{"id":42278,"date":"2022-07-07T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T12:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=42278"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T21:33:28","slug":"use-lab-numbers-to-match-color-of-two-areas-in-adobe-lightroom-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/42278\/use-lab-numbers-to-match-color-of-two-areas-in-adobe-lightroom-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Use LAB Numbers To Match Color of Two Areas in Adobe Lightroom Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Wilmore_Numbers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Wilmore_Numbers.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Wilmore_Numbers-425x240.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Wilmore_Numbers-700x396.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/8ZRa0tnfhFk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>How To Use RGB and LAB Numbers in Adobe Lightroom Classic<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just below the histogram in Lightroom Classic&#8217;s Develop module are a set of three numbers that can be useful when optimizing your images. Let&#8217;s explore how I use those numbers when evaluating images before processing, when color correcting images and when I need to match the color between two areas. I&#8217;ll also attempt to explain the difference between RGB and LAB settings, how to switch between them, and when one option is more useful than the other.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/FNfMod5hnQ8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>Use LAB Numbers To Match Color of Two Areas in Adobe Lightroom Classic<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learn to take the guesswork out of matching colors by using the numbers that appear below the histogram in Lightroom Classic. In this case, I&#8217;ll match two different colored bricks on a building, but you could just as easily use this for all sorts of other purposes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/DigitalMastery\">Check out more of Ben Wilmore\u2019s Digital Mastery here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/\">Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. How To Use RGB and LAB Numbers in Adobe Lightroom Classic Just below the histogram in Lightroom Classic&#8217;s Develop module are a set of three numbers that can be useful when optimizing your images. 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