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COLOR MANAGEMENT TOPICS

Color Management helps us get the most accurate color output possible from whatever process or device we are using. But what is color? How do we define it? Read our color management articles to learn about color models and the fundamentals of ICC color and gamut management.

Basic Color Theory
RGB, CMYK and how the eye perceives color.

L*a*b* and ICC Profiles
How ICC profiles use the CIE L*a*b* color model to standardize color references.

Input Profiles in the Workflow
Output profiles are only half the battle in managing color.

ICC Rendering Intents
How different "color matching styles" affect output.

Color Gamut/Gamut Mapping
Physical limits to color output range for output devices.

Gamut Clipping Example
How detail can be lost through the wrong rendering intent.