A Basic Color Gamut Comparison

by Daniel Neeley

Gamuts

The colors represent the spectrum visible to the human eye. The triangles (or triangle like) shapes represent the range of colors available to that particular color gamut.

Note: Due to the fact that monitors cannot display the full range of color visible to the eye (they are limited to sRGB) and the fact that color spaces are truly 3-dimensional shapes, these are not entirely accurate. These images are only meant to give you a rough visual idea of any particular gamut.

sRGB

srgb

Adobe RGB

adobe rgb

Pro Photo RGB

pro photo rgb

CMYK

cmyk

Epson 1270

epson
 

Gamut Comparisons

sRGB (white)
& CMYK

cmyk and srgb

Adobe RGB (white)
& Pro Photo RGB

adobe and pro
 

For more color gamuts download the RGB Color Space Visualizer Spreadsheet from Hutcheson Consulting

Images made with efg Labs Chromaticity

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