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Florian Krumm
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June 8, 2023
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Inconsistency of color mode in Illustrator when importing from Pantone Connect

  • June 8, 2023
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Hello,

I recently subscribed to Pantone Connect service to access their different catalog, but I noticed something that I don't understand about color management in Illustrator.

 

Here's my process:

  • I open Pantone Connect and import a Pantone color into my swatch. (My color is saved as a spot color and is in LAB mode)
  • I apply this color to a logo.
  • I save this logo in the Adobe library.
  • I create a new document and import a copy of my logo from the library.
  • The Pantone color previously applied to the logo gets added to my swatch, but this time it's no longer in LAB mode but in "Color Catalog" mode, and it becomes uneditable.

 

Is it normal for the mode to change? If yes, why?

 

Thank you in advance for your time.

I'm available for further explanations if needed.

FK

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解決に役立った回答 Lukas Engqvist

This is how Pantone have done. (I assume to protect their colurs). You can create a Custom swatch and give it LAB values, but if you are relying on LAB values why go Pantone at all? Pantone reserves the right to adjust and adapt the values so we cannot be entirely sure a Pantone has a set LAB (They have changed during the years) or the recepie of a Pantone colour.

 

Better to give your colur unique names "[Brand] Logo Blue", and then give Pantone as one option but set you LAB targets (Note that LAB while the most practical device independent way to define colur does assume that you have a set standard illumination, D50 or D65, a UV strategy M0, M1 or M2 and view angle… and we can get even more complicated, but I leave it at that)

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Lukas Engqvist
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June 8, 2023

This is how Pantone have done. (I assume to protect their colurs). You can create a Custom swatch and give it LAB values, but if you are relying on LAB values why go Pantone at all? Pantone reserves the right to adjust and adapt the values so we cannot be entirely sure a Pantone has a set LAB (They have changed during the years) or the recepie of a Pantone colour.

 

Better to give your colur unique names "[Brand] Logo Blue", and then give Pantone as one option but set you LAB targets (Note that LAB while the most practical device independent way to define colur does assume that you have a set standard illumination, D50 or D65, a UV strategy M0, M1 or M2 and view angle… and we can get even more complicated, but I leave it at that)

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