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tlw22
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April 24, 2018
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export color library to csv

  • April 24, 2018
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Hello,

I have a large color library and need to get RGB, hex values and the "name" (label) from color libraries.

This works great to export CMYK, RGB: Export of color values to Excel

This works great to convert to HEX: Easiest Way to Create Hex Color Swatch Chart for Web?

How to get "name" that is displayed in the Color Library (not the same as the swatch name)?

Maybe there's a newer simpler way?

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m1b
Community Expert
m1bCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 13, 2020

As a test, I added a PMS spot color to a Library and then, in a new, empty document, I selected the color in the Library and chose "Add to Swatches" from the Library palette menu. The color appeared in the swatches palette, but the name was gone. Weird. Sorry I couldn't help. At this stage the Library doesn't seem to be directly accessible by scripts.

Srishti_Bali
Srishti_Bali
Legend
April 26, 2018

Hi tlw22,

Thank you for sharing the above threads. This could probably be possible through scripts, hence moving this thread to Illustrator Scripting​ forum.

Regards,

Srishti

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Sal.Wri
Participant
August 11, 2020

Srishti - I can no longer find those topics that thisn used to link to.

Where is "Export of color values to Excel"?

femkeblanco
femkeblanco
Legend
August 11, 2020

It appears that there has since been a "clean out" and all the old stuff is gone.  I found the particular thread you ask about through Wayback Machine. 

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20141202180523/https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1640679 

 

 

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