Why did Adobe Color change?

Sorry, but these are much simplified, less powerful versions of the former tool. Hardly up to professional standards.

I’m confused. Can someone please clarify the issue with HEX numbers for me?
 

Jane

I absolutely hate the new change! It completely interrupts my work flow. I don’t want to add extra steps to find my hex numbers! I might as well use Canva, now that Adobe’s tried to simplify it for mobile users! I want my old Colors back! I used to be able to design websites, flyers, ads, webinars, etc. in no time at all because I could just upload a pic and get my colors, save it to a library, and go back to it, quickly, any time I needed to get the hex numbers again. Now, it’s step after step, after step. I screenshot my colors with the hex numbers now, so that I can copy and paste them to the numerous apps I use for a campaign. Please, please, please bring back Adobe Colors!

BRING BACK ADOBE COLOR! I can find my color libraries, but if I need to access HEX, CMYK, RGB codes or edit them…good freaking luck! This is madness. Adobe Color was a great tool. Why did it Adobe need to ruin it by putting it under Express?! 

I’ve been a long-time user of Adobe Color, going back to its days as Kuler. I thought it was a great tool, very flexible and powerful. I wanted to share that sentiment in a blog post that I’m writing about web design, highlighting its WCAG tool for checking contrast.

Today, I discovered the strange updates made to this once terrific tool. The UI is horribly unprofessional. Everything is now segmented into small sections of non-integrated information. Sure, I can edit my palettes, but why do I have to deal with so many pop-up windows? Sure, I can check the contrast on colors I’m exploring, but what about on the palettes I’ve already built? 

The new “Express” color tool placed a head-scratching set of obstacles into my workflow, which came to a screeching halt. What a huge disappointment. I’ll probably go elsewhere to build palettes, test WCAG contast, and enjoy the design process.

This update seems as though it is conceived to be as counterintuitive as possible. Every change or update previous to this required little to no learning curve. This one places obstacles and buttons in between me and my workflow, like having to climb into a machine to operate a remote control arm to make a sandwich. Good lord, adobe is really trying to drive away the last of their users into other apps. You will not be “the industry standard” much longer.

Whatever the priority/intent/thinking was behind this ill-conceived change by Adobe, we the community, were not a factor. Someone in the community should build what we have lost from scratch… since what we need seems to no longer be important to Adobe.

I just saw the new color wheel. It is horrible useless for my work. 

I see the intention: you can now use ist for Adobe Express, Mobile use – just simplified it.

But i am a professional. I don't need a simple version. I want to see all the numbers, i want to fill the screen with that one work step. I don't use my mobile on every day work. Sure i can also use Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign without any windows for color, sheets, links, etc – but that is not professional work. I use two monitors just to see all that stuff in front of me. Don't simplify all the things – it don't get better every time…

I could not agree more that this redesign is a HUGE disappointment. What happened to my libraries with all of the palettes I previously created. Bring the old functionality BACK.

This is such a horrible new interface. I wouldn’t even call it an update. I can’t believe this comes from Adobe.