How to Calibrate Your Monitor Color in Windows 10:
For graphic designers and visual artists, color accuracy on your Windows 10 computer is absolutely critical. Perfecting the look of what you see on the screen is of little use if it looks completely different once it’s printed out as a physical product. Unfortunately, this is an extremely common problem when it comes to representing true-to-life colors on-screen.
Color calibration tools and settings have been featured prominently in built-in monitor controls and operating systems in order to address this problem. Windows has long included a color calibration utility, but oddly, it’s buried in Windows 10. While decreased findability of a feature is usually a sign of impending deprecation, the Windows 10 color calibration utility remains extremely useful for those looking for the most accurate colors possible. In this article, we’ll show you where to find the color calibration utility in Windows 10 and how to use it.
The number of colors your monitor is able to display depends on several factors, which include the graphics adapter, the type of display monitor you are using, and the interface. For modular monitors, it is recommended you use DVI (digital video interface) for guaranteed accuracy. Windows 10’s calibration tools focus on a few areas:
- Gamma – how the colors red, green and blue are projected on the screen to make up the color of an image.
- Brightness and contrast – how well elements appear in a picture without looking washed out or too dark.
- Color Balance – how accurately your monitor displays a particular shade of gray.
Accuracy will ultimately be dependent on your own perception.
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