Fixing your over-saturated Dell XPS monitor

I recently switched back to a Dell XPS, in search of a computer with the most RAM and best SSD I could find.  However, as a content creator and photographer I quickly realized that photos on my new computer screen looked NOTHING like they did in print, on my phone, or on other computers.   The screen was VERY vibrant, over-saturated, and orange.

The problem with this was when I was editing photos, they would look great on my computer, but when I exported them they looked really dull on other devices (skin tone looked grey instead of warm).  This was obviously a huge issue for me to resolve, as I would never want to send photos to a client that didn't look great on their own device, or in print.

I have tried monitor calibration tools in the past and did not like the result.  Instead, I take the approach of checking my photos on other devices and in print periodically to make sure that they look consistently good in those forms.  So basically I was just looking for a way to turn down some of that saturation on my new Dell XPS.

Dell has a solution for this, as I soon found!  It is called Dell PremierColor, and you can download it here from their website. 

When I first opened up the tool, the Color Gamut was set to "Vibrant (Full)".  I switched it over to "Internet (sRGB)" and instantly all the issues I had were gone!  There are also settings on here to limit blue light which is great for nighttime browsing. 

Hope this is helpful if you were having the same issues I was!

​<3 Lindsey