RGB and CMYK are different color profiles that can cause colors to appear differently between screens and prints. RGB is an additive color profile used for screens while CMYK is a subtractive profile for printing, mimicking how ink works. It is important to consider the color profile from the beginning of a design project to avoid disappointment over color variations between mediums.

1. Colour Profiles
RGB vs CMYK

2. Why is this important?
• The colours can vary from screen to print
• Colours that appear in one profile, can look
vastly different in another
• Consider it from the beginning to avoid
disappointment

4. CMYK
• Subtractive colour
profile
• Good for printing as
mimics how ink works

5. RGB
• Additive colour
profile
• Mimics how a screen
works

6. Photoshop

7. Illustrator