Introduction: Color Conversion

Source Color Space

Can be converted to

Conversion method

Recommended

RGB

Any other color space.

Built-in, ICC profiles, or emulation tables, depending on the destination color space.

BGR

Any other color space.

Built-in, ICC profiles, or emulation tables, depending on the destination color conversion.

YUV

Any other color space.

Built-in.

CMYK

Any other color space.

Emulation Tables (one way CMYK => RGB)

ICC Profiles.

Built-in.

The best conversion is through the ICC Profiles (USE_ICC). This is because of the nature of the CMYK conversion, which is machine-dependant. You can use profiles that vary in the degree of black color (ink) generation.

HSV

Any other color space.

Built-in.

HLS

Any other color space.

Built-in.

YIQ

Any other color space.

Built-in.

CMY

Any other color space.

Built-in.

ICC Profiles

LAB

Any other color space.

Emulation Tables (one way CMYK => RGB).

ICC Profiles.

Built-in.

For two-way conversion, RGB to LAB and vice versa, the best solution is with emulation tables and Built in conversions, because the colors are preserved better. However for one way you can use ICC profiles.

XYZ

Any other color space.

Built-in.

YCCK

Any other color space.

Built-in.

Y41P

Any other color space.

Built-in.

UYVY

Any other color space.

Built-in.

YUY2

Any other color space.

Built-in.

YVU9

Any other color space.

Built-in.

YCC

Any other color space.

Built-in.