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melaniem54409324
melaniem54409324
Participant
November 28, 2018
Question

Hex and CMYK values do not match between two users

  • November 28, 2018
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My company's graphic designer sent over the CMYK/ Hex Colors she is using in Illustrator. When I enter the CMYK number I get a different hex # and when I enter the same hex # I get a different CMYK number.  Both of our computers are set to CMYK color mode.  If you compare the two blues, there is a slight difference.  I want all of our documents to be consistent so I am matching her CMYK color but I do not understand why there is a difference.

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meganchi
meganchi
Legend
November 28, 2018

I agree with Monika, you probably have different document profiles.

Go to Edit...Color Settings, and then make sure you both have the same profile plugged into the CMYK field.

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 28, 2018

Your different results are happening because color management is set up differently. But even then the values don't need to match at all, because maybe the designer determined a value not by conversion, but by looking at it.

Next time when posting photos please compress them better and/or make them smaller. Not everyone has broadband connection at all times. Your message took 5 minutes to load.

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