SPECTROMETRY IN CMYK AND RGB
1. How do you think the Spectrometer works?
I think the spectrometer shines different colors onto the color to record how much light reflects back.
2 . Were there any unexpected results? What were they?
No, I don’t think there were any unexpected results.
3. Were there any differences between the different printers?
There were some small differences between the different printers because the colors are the same but kind of different.
4. Compare the printed color sheet to the one linked in the blog. What differences due you notice in the RGB display versus the CMYK printout.
The RGB display is much brighter, and the colors are more vivid than the CMYK printout. Some of the colors don’t even look the same for both.
5. Did you notice the Hex Codes for each color. Would you say Hex codes have more in common with RGB or CMYK? Explain.
I think they are more similar to RGB because the hex codes are related to the amount of Red, Blue, and Green.
6.Do you think the use of spectrometry is important for publishers? Why or why not?
It’s extremely important because when publishers want to get a specific color to print out or use, they need the right code to get that color. If you don’t the right one, then you can’t get the color you want.
7.What sort of consequences may arise if spectrometers were not used in publishing?
Some problems that may arise would be that none of the colors you want would be right. They would all look different then what you need so, say you need to print out a picture of an orange, and it turns out looking like red or magenta, then that would be bad.
