People also are curious about similar color variation:

  • Why does the color change when I export or print my work?
  • The colors on my iPhone look different on a computer, why so?


Screens and printers are produced with a variety of manufacturing processes. The screen may also have different user display preferences set through the system. This results as variation in color, skewing slightly towards one of the red, green, or blue spectrums. This also applies when you print.


The DrawingApp uses standard colors and are most close to realistic colors since relies on Apple manufactured devices. You can update monitor or printer profiles to calibrate with your iPad or iPhone to get the closest similarity in the designed version and exported or printed version.