ejosepha wrote:
I see that I am not reading the same colors on my screen as is being seen on other screens, according to colleagues of mine. I see yellow/gold, and they tell me it's closer to orange.... I would like to buy the simplest and not too expensive way of improving the color. (Maybe this can be done within the color calibration that comes with the computer, but perhaps I need to buy something else.
Be careful about "calibrating" a monitor to match someone else's uncalibrated display. Truth be told, everyone's monitor depicts color differently. Just go to a well equipped electronics store and look at the variety. Calibrate according to digital standards. Sometimes this means the white point should simulate a target paper for print viewed in daylight or under incandescent, tungsten lamps. In most cases, the display will have neutral grays visible in dark shades and light tints along with a bright white. The ability to control all these parameters goes beyond meager optical settings that come with the Mac OS. You need a third-party calibration device.
Mainly because it came with my printer as part of a complete color management system, I use an eyeone calibration unit. The Pantone
HueyPRO is also good. Both are made/owned by X-Rite. HueyPRO reads more on-screen swatches than original Huey and can calibrate more than one attached monitor. List price is $129 but it can be found for $89 on Amazon. Pantone
ColorMunki Design includes even more useful options beyond monitor calibration, though the $500 price tag (currently $389 at Newegg) may be out of your reach. Nevertheless, it's worth considering since it does so much.
In the end, your display will still not match those of your colleagues. They will also need to properly calibrate their monitors.