: Color differences between Mac and Windows, How to set color profile scheme on Windows to get same colors of Mac? I'm developer; I use Windows but my designer uses Mac. Whenever he sends a

@Odierno310

This sounds more like a monitor problem rather than a color management issue.
Apple manufactured monitors, laptops and iMacs use IPS LCD display technology that has a very wide color gamut and dark blacks. Most Windows PC monitors use TN LCD technology which has a very poor color gamut and washed out blacks.
No amount of color calibration or profile swapping can make the colors match on these two types of displays.
If the Windows developer's monitor is of the TN variety it should be replaced with a IPS based display that is certified by the manufacturer to reproduce 100% of the sRGB color space.

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@BetL875

This isn't a Windows vs. Mac issue, especially if your designer is on the latest OS X platform. The last upgrades have brought OS X in line with the international graphics display standards, so Win and Mac both use the same gamma setting.

I would suggest that in the Wonderful World of Web Wizardry this color difference is not a bad thing. As lawndartcatcher says, every visitor's screen will display the site differently, so the fact that you have at least two different views of the design works in your favor. Recording engineers usually have a couple of crappy players and speakers around to check how a particular mix will work in the real world. It's not a ridiculous idea to do something similar for web dev.

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@Megan533

It sounds like the issue is (yet again) monitor calibration. If you're using the same color profile (sRGB, etc.) the values will be the same regardless of the OS used.

You and your designer should agree on a color profile (there are many, many profiles and they're mostly OS independent) simply for the sake of consistency. Since color is part of design I'd let them take the lead in that part. Color profile can't really be set in the OS; it really comes into play with browsers and print materials.

If you're concerned about the display not matching you could always calibrate your monitor with a calibration tool. Unfortunately, even if your display matches that of your designer's it's not going to match what's out there in the real world - no one outside of design studios really calibrates their monitors so despite your hard work it's always going to look different on end-users' displays.

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