When color management is on, the default behavior is for RGB pixel values to be converted to your computer monitor’s color space from the project’s working color space. Color appearance is preserved; RGB numbers are not preserved. This is adequate for most uses, but you sometimes need to see how the colors are actually going to look when viewed through a system that does not use color management. For example, you may need to see how the colors will appear when viewed in a web browser.

When display color management is off, the RGB color values are sent directly to your monitor, without any conversion through the monitor profile. RGB numbers are preserved; color appearance is not preserved.

When display color management is on for a viewer, a yellow plus sign appears in the Show Channel button at the bottom of the viewer.

For each viewer (Composition, Layer, or Footage panel), you can choose whether to manage display colors, which involves the conversion of colors from the working color space to the monitor’s color space.

Output simulation settings (including No Output Simulation) are remembered.