Right click "Copy Image" followed by pasting in Firefox creates a copy with a blue tint
I had originally posted my issue on /r/firefox (https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/w4jwy8/right_click_copy_image_in_windows_11_pastes_with/) and was recommended that I post it here:
Hey everyone. I am running Windows 11 Home on my PC and have Firefox completely updated. Lately, when I use the Windows "Copy image" function, then paste that image in Firefox, the image comes out with a blue tint.
For example, I wanted to share this funny image from r/minnesota https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/w4iaun/it_was_bring_anything_on_a_leash_day_at_the_st/ But when I paste the image (Attachment is how the image looks after pasting back into Firefox), the image is blue tinted.
I tested to see if this was just a Windows issue, but there is no blue tint if I paste the image into Word, Paint, or any other tool besides Firefox.
In firefox, protection settings are "custom" but map very closely to Strict. I am running the following addons:
Bitwarden uBlock Origin NoScript Facebook Container
Troubleshooting steps:
1. Restarted Windows, no change. 2. Copied image to a program outside of Firefox from Firefox, no blue tint 3. Created a new user profile in about:profiles, blue tint persists when copying into Firefox
Chosen solution
You can set Firefox to ignore color profiles specified in images and see whether that makes any difference:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.
More info on about:config: Configuration Editor for Firefox. The moderators would like us to remind you that changes made through this back door aren't fully supported and aren't guaranteed to continue working in the future.
(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste gfx.color_management and pause while the list is filtered
Firefox should list a group of relevant preferences. Any preferences that have been customized should be bolded.
(3) Double-click the gfx.color_management.mode preference to display an editing field, and change the value to 0 then press Enter or click the blue check mark button to save the change.
For reference as to the legal values, see: ICC color correction in Firefox
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There's definitely a color shift in your image. (My comparison attached; large file.)
Is there a site that is known to have this issue when pasting? The word "share" suggests social media, but since capturing a pasted image is a scripted function, it could vary among sites due to different scripts.
One possible issue is Firefox's "color management" feature. Perhaps some profiling information gets distorted when Firefox retrieves the image from the clipboard. Do you use a custom profile for your monitor?
Hey thanks for the quick reply!
In testing this issue within Firefox, I tried pasting the image in Google Messages (which I use to send texts from my PC), Facebook, Reddit, and Discord (through the web browser, not a separate app). In all scenarios where I am pasting to Firefox, the color shift occurs.
You are probably on to something with the Firefox color management feature. I do not know if it is related, but before I diagnosed the issue to specifically Firefox, I thought it had something to do with Windows' Night light function, which adjusts colors to remove blue tint.
night light is almost always off, but there is the possibility the issue started when I used it briefly last week, although I didn't really notice (and I would have expected a Windows restart to fix the problem).
Is there a way I can access color management in Firefox and see if there is a way to fix it?
Chosen Solution
You can set Firefox to ignore color profiles specified in images and see whether that makes any difference:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.
More info on about:config: Configuration Editor for Firefox. The moderators would like us to remind you that changes made through this back door aren't fully supported and aren't guaranteed to continue working in the future.
(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste gfx.color_management and pause while the list is filtered
Firefox should list a group of relevant preferences. Any preferences that have been customized should be bolded.
(3) Double-click the gfx.color_management.mode preference to display an editing field, and change the value to 0 then press Enter or click the blue check mark button to save the change.
For reference as to the legal values, see: ICC color correction in Firefox
Thank you so much! That did the trick!
Interesting. I don't know why viewing images was normal but pasting was wack. But if you don't work in photography or graphics, it might not be worth digging into it at this point.