What are color profiles?
A color profile is a file that describes the color characteristics of a specific device while it is in a particular state. Profiles can also carry additional information that defines viewing conditions or gamut-mapping methods. Working with your computer’s color management system, color profiles help ensure that color content is acceptably rendered, regardless of device or viewing condition. Color profiles are used in a color management system to create color transforms. Programs use these color transforms to convert color from one device’s color space to another. When a new device is added to your computer, the color profile for that device is often installed automatically.
