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louisev1992769
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March 8, 2025
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photoshop web background colour

  • March 8, 2025
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Hi, We should be able to change the background in Photoshop to a medium grey in order to be able to verify the colour with our eyes and a calibrated screen. RGB 125/125/125 Thanks

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NB, colourmanagement
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March 10, 2025

@louisev1992769  Yes it’s a good idea to have a non black neutral background, for print work and you can, I like the area around the image frame to be near white, I use Lab colour values for this in the color picker - L=95, a=0, b=0 - it gives a more realistic view on print output. 

 

To set the image surround area, as below in my example (where it is near white) - right click in the area with your mouse - (I mean the area around but outside an image, but inside it's frame). Now either select from the listed options which include 3 grays or use the color picker to set the colour / tone you want . You could set it to L 50, a 0, b 0 if you wanted a middle gray - (a lower L value is darker. Higher values get lighter).

a=0 b=0 is always gray so Lab is easier here, just one number to set 

see screenshots below

 

 

 

If you want the whole Photoshop interface background to be gray  - then go to: settings > Interface and select a gray there for Color Theme

 

 

I hope this helps

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c.pfaffenbichler
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March 9, 2025

RGB 125/125/125 in which Color Space anyway? 

NB, colourmanagement
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March 10, 2025

@c.pfaffenbichler "RGB 125/125/125 in which Color Space anyway? " 

I'm sure you realise this but, to expand for others

- My understanding is that in Adobe's working colour spaces, 3 equal RGB numbers should always mean a neutral - That's why neutralising images using the gray eyedropper is allowed.

 

Linearity is a feature of Adobe's working colour spaces, hence our recommendation to use them for image editing. 

 

I hope this helps

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c.pfaffenbichler
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March 10, 2025

The neutrality is fairly assumed but the luminance may vary. 

D Fosse
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March 8, 2025

And this won't do?