Graphic Design
Gamut:
Gamut
is the total range of colors produced by a device.

For
any printing device there will be physical limits to the
range of color that can be reproduced. In the above
illustration, what we see is the difference between the
bright light of a monitor shooting bright electrons at
us vs. the duller effect of ink on paper.

RGB Gamut is larger than CMYK Gamut
If
your CD or Booklet design files contain RGB colors when
we receive them,
they must be converted to CMYK at an additional
cost.
A
color is said to be "out of gamut" when its
position in one device's color space cannot be directly
translated into another device's color space. For
example, the total range of colors that can be
reproduced on a monitor or color RGB laser printer is
greater than that for an offset press. A typical CMYK
gamut is generally smaller than a typical RGB gamut.
This is the primary reason that colors go dark and dull
when you convert an RGB image to CMYK. Most notably,
certain vibrant deep blues and rich reds are
"outside the gamut" of SWOP CMYK.
SWOP
stands for Standard Web Offset Press.
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