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color matching Last modified: Monday, February 09, 2004

(n.) The process of assuring that a color on one medium remains the same when converted to another medium. This is extremely difficult because different media use different color models. Color monitors, for example, use the RGB model, whereas process printing uses the CMYK model. As color desktop publishing matures, color matching is gaining more and more attention. The most recent Windows and Macintosh operating systems include a color management system (CMS) to assist in color matching. Also see The Science of Color in the Did You Know . . . ? section of Webopedia.

Pictographics Home page of Pictographics International Corporation, provider of digital color technology and advanced imaging application software. Converting RGB to CMYK This page gives a detailed technical explanation on how to convert RGB images to the CMYK color system for printing.