(n.) The process of assuring that a color on one
medium remains the same when
converted to another medium. This is extremely difficult because different media use different color models.
Color monitors, for example, use the RGB model, whereas process printing uses the
CMYK model. As color
desktop publishing matures, color matching is gaining more and more attention. The most recent
Windows and
Macintosh operating systems include a
color management system (CMS) to assist in color matching.
Also see The Science of Color in the Did You Know . . . ? section of Webopedia.