<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "> <DIV><DIV>On Oct 6, 2007, at 2:35 PM, Sven Neumann wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 01:24 +0400, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I've noticed that Cinepaint, GIMP (SVN) and Inkscape (SVN) use different default color to show out-of-gamut colors: Cinenaint: (rather) neutral grey GIMP: magenta (#ff00ff) Inkscape: salad green (#00ff00) Scribus: greyish, not configurable </BLOCKQUOTE> The default color used in GIMP is preliminary and subject to changes. I was about to ask here what the experts suggest as a good default... </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>The rather neutral grey seems to be a default in LittleCMS. However... most sources I've read recommend a very vibrant color to make it more noticeable. I believe that some experienced professionals might prefer the initial grey, but probably the vast majority of users would benefit from defaulting to a vibrant color. Those users who know it is needed, etc, would also be more able to easily change it.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>As to green vs. magenta... I've used both myself. A book on color management for digital photographers also has an author with a personal preference for magenta.</DIV></BODY></HTML>