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john paulc37911227
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October 14, 2019
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Color Changes when Saving Ai to PDF

  • October 14, 2019
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The cmyk color in my AI file changes to rgb when I save it on  Acrobat 6 (PDF 1.5). I've already changed the setting of the output to no conversion. Here is the sample image

from this (AI file)

to this Acrobat (PDF 1.5) 

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    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 14, 2019

    What makes you think it changed? How is Acrobat set up? Are the color values the same? What did you set up in the color management section when exporting the PDF? How is your color management set up in Illustrator? Is the Illustrator file set to the document color space CMYK?

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    john paulc37911227Author
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    October 14, 2019

    The colors are pale when viewed on a pdf. Here is my PDF settings https://ibb.co/FKHk9dG and https://ibb.co/DzKmdDw
    And yes the ai file is set to cmyk

     

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 14, 2019
    These settings don't convert color. So the muddy colors must be in your AI document.
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