[thekid314]

I want WebP to work, but when I use it on my website the colors are different than the original JPEG files. This is a problem because I'm a photographer and those subtle differences can make a photo feel flat and dead.

When the color management is better I'll return.

[kingcharles]

I'm guessing either the JPG or the WebP didn't have the right color profile embedded, or one of them is missing the color profile. This stuff is still a nightmare right now. Colors are something everyone in the technology stack needs to work on getting right.

[onurtag]

My problem with webp is that lossy mode only supports 4:2:0 chroma subsampling which can make bright colors look worse in some situations. The sharp_yuv parameter helps but it can also introduce visible changes that did not exist beforehand.

[timClicks]

You can see this in the blog post. The .webp photos are highly saturated, giving them almost a comic book feel.