Colors do not match between Lightroom and Photoshop. How do I set my color profiles?

[Marcin_Be]

Whenever I choose option to "edit in" photoshop once I applied my adjustmend in lightroom, the file that is opened in photoshop displays green tint that was not present in lightroom.

Considering my workflow (edit in lightroom  > open raw in photoshop and continue editing), what would be the best color settings for both applications?

I may also add that once I export this file as jpg from photoshop, it's back looking normal (same as in lightroom).

Example of mismatch between lightroom and photoshop.

[D Fosse]

Don't change anything in color settings. That's not where the problem is.

This is either a broken monitor profile, or a GPU problem. Those are two sides to the same coin, as the conversion into the monitor profile is executed in the GPU. A problem in one can trigger a problem in the other.

Two things you can test, is to a) disable the GPU in both applications preferences, and b) replace your current monitor profile with a standard profile like sRGB or Adobe RGB depending on what type of display you have.

If you post the full Help > System Info from Photoshop, we can see more of how your display system is configured.

The document profile is never the problem as long as it's there. These are color managed applications, and any profile should be correctly represented. There's no need for the two applications' settings to "match". The only important thing is to have Photoshop set to "preserve embedded profiles". That's the default; don't change it.

[NB, colourmanagement]

@Marcin_Be , as @D Fosse recommended, I too would try substituting the sRGB (or Adobe RGB) profile for your display profile - read more about how to do that below - issue with display profiles can affest different applications in different ways -

display profile issues on Windows

It'll only take a few minutes and is good troubleshooting.

At least once a week on this forum we read about this, or very similar issues of appearance differing between colour managed applications.

Unfortunately, with Microsoft hardware: Windows updates, Graphics Card updates and Display manufacturers have a frustratingly growing reputation for automatically installing useless (corrupted) monitor display profiles.

I CAN happen with Macs but with far less likelihood, it seems.]

The issue can affect different application programs in different ways, some not at all, some very badly.

The poor monitor display profile issue is hidden by some applications, specifically those that do not use colour management, such as Microsoft Windows "Photos".

Photoshop is correct, it’s the industry standard for viewing images, in my experience it's revealing an issue with the Monitor Display profile rather than causing it. Whatever you do, don't ignore it. As the issue isn’t caused by Photoshop, please don’t change your Photoshop ‘color settings’ to try fix it.

To find out if the monitor display profile is the issue, I recommend you to try temporarily setting the monitor profile for your own monitor display under “Device” in your Windows ‘color management’ control panel to “sRGB IEC61966-2.1”. (If you have a wide gamut monitor display (check the spec online) it’s better to try ‘AdobeRGB1998” here instead as it more closely approximates the display characteristics).

Click ‘Start’, type color in the search box,

then click Color Management.

[or Press the Windows key + R, type colorcpl in the box and press Enter]

In the Devices tab, ensure that your monitor is selected in the Device field.

You can click to ADD to add “sRGB IEC61966-2.1” (or AdobeRGB1998) if not already listed there.

Again - IF you have a wide gamut display I suggest trying “AdobeRGB1998”

Once it’s selected, be sure to check “Use my settings for this device” up top.

And click on “set as Default Profile - bottom right

Screenshot of Color Management Control Panel

Quit and relaunch Photoshop after the control panel change, to ensure the new settings are applied.

Depending on the characteristics of your monitor display and your requirements, using sRGB or Adobe RGB here may be good enough - but no display perfectly matches either, so a custom calibration is a superior approach.

If this change fixes the issue, it is recommended that you should now calibrate and profile the monitor properly using a calibration sensor such as a Calibrite display pro, which will create and install it's own custom monitor profile. The software should install it’s profile correctly so there should be no need to manual set the control panel once you are doing this right.

I hope this helps

neil barstow colourmanagement - adobe forum volunteer, colourmanagement

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[Claire H.]

Hi @marcin_be, I'm checking in to see if the suggestions helped resolve the color issue or if you are still experiencing this problem. Let us know how things are going. I'm happy to continue troubleshooting with you if needed. Thanks! ^CH