Color concept
Gamut
The range of colors a device, process, pigment set, or color space can represent.
Core concept Color systems and limits future
What it is
A gamut is the range of colors available inside a system. Screens, printers, pigment sets, and color spaces all have limits, which is why a color can be visible in one context but impossible or duller in another.
Basics
- sRGB, Display P3, CMYK print profiles, and pigment mixtures all have different gamuts.
- Out-of-gamut colors must be clipped, compressed, substituted, or approximated.
- Gamut is essential for honest screen-versus-print and pigment explanations.