Appendix D
Working With ColorSync
Providing consistent, pleasing color with desktop computers is a technical challenge. Achieving “What You See Is What You Get” (WYSIWYG) in color is more difficult than in black and white, because colored light on your monitor is very different from printed ink. Even the terms for colors depend on the device:
mOn monitors (and most scanners), color is identified as RGB, for red, green, and blue light.
mOn most printers, color is identified as CMYK, for cyan (a shade of blue), magenta (a bright pink), yellow, and black ink.
In addition, no two monitors or printers produce exactly the same colors. (You can see an example of the differences among monitors at a consumer electronics store, in the section that sells television sets.)
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