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September 13, 2018
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Colour Picker preview is very inaccurate

  • September 13, 2018
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Hi...

Am / have been having a problem with the colour picker palette. Effectively, it means that the preview does not reflect the selection. Below is a screen shot take in AI:

As you can see, the colour preview is very much darker and 'muddier' - looks positively brown! (This image was saved out directly from the screen capture program.) BTW, the colour indicator in the Tools Palette shows the correct colour.

This is a screen-shot of the same image pasted into PS and saved out from there.

As is evident, all looks ok in PS and saves out correctly.

Can't figure out what the problem is.

OS: Win 10

AI and PS: CC2018

Colour management settings are synced as follows:

I gather that a workaround is to use the Color Palette instead of the Color Picker. But generally, the Color Picker is a lot more convenient and - if working properly - offers at least an instant comparison.

Grateful for any help!

Many thanks...

ON.

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    The ProPhoto RGB profile causes this.

    Are you sure you need it?

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    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 13, 2018

    Most probably this is baused by the color profile you're using.

    occulus.nigra
    occulus.nigraAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 13, 2018

    Grateful if you could explain... I've provided a screen capture of my colour settings (above). So, where am i going wrong?

    Please note, this problem does not exist in PS.

    chanaart
    Community Expert
    chanaartCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 13, 2018

    I am looking at your color and it says preserve RGB...

    So depending on the color you choose you see the color on the screen.

    I tested it on mince and the colors are just the same.

    Also check it when you are working in PS if the colors do not match you will get a different result.

    Printing with color management in Illustrator

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