Set color printing options in ColorSync Utility on Mac

Color pop-up menu

Choose any of the following:

• Prematch to printer profile: Controls the color management of the printed output.

• Hand off to printer: Lets the printer control the color management of the printed output.

• Print as color target: Prints the image or document without any color management. This option is available only if the image or document uses the same color space as the printer—for example, when printing an RGB image on an RGB printer.

Intent pop-up menu

If you chose “Prematch to printer profile,” click the Intent pop-up menu, then choose one of the following:

• Perceptual: Applies realistic colors. Useful for photographs.

• Relative Colorimetric: Maintains color accuracy when specific colors are required for certain images, such as logos.

• Saturation: Maintains the vividness of colors. Useful for graphics such as pie charts and bar graphs.

• Absolute Colorimetric: Adjusts the colors to account for the differences in white points.