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April 4, 2024
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Need two decimal values for LAB assignment in swatch panel

  • April 4, 2024
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I need to assign LAB values to swatches within Illustrator, which rely on two decimal values for exact brand specificity and absolute consistency with global print partners.

Currently - Illustrator is rounding these LAB values to the nearest whole number which won't allow for 100% consistency between art output from InDesign and Illustrator. It also disallows the same swatch being used within InDesign, since the Illustrator swatch creates it's own LAB values which are not in sync with the accurate, two-decimal InDesign LAB swatches. 

How can Illustrator be adjusted to allow for decimal values in LAB assignment, through the swatch panel interface? 

InDesign currently allows for this (two decimal values in LAB assignments) - I need Illustrator to allow for this so workflow and swatches between the two apps - but especially between print vendor & brand expectations can be 100% consistent with each other, and swatch alignment between Adobe apps can be accurate. 

TIA 

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Anubhav M
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Anubhav MCommunity Manager
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April 12, 2024

Hello @stephaniec42602492,

Thanks for reaching out. Would you mind checking out this UserVoice and upvoting it if it matches your request (https://adobe.ly/3PZXQQF) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

 

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

 

Thanks,

Anubhav

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