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Inspiring
December 11, 2022
Question

stuck in CYMK

  • December 11, 2022
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I made sure, when starting, to set new document as RBG mode...stuff I draw isn't being printed out. I noticed the black looked not very black, and clicking on it, it shows it as CYMK black, and even when changing to RGB black #000000, and save in swatch list, it puts it as CYMK black. Even when i double click and move the indicator to the black part, clicking on it again, i see it isnt in the lower left corner, but off a little to the right of that pure black corner. I never had this issue, now just keeps insisting to place me into a CYMK swatch palette.

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Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 11, 2022

In the document title the color mode is displayed. Is it really RGB?

Xaxis71Author
Inspiring
December 11, 2022

yes, by habit, I always pick RGB, and old computer, would automatic pick RGB when i clicked on the two sizes I used offen, since I made them as RGB documents...but in the Swatches, when hovering over the colours, show the CYMK code, not RGB.

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 11, 2022

The swatches keep their names even when converting the document color mode.

 

Is the document color mode RGB now? That is important, because if it isn't, it makes no sense to change the color definition, since it will keep bouncing back.

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 11, 2022

Do you start your new documents from an RGB document preset like Art & Illustration?

Xaxis71Author
Inspiring
December 11, 2022

Yes I always do, least try to. I just tried again, maybe cause the file I was using was in CYMK, cause would never stay true black. I opened a new one, and seems to stay black, but still, the swatch colours, when i hover over them, show CYMK, exception being, the first two, white and black....the next six are CYMK Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue and Magenta, then all the rest just a CYMK colour code. Before the Swatch that loaded with a new Document was an RGB Swatch palette, and I just want to get that back, as well as add the custom colours, like certain colours i use often, like a couple skin colours and certain shades of Teal/Aquamarine... but forgot how to set a custom Palette to load up on each new document, even if I need to change the size. ATM, I use 1350x1080/1080x1350 for images. Also is adding a custom Symbol library to be present on new documents the same process?

 

Thank you kindly, I just so dislike workin in CYMK, since I use web colours, not printed ones.

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 11, 2022

If you hover over the swatches and they show CMYK, the your document started as a CMYK document converted to RGB. When that has happened and you start a new document, it keeps those settings.

Try to create a new document and select one of the Art & Illustration presets, not a recently used one.