Graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote >Absolute means that the measurement is with reference to the perfect diffuse reflector. Really, that is a whole lot of help to me when I haven't a bog's notion what the 'perfect diffuse reflector' is, or how it relates to me trying to measure a spot color. > Relative means that it is with reference to the actual paper color. What does that mean? My understanding is that in relative, white is the paper white. So the profile will shift colors from the working space white (??) towards the paper white, whereas Abscol does not. So if we are going from D65 to a yellowish paper, Abscol will print everything with a blue tint. Graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote >(And please edit your posts. No-one wants to see the same >previous emails over and over.) No problem ... but if you don't cut off previous posts then the latest post has a record of all the follow-up to the original question.