Ensuring Accurate color

Gretag MacBeth Mini Color Checker

The Gretag MacBeth Mini Color Checker has the colors shown in this chart:

1
Dark Skin
115 82 68
2
Light Skin
194 150 130
3
Blue Sky
98 122 157
4
Foliage
87 108 67
5
Blue Flower
133 128 177
6
Bluish Green
103 189 179
7
Orange
214 126 44
8
Purplish Blue
80 91 166
9
Moderate Red
193 90 99
10
Purple
94 60 108
11
Yellow Green
157 188 64
12
Orange Yellow
224 163 46
13
Blue
56 61 150
14
Green
70 148 73
15
Red
175 54 60
16
Yellow
231 199 31
17
Magenta
187 86 149
18
Cyan
8 133 161
19
White
243 243 242
20
Neutral 8
200 200 200
21
Neutral 6.5
160 160 160
22
Neutral 5
122 122 121
23
Neutral 3.5
85 85 85
24
Black
52 52 52

Other resources for color management are also available, including the NBS/IBCC Color System, the tigercolor color lab, and articles from pantone. Digital Media Minute provides a very helpful tool for choosing color schemes.


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