ICC-based color management workflows have become the norm for ensuring consistent color reproduction from screen to print. Many professional workflows center around the Adobe RGB (1998) ICC color profile, initially introduced in Adobe® Photoshop® 5.0 software and now integrated across the Adobe product range.
Each device used for capturing and reproducing graphics — whether it’s a scanner, digital camera, monitor, or printer — possesses distinct capabilities for reproducing color, leading to color discrepancies. In an ICC-based color management system, color profiles are established for each device so that the colors in an image can be adjusted throughout the workflow to compensate for the variations in each supported device. The objective is to maintain the visual integrity of the image as much as possible.
Efficient color management necessitates attaching a color profile to every image or graphic to indicate the „native“ color conditions — also known as the color space — under which the file was created. Adobe applications introduced the concept of a „working“ color space, one not necessarily linked to a specific device but representing the ideal conditions for image reproduction. The Adobe RGB (1998) profile has gained widespread adoption as a working space due to its expansive and balanced color gamut, easily adaptable for reproduction on various devices.
Adobe’s own ICC profile for the Adobe RGB (1998) color space is bundled with all Adobe color-managed software applications, including Adobe Acrobat 5.0 and later, Illustrator 9.0 and later, InDesign, GoLive 6.0 and later, Photoshop 5.0.2 and later, and Photoshop Elements software. With appropriate legal agreements, it is also available for distribution by third-party hardware and software vendors. Learn more about the Adobe RGB (1998) color space encoding used for the Adobe RGB (1998) color space.
Legal note concerning color space naming: Only the Adobe RGB (1998) ICC profile created by Adobe Systems Incorporated can accurately be referred to as „Adobe RGB (1998).“ ICC profiles created by other vendors, even if they adhere to the color image encoding described in the Adobe RGB (1998) color image encoding document, cannot be labeled as „Adobe RGB (1998).“ If vendors opt to create their own profile according to this specification and wish to indicate to their customers that this profile was developed in accordance with Adobe’s specification, an alternate phrasing is required, such as compatible with Adobe RGB (1998)“.
Source: https://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/adobergb.html
