Method for analyzing at least one colored security feature of a security marking on a deposit packaging or a deposit packaging component generated by means of a security color, the method being carried out by a reverse vending machine for deposit packaging, the reverse vending machine comprising a device, the device comprising an illumination device for illuminating at least a portion of the packaging or the packaging component with a first wavelength and with light of a plurality of further analysis wavelengths, a camera device for capturing the wavelengths and for providing identification image data and for providing analysis image data, an evaluation device for evaluating the analysis image data, wherein a mathematical processing of the captured analysis image data and/or a comparison of the captured analysis image data as a target/actual value comparison with stored spectral analysis data of the security feature takes place and an output device for outputting a result value or result signal as a function of the evaluation, which indicates whether the security feature of the security marking reflects a parameter of the deposit packaging or the deposit packaging component defined as valid, comprising at least the steps of Illuminating the packaging or the packaging component with light of a first wavelength, capturing at least a portion of the reflected light by means of a camera device to provide identification image data, repeating the aforementioned steps at predetermined identification time intervals until a predefined reference object of the security marking can be identified in the identification image data, illuminating the package or the package component with light of a plurality of further analysis wavelengths, wherein the package or the package component is successively illuminated with the individual further analysis wavelengths to generate different analysis image data of the security feature depending on the analysis wavelengths, wherein the individual illuminations with the further analysis wavelengths are carried out successively at analysis time intervals, wherein the analysis time intervals are shorter than the identification time intervals, capturing at least a portion of the reflected light quantity of the light of each further analysis wavelength with the camera device to provide analysis image data, evaluating the analysis image data, wherein a mathematical processing of the captured analysis image data and/or a comparison of the captured analysis image data as a target/actual value comparison with stored spectral analysis data of the security feature takes place and outputting a result value or result signal as a function of the evaluation, which indicates whether the security feature of the security marking reflects a parameter of the deposit packaging or of the deposit packaging component that is defined as valid. an illumination device for illuminating at least a portion of the packaging or the packaging component with a first wavelength and with light of a plurality of further analysis wavelengths, a camera device for capturing the wavelengths and for providing identification image data and for providing analysis image data, an evaluation device for evaluating the analysis image data, wherein a mathematical processing of the captured analysis image data and/or a comparison of the captured analysis image data as a target/actual value comparison with stored spectral analysis data of the security feature takes place and an output device for outputting a result value or result signal as a function of the evaluation, which indicates whether the security feature of the security marking reflects a parameter of the deposit packaging or the deposit packaging component defined as valid, comprising at least the steps of Illuminating the packaging or the packaging component with light of a first wavelength, capturing at least a portion of the reflected light by means of a camera device to provide identification image data, repeating the aforementioned steps at predetermined identification time intervals until a predefined reference object of the security marking can be identified in the identification image data, illuminating the package or the package component with light of a plurality of further analysis wavelengths, wherein the package or the package component is successively illuminated with the individual further analysis wavelengths to generate different analysis image data of the security feature depending on the analysis wavelengths, wherein the individual illuminations with the further analysis wavelengths are carried out successively at analysis time intervals, wherein the analysis time intervals are shorter than the identification time intervals, capturing at least a portion of the reflected light quantity of the light of each further analysis wavelength with the camera device to provide analysis image data, evaluating the analysis image data, wherein a mathematical processing of the captured analysis image data and/or a comparison of the captured analysis image data as a target/actual value comparison with stored spectral analysis data of the security feature takes place and outputting a result value or result signal as a function of the evaluation, which indicates whether the security feature of the security marking reflects a parameter of the deposit packaging or of the deposit packaging component that is defined as valid.