{"id":4657,"date":"2023-08-31T23:56:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T04:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickhows.com\/?p=4657"},"modified":"2023-09-01T00:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T05:10:17","slug":"fix-starfield-washed-out-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickhows.com\/articles\/fix-starfield-washed-out-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Starfield’s washed out colors on PC with the Nvidia control panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Starfield has just arrived and players are already reporting washed out, desaturated\u00a0 colors. The game’s lack of brightness\/contrast\/gamma sliders is an odd design choice, so we resorted to giving you this temporary fix.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Someone at Bethesda set the saturation all day way down.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How to fix the washed out colors in Starfield<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    2. Navigate to ‘Adjust desktop color settings’.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    3. Set the values as follows:<\/p>

    \u2022 Brightness: 30% (default was 50%)
    \u2022 Contrast: 70% (default was 50%)
    \u2022 Gamma: 1.30 (default was 1.00)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Once that’s done your game should look like this:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Starfield desperately needs color slider settings amongst other things.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Granted, you may need to adjust the above values to fit your specific monitor, but those should give you a good starting point.<\/p>\n

    What are your thoughts about Starfield so far?<\/span>
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