Color and Image Quality Understand color profiles, RGB output, image adjustments, dithering and color depth. Explore subtopics Separate articles that explore this topic in more detail. Why can a custom color profile cause a black screen or disable color adjustments?Some custom color profiles are incompatible with macOS color-table adjustments. Can BetterDisplay apply dark or inverted colors to the whole desktop?Yes. How can I enable Night Shift for a TV?If macOS classifies the display as a television, change its system display role to Computer monitor. How can I switch my display from YCbCr to RGB?On an Apple-silicon Mac with a supported native display connection, open App Menu > [display] > Color Mode and select an available RGB format. Why does a gamma test look different when I enable HiDPI?A gamma test made from fine alternating lines depends on how those lines reach the panel’s pixels. What can I try if software color adjustments behave incorrectly on an M5 Pro, M5 Max or MacBook Neo?Try disabling color-table control so BetterDisplay can use a different image-adjustment method. Why does Display Information show both 10-bit and 8-bit color?The two values can describe different stages of the display pipeline. How can I keep my preferred RGB or YCbCr color mode?Select the desired format in the display's Color Mode menu, then enable Configuration Protection > Color Mode in that display's App Menu block. Does selecting a color profile calibrate my monitor?No. Why does my external monitor look washed out?Check whether the Mac's output range matches the monitor's input setting. Why does a bright pointer have a halo on my mini-LED display?A bright pointer against a dark background can reveal the display’s local-dimming zones. Can BetterDisplay completely disable temporal dithering?On supported Apple silicon displays, BetterDisplay can turn off GPU dithering.