[scribus] matching colors

[alec]

Hi...
>> I imported an eps image I made in GIMP into my Scribus document and then
>> tried to create a color (in Scribus) to match the image.  I copied the CMYK
>> values to get the same color as in the image, but on my screen the colors
>> look different.  Perhaps it would print ok, but I don't have a printer to
>> test it.  Is there a reason why the color of the image would look different
>> than the color of the box even though the CMYK values match eachother?  I
>> attached the image and the Scribus document, in case that helps.
>> Thanks!
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> Since the attachments were removed by the list server I can't be 100% sure 
> that my answer is correct but there is perhaps a 90% or greater chance tha the 
> colors are different because the two objects are either in different color 
> spaces and/or are using different rendering intents.
Thanks Hal.

I haven't even heard those terms before.  I just tried to research those
a bit, but what I found didn't really help.  So any tips how I might get
the colors to match correctly?

Thanks!


-Alec


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