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July 27, 2026
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Black changing from 100% to 91% when exporting PDF

  • July 27, 2026
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Hi all - 

As noted, 100% black in ID turns into 91% in a PDF.

This appears to be similar to this post - however, I haven’t found something that works, and am not sure what’s going on.

Have there been any updates to the process here? Any troubleshooting tips?
Maybe export to a different profile?

[edit] Gray Gamma 2.2 seems to be ok - not sure why 100% black would be changing in other export profiles though… ?

FWIW - we’re printing in black only. There’s an RGB image with an almost-black that’s converting properly. 

(I didn’t receive a profile...)

thanks!

    1 reply

    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 27, 2026

    Hi @turner111,


    Thanks for reaching out, and sorry to hear you're running into this issue. Based on your description, it sounds similar to a previously discussed color management behavior. I'd recommend trying the suggestions mentioned in the following thread and letting us know if they help:

    https://adobe.ly/4fopnIP

    If the issue still persists after trying those suggestions, please share your PDF export settings (particularly the Output tab) along with a screenshot of your Edit > Color Settings dialog.


    Looking forward to hearing back.

    Abhishek