Will Colors On My New Outdoor Signs Perfectly Match The Colors Displayed On My Computer Monitor?
No, the colors won't match exactly, and here's why...
Due to the way colors appear on your computer screen versus the way they are printed, the colors on your custom sign may look slightly different from the design you saw on your monitor.
Whenever something on your computer is reproduced onto paper or any other type of material, the colors are converted from the electronic display to the pigment on paper.
Even when you print something out on your home printer there will be a difference between what you see on the computer and what you see on the page.
Why do computer colors look different? Computers use RGB (red, green and blue) light to display color while printers use CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) ink to display colors.
This is why corresponding colors look slightly different on paper versus on your computer.
Simply put, what you see on your screen cannot be perfectly replicated on your sign.
The shade of green you choose will be slightly off, for example.
While the difference will be minor, it's important that you know there will be a difference.
Why do computer screens look different from printed signs? There are a few reasons that computer colors look different.
First of all, your monitor emits light while your custom sign reflects light.
This accounts for a difference in the shade and quality of color.
In addition, all monitors display colors differently.
LCD monitors have poorer color quality and resolution than tube monitors, and the way you calibrate your monitor changes the way colors look.
What do we do to help? After you design your custom outdoor sign with some sign software on the computer, the colors you chose are converted from RGB colors into CMYK colors for printing.
This conversion gets the colors on your sign as close as possible to the colors you chose.
If matching certain colors is critical, your sign company can provide physical color samples for your final approval.
The cost of these samples varies.
Understand that the production on your outdoor business sign will be deferred as you look over the colors.
Due to the way colors appear on your computer screen versus the way they are printed, the colors on your custom sign may look slightly different from the design you saw on your monitor.
Whenever something on your computer is reproduced onto paper or any other type of material, the colors are converted from the electronic display to the pigment on paper.
Even when you print something out on your home printer there will be a difference between what you see on the computer and what you see on the page.
Why do computer colors look different? Computers use RGB (red, green and blue) light to display color while printers use CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) ink to display colors.
This is why corresponding colors look slightly different on paper versus on your computer.
Simply put, what you see on your screen cannot be perfectly replicated on your sign.
The shade of green you choose will be slightly off, for example.
While the difference will be minor, it's important that you know there will be a difference.
Why do computer screens look different from printed signs? There are a few reasons that computer colors look different.
First of all, your monitor emits light while your custom sign reflects light.
This accounts for a difference in the shade and quality of color.
In addition, all monitors display colors differently.
LCD monitors have poorer color quality and resolution than tube monitors, and the way you calibrate your monitor changes the way colors look.
What do we do to help? After you design your custom outdoor sign with some sign software on the computer, the colors you chose are converted from RGB colors into CMYK colors for printing.
This conversion gets the colors on your sign as close as possible to the colors you chose.
If matching certain colors is critical, your sign company can provide physical color samples for your final approval.
The cost of these samples varies.
Understand that the production on your outdoor business sign will be deferred as you look over the colors.
