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moeeosa
moeeosa
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November 28, 2020
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icc profile COLOR.ADOBE ?

  • November 28, 2020
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What icc profile does color.adobe.com use? Or better to ask, which icc profile is the CMYK numbers of this site based on?

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    Correct answer Bob_Hallam

    I do not believe the CMYK values are based on an ICC profile.  The RGB Values are based on sRGB but the CMYK values have no basis in any global standard ICC Profile.  Closest I came was using CRPC-7 but the gamut of the CMYK values is even that standard very large CMYK print space.  

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    NB, colourmanagement
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    NB, colourmanagementCommunity Expert
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    December 20, 2020

    You ask "The question that arises is what is Adobe's purpose in providing cmyk code?"

     

    yes,

    I'd like to know the answer to that, if, as Bob states, the CMYK values are based on no specific ICC profile what use are those CMYK values? 

     

    I hope this helps
    neil barstow, colourmanagement net :: adobe forum volunteer
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    Bob_Hallam
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    November 28, 2020

    I do not believe the CMYK values are based on an ICC profile.  The RGB Values are based on sRGB but the CMYK values have no basis in any global standard ICC Profile.  Closest I came was using CRPC-7 but the gamut of the CMYK values is even that standard very large CMYK print space.  

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      moeeosa
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      November 29, 2020

      The question that arises is what is Adobe's purpose in providing cmyk code?
      This code changes for each print, so why does Adobe provide this code?
      Maybe it has a special purpose and application, please someone answer my question

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