Ask HN: Why do images look different in Firefox and Chrome?

8 points

14 years ago

A friend recently drew to my attention that Chrome and Firefox render images differently.

Images in Firefox look much more vibrant, with more detail and colour. Here are a couple of example images that show the difference very well:

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/jikklor/5804669752/in/photostream https://secure.flickr.com/photos/jikklor/6204745249/in/photostream

Images in Chrome just seem flat and washed out in comparison.

Can anyone explain this? Why does this happen?

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