3 Replies Latest reply: May 28, 2011 5:30 PM by gator soup RSS

    Warning out of gamut for printing

    broomeGirl Community Member

      Hi I am not sure whether I have unintentionally changed some setting but I am unable to match the color of my image to the color of my webpage.

       

      No_match.jpg

       

      I thought it might have something to do with the image, so I made a new image of solid color and put that in and it was better but still did not match perfectly the bg color of the webpage.  Colour is #fd5554.

       

      compare.jpg

       

      Then I noticed the little icon in my color picker panel, warning out of gamut for printing, so I googled the problem and have followed these instructions:

       

      1. Choose File > Print.
      2. Choose Color Management from the pop-up menu.
      3. For Color Handling, choose Photoshop Manages Colors.

      which did not fix the problem.

      Next I went to PS Preferences

      Picture-1.jpg

      which did not fix the problem.  So I shut PS down to see if this would help and still the same problem.

       

      This is the image I am trying to insert

      dog.jpg

      If anyone knows how to fix this I would be eternally grateful!

        • 1. Re: Warning out of gamut for printing
          gator soup Community Member
          but I am unable to match the color of my image to the color of my webpage.

           

           

          If your Web page is filled with #fd5554

          and you fill an sRGB image in Ps (Photoshop) with #fd5554 and Save a .jpg (strip the profile)

          the page and image should match on your Web page (not accurate but "match" none the less).

           

          The problem on the Web test is likely you are embedding a profile in the Ps image (a color managed browser is using the .jpg profile) and the browser app is applying Monitor RGB to your page color — that's why they are mismatching in your first example.  Either that or you are using AdobeRGB in Photoshop and not Converting to sRGB...

           

          Ps, on the other test, is using the embedded profile (or applying its Working RGB, i.e. AdobeRGB, if you are not using the embedded sRGB profile) and Converting to your print space.

           

          I don't believe a "gamut" issue would cause a mismatch, if gamut was clipped or compressed they would be eqaually so affected.

           

          It is somewhat complicated to explain any further, but try your Web test AFTER converting your dog to sRGB, then fill #fd5554, then Save As sRGB .jpg (with no profile).

           

          Place that on your Web #fd5554 and the background and Ps will "match/blend" in most/any browser (Mac or PC)...

           

          Note: If you post any more Ps screenshots, be sure to include the selection for your Source Space so we know what Source Space you are using:

           

          Screen shot 2011-05-28 at 5.15.12 PM.png

          • 2. Re: Warning out of gamut for printing
            gator soup Community Member

            PS:

             

            See "another problem" down the page here for this exact issueon the Web:

             

            gballard.net/psd/go_live_page_profile/embeddedJPEGprofiles.html

             

            but make sure your dog has been Converted to sRGB before you fill your hex color (and strip the profile when you save) and you should be good to go on the Web...

            • 3. Re: Warning out of gamut for printing
              broomeGirl Community Member

              Wow! Thanks for all this really useful information.  I read quite a bit of the last link and understood some of it lol.  I followed your instructions in your first post and it worked perfectly.

               

              Thanks so much for your time