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Ad Agency Employee
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July 13, 2023
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Colour code differences between computers

  • July 13, 2023
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Hi everyone,

 

At our office, we work in the same illustrator files. These files are stored on an online server.

Now it often happens that when someone else opens a file, the colour codes are incorrect.

The RGB values and HEX code sometimes differ slightly when opening the same file on a different computer. How can this happen? We have ruled out human error.

 

Cheers

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Mylenium
Mylenium
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July 13, 2023

The simple answer is that neither of you is using a consistent color management, which is the point none of the others clearly spelled out.

 

Mylenium

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
July 14, 2023
@Mylenium  schrieb:

The simple answer is that neither of you is using a consistent color management, which is the point none of the others clearly spelled out.

 

Mylenium

 

Yes, we did.

    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 13, 2023

    Are you working with RGB or CMYK documents?

    Are the Color Settings the same on each machine?

    A
    Ad Agency EmployeeAuthor
    Participant
    July 13, 2023

     

    Hi Ton, 

    I've only noticed this while working with RGB documents but it could happen with CMYK as well.

    Color settings seem to be the same across all computers.

     

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 13, 2023
    @Ad Agency Employee  schrieb:

    Color settings seem to be the same across all computers.

     

     

    Seem to be ist just not enough. It has to be certain.

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 13, 2023

    The color settings have to be synchronized across the office.

    Also: when there are different settings, then probably you have it set up in a way that it actually convertes the colors into the different color space. So it looks like there might be some work to do in the files after you have synchronized the color settings.

    A
    Ad Agency EmployeeAuthor
    Participant
    July 13, 2023

    You're referring to syncing the colour settings through Adobe Bridge, correct? Because I've done so already but without luck unfortunately.

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 13, 2023

    I'm referring to this happening with all the computers in the same way.

     

    So how are all the computers set up?

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