Why is Photoshop's white color appearing as a yellowish tone?

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The discussion revolves around the issue of the color white appearing as a yellowish tone in Photoshop CS5, despite the RGB value being set to (255,255,255). Participants explore potential causes related to monitor configuration and system settings.

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  • Technical explanation, Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant reports that the white color appears yellowish despite setting the RGB value to (255,255,255).
  • Another participant suggests checking the monitor configuration as a potential cause for the color discrepancy.
  • A third participant notes that not all systems may interpret the RGB value of (255,255,255) as pure white, indicating variability in system settings.
  • A later reply indicates that reconfiguring the monitor resolved the issue, resulting in the color appearing correctly as white.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the underlying cause of the issue, but there is agreement that monitor configuration is a significant factor affecting color representation.

Contextual Notes

The discussion does not address specific monitor settings or calibration methods, leaving some assumptions about system compatibility and color management unresolved.

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I have photoshop CS5 installed in my computer, but the "White" color for anything in it always appears to be a facial cream like yellowish color. I don't know why, I chose the value (255,255,255) already. Any help please...
 
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phylotree said:
I have photoshop CS5 installed in my computer, but the "White" color for anything in it always appears to be a facial cream like yellowish color. I don't know why, I chose the value (255,255,255) already. Any help please...

Is your monitor configured correctly?
 
What kind of computer are you using? Not all systems use 255,255,255 as their default white value. Note that monitor configuration plays a big part in this as well.
 
Ohhhh, thanks, :biggrin: I reconfigure it and it becomes "white" now.
 

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