the present invention is directed to a mechanism of dynamically selecting a gamut mapping component for use in a color management system which transforms colors specified in image data from a first color space to a second color space , the method comprising automatically generating prediction information for use in selecting from a plurality of gamut mapping components , wherein the prediction information is based on determined gamut mapping preferences corresponding to at least one characteristic of the image data , and automatically selecting at least one of the plurality of gamut mapping components based on the prediction information .