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Color matters for digital media & visualization

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Comparison of the RGB and CMYK colors models. This image depicts the differences between how colors appear on a color display (RGB) compared to how the colors reproduce in the CMYK print process.

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ISBN:9781450383615

DOI:10.1145/3450508

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