Samsung: Change Screen Mode and White Balance

Samsung phones render colour through a setting called Screen mode. It controls how saturated colours appear and how warm or cool the overall display tone looks.

There are two options. Vivid boosts saturation and contrast for a punchier look, often used for media and games. Natural keeps colours closer to how they appear in real light, which is easier on the eyes for reading and browsing.

Both modes include a white balance slider. Moving it toward cool gives whites a slight blue tint, while moving it toward warm adds a yellow tone. This slider works independently of the mode you pick, so the same Vivid setting can look very different depending on where the slider sits.

To change it, go to Tap on Settings ➔ Tap on Display ➔ Tap on Screen mode ➔ Choose Vivid or Natural and set the White balance.

If colours still look wrong after adjusting this, check whether a blue light filter or an accessibility color adjustment is active, since those override the screen mode settings on top.