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Hosun
Inspiring
Jun 10, 2026 3:41 AM UTC
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How to show RGB color profile in gradient

Hi,

In Screenshot below, color profile is RGB but CMYK appears in Gradient Panel.

How can I make RGB appear?

Hosun

 

 

    Ton Frederiks
    Ton FrederiksCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Jun 10, 2026 6:55 AM UTC

    ​@Hosun It is just a way that the Color Panel lets you select colors. You can change that in the Color panel menu. 

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    Ton Frederiks
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    Community Expert
    Jun 10, 2026 12:24 PM UTC

    Good to hear that helped.

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    jannen_asiaa
    Participant
    Jun 10, 2026 7:20 AM UTC

    Old Illustrator “feature”. If you change the document color mode after opening a file, gradients retain the old color mode until one of the gradient colors is manually changed to the correct mode.

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    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Jun 10, 2026 6:55 AM UTC

    ​@Hosun It is just a way that the Color Panel lets you select colors. You can change that in the Color panel menu. 

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    Hosun
    HosunAuthor
    Inspiring
    Jun 10, 2026 12:23 PM UTC

    Thank you very much.

     

    Hosun

     

     

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    Hosun
    HosunAuthor
    Inspiring
    Jun 10, 2026 5:05 AM UTC

    I tried Gradient in a new file and RGB appears.

    A waring sign about memory shortage popped up. It might be the cause.

     

    Hosun

     

     

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