Actually, Jeffrey’s Friedl’s blog article called “Digital-Image Color Spaces” intelligently addresses a heck of a lot more about color spaces than just how your browser is handling the color of the images it displays. However, the monitor insight (complete with interactive learning examples) is particularly valuable – even for those with high color space IQs.
As far as I can tell, best color space practices in relation to monitors (e.g. all Web content!) is probably one of the least understood aspects of color management. (I’m still a bit confused.) And arguably, it is the most important aspects of color management to understand. After all, except for the handful of photographers on the planet who don’t know what a computer is, the Web is the single most common media in which their work will be viewed – including critical proof and gallery evaluations by clients and samples for intended clients. Given this, we want to be on top of color issues in relation to monitors. Continue reading “How Colormetrically Advanced Is Your Browser?”