacing from one another, and the third light source emits a third pulse group comprising at least two consecutive light pulses (131, 132) with a predefined pulse spacing from one another, wherein the first pulse group, the second pulse group and the third pulse group follow one another at at least one predefined group spacing and none of the three light sources emits light at the predefined group spacing, wherein the group spacing is three clock cycles, the pulse spacing is one clock cycle and the pulse duration is one clock cycle; - a reception unit, comprising - a reception element; and - a reception optics which is configured to receive light remitted by the object and to direct it onto the reception element; and - a reception element; and - a reception optics which is configured to receive light remitted by the object and to direct it onto the reception element; and - an evaluation unit which is configured to continuously evaluate light received by the reception element and to determine a color of the object.