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Why doesn't my print color match my monitor?

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Controlling digital color output depends on five variables.

  1. The actual color values set into the pixel.

  2. The software controlling the image.

  3. The printer.

  4. The ink

  5. The paper

The simplest answer to this question deals only with the monitor.
Click Continue to examine monitor difficulties.
 

If you would like to do this test on your own monitor, download these files.
RGB Gamut test JPEG
Instructions in Acrobat format.