<p>Per the <a href="http://3mf.io/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3MFcoreSpec_1.1.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3MF Specification</a>, colors in the .3mf files are <a href="https://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/sRGB" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sRGB</a>.</p>

<p>If you are looking at gross color defects, I would look a the raw codes generated in the 3mf to make sure they make sense.</p>

<p>If you are talking about subtle color differences, that is much more complicated.</p>

<p>Color have always been a tough thing to define as it is affected by whether the it is emissive (like displayed on a screen) or reflective (like a physical object).  The way it is perceived is affected by ambient light, surface texture and more.  I worked on a project once where Marketing wanted all the colors to match (on the screen, on paper, on plastic, on on fabric) and it was a mess.</p>

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<p>So, I made a 3D picture of a cute mouse using <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/paint-3d/9nblggh5fv99" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Microsoft Paint 3D</a> and exported it as a .3mf.   </p>

<p>Why didn't the colors match when I opened the file in <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/3d-builder/9wzdncrfj3t6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Microsoft 3D Builder</a>?</p>

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2017-07-24T00:30:05.853Z
How did you make a "3D picture"?
Tom van der Zanden
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I used Paint 3D. Forgot to mention it ;p
Alsan Ali
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Can you add a screen shot of how the mouse looks in each application or point us to a place where we could find the "cute mouse"?
markshancock
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Why isn't any color showing up in my .3mf file in Windows 10 3D Builder
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# Why isn't any color showing up in my .3mf file in Windows 10 3D Builder

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-23)

So, I made a 3D picture of a cute mouse using [Microsoft Paint 3D](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/paint-3d/9nblggh5fv99) and exported it as a .3mf.

Why didn't the colors match when I opened the file in [Microsoft 3D Builder](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/3d-builder/9wzdncrfj3t6)?

**Tags:** color

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: How did you make a "3D picture"?  
> **username_0**: I used Paint 3D. Forgot to mention it ;p  
> **username_2**: Can you add a screen shot of how the mouse looks in each application or point us to a place where we could find the "cute mouse"?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-07-26. Score: 2

Per the [3MF Specification](http://3mf.io/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3MFcoreSpec_1.1.pdf), colors in the .3mf files are [sRGB](https://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/sRGB).

If you are looking at gross color defects, I would look a the raw codes generated in the 3mf to make sure they make sense.

If you are talking about subtle color differences, that is much more complicated.

Color have always been a tough thing to define as it is affected by whether the it is emissive (like displayed on a screen) or reflective (like a physical object). The way it is perceived is affected by ambient light, surface texture and more. I worked on a project once where Marketing wanted all the colors to match (on the screen, on paper, on plastic, on on fabric) and it was a mess.


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