Color management is the process of translating how a color is initially depicted (in a proof or in a two-dimensional sample), to how it is reproduced by various output devices. With color management, the unique color characteristics of the output devices are "fingerprinted." That is, their unique color range and colors reproduced are mapped. Color management software performs the translation between the initial color depiction or sample and the "fingerprinted" colors of these output devices.
While color management doesn’t assure a color match between devices, it can allow more control over the …