Posted on 3/29/2025, 8:34 AM
With the release of the M4 Air I was ready to upgrade my M1 Air. After using Migration Assistant and getting to my desktop and into Chrome, I realized my colors looked... off. My white looked very yellow. Searching around I didn't find any conclusive reasoning, just things about the display types being different. I was able to find how to fix it, anyway. Macs include the ability to easily calibrate your monitor.
Fixing Improper Whites
Fixing the improper white balance is actually super easy:
- Go to "System Settings"
- Go to "Displays"
- Select the "Color Profile" dropdown
- Select the "Customize..." option
- Select (highlight) your current color profile
- Click the "+" button in the "Customize..." window to bring up Calibrator Assistant
- Click "Continue" until you reach the "Select a target white point"
- Adjust the white point slider to your liking.
- Continue through the Calibrator Assistant wizard until done.
And that's it. Hopefully your white looks correct to you now! I used Figma's color page to validate my new display vs my old one.