# Difference in Color In Comic Strips

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**Created:** [March 27, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-in-color-in-comic-strips/442968 "2008-03-27T20:56:22Z")\
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I was just wondering this

If you go to a site like

[Family Circus](http://familycircus.com) (You have to go to files and look for recent cartoons in color.)

Then you see a comic strip

But then if you go to a site like

[Family Circus at Arcamax](http://www.arcamax.com/familycircus/)

(you have to scroll to the bottom to get the same date)

You get the same cartoon but it’s colored differently

Why the difference in the color? I assume sites like Aracmax get the cartoon straight from main website.

I have also seen this on other comic strips?

And what is the difference in colors? Is it a tint issue.

I was just wondering WHY the difference?