Gamut

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<p>In <a href="/facts/Color_reproduction/xcvGneVA">color reproduction</a> and <a href="/facts/Colorimetry/CuchJjFL">colorimetry</a>, a gamut, or color gamut /ˈɡæmət/, is a <a href="/facts/Convex_set/vdAuJRJl">convex set</a> containing the <a href="/facts/Color/a1QSEJhj">colors</a> that can be accurately represented, i.e. reproduced by an <a href="/facts/Output_device/zQt81QMq">output device</a> (e.g. printer or display) or measured by an <a href="/facts/Input_device/TXYLUkux">input device</a> (e.g. camera or <a href="/facts/Visual_system/QVcuA27K">visual system</a>). Devices with a larger gamut can represent more colors. Similarly, gamut may also refer to the colors within a defined <a href="/facts/Color_space/zFvEyfHv">color space</a>, which is not linked to a specific device. A trichromatic gamut is often visualized as a <a href="/facts/Color_triangle/1L0R4MaE">color triangle</a>. A less common usage defines gamut as the subset of colors contained within an image, scene or video.
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