Apple ColorSync Display - Manual (Page 38)

Using DigitalColor Meter
DigitalColor Meter and your monitor work together to identify colors on your
screen based on the standard color gamuts defined by the Commission on
Illumination (CIE).
DigitalColor Meter can also identify colors using the PANTONE ® system.
PANTONE is a color-simulation system used to specify ink colors for high-
end printers. Colors are described using their printing ink formulation, which
is identified by a specific PANTONE number. DigitalColor Meter performs
color simulation and provides PANTONE numbers for coated (CVC),
uncoated (UVC), and process (CVP) color samples. Use the PANTONE
numbers when you have your work professionally printed to ensure that the
printer will use colors similar to those displayed on your screen.
Finally, you can use DigitalColor Meter to identify the RGB (red, green, blue)
values your computer uses to create colors.
Opening DigitalColor Meter
Choose DigitalColor Meter from the Apple (
K) menu. (It was installed with
your Apple Displays software.)
When you launch DigitalColor Meter, its window opens on your monitor.
See DigitalColor Meter Guide (located in the Guide [
h] menu when the
DigitalColor Meter application is active) for more information on how to use
DigitalColor Meter.
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