The full range of colors a particular device or method can actually reproduce. A color that falls outside a device's gamut can't be shown accurately, which is why some vivid screen colors look duller in print.
Synonyms
- color range
- gamut
Related terms
- cmyk
- rgb
- color space
- color gamut
In plain words
- the range of colors a device can show
- which colors a printer or screen can actually make
Usage example
That electric blue sat outside the printer's gamut, so it shifted toward a muted navy.
Categories
- Color