Explain about colour modes in Adobe Photoshop?

Explain about colour modes in Adobe Photoshop?

 

The color mode or image mode determines how colors combine based on the number of channels in a color model. Different color modes result in different levels of color detail and file size. For instance, use CMYK color mode for images in a full-color print brochure, and use RGB color mode for images in web or e-mail to reduce file size while maintaining color integrity. The most commonly used colour modes are explained below:

v   RGB (RED GREEN BLUE) mode:

Photoshop RGB Color mode uses the RGB model, assigning an intensity value to each pixel. In 8-bits-per-channel images, the intensity values range from 0 (black) to 255 (white) for each of the RGB (red, green, blue) components in a color image. For example, a bright red color has an R value of 246, a G value of 20, and a B value of 50. When the values of all three components are equal, the result is a shade of neutral gray. When the values of all components are 255, the result is pure white; when the values are 0, pure black.

v   CMYK (CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK) mode:

In the CMYK mode, each pixel is assigned a percentage value for each of the process inks. The lightest (highlight) colors are assigned small percentages of process ink colors; the darker (shadow) colors higher percentages. For example, a bright red might contain 2% cyan, 93% magenta, 90% yellow, and 0% black. In CMYK images, pure white is generated when all four components have values of 0%.

v   Index mode:

Indexed Color mode produces 8-bit image files with up to 256 colors. When converting to indexed color, Photoshop builds a color lookup table (CLUT), which stores and indexes the colors in the image. If a color in the original image does not appear in the table, the program chooses the closest one or uses dithering to simulate the color using available colors.

v   Gray scale mode:

Gray scale mode uses different shades of gray in an image. In 8-bit images, there can be up to 256 shades of gray. Every pixel of a gray scale image has a brightness value ranging from 0 (black) to 255 (white). In 16-and 32-bit images, the number of shades in an image is much greater than in 8-bit images. Gray scale values can also be measured as percentages of black ink coverage (0% is equal to white, 100% to black)

v   Bitmap mode:

Bitmap mode uses one of two color values (black or white) to represent the pixels in an image. Images in Bitmap mode are called bitmapped 1-bit images because they have a bit depth of 1.