Apr 26, 2010, 17:59
Did you know that ambient light can affect the perceived colour of your monitor and workspace. Even if you've calibrated your monitor to the nth degree, there will be shifts if you work by daylight during the day and say use incandescent lights by night. More importantly, your audience will also perceive colour differently, depending on what hardware they are using, the age, and even what OS they use.
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/04/...r-the-web/
Quote:Above, different calibration shows that âwhiteâ is often an assumed color:Here are some tips to prepare a room for work, and also for calibrating your monitor.
- The original image, shot under fluorescent light with a point-and-shoot camera.
- Approximate color shift on a Mac before Snow Leopard.
- Approximate color shift on an aging CRT monitor.
- Close to true color, as seen on the laptop on which the photo was processed.
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/04/...r-the-web/