Colours change when exporting PDF

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May 23, 2023
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How to stop colour change when exporting PDF

- Colours look RGB (bright and vibrant) in Indesign
- Still look RGB when quick previewing PDF on my mac
- But they look CMYK (dull) when PDF is opened in Acrobat

Document setup intent: Web
Transperancy blend space: RGB
Export: Adobe PDF Interactive

I have use latest version of Indesign / Acrobat and MacOS Monterey. I am not super technical but know how to use Indesign to a very high professional standard.

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rob day

Community Expert

Can you share the PDF?

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EdwardA123456789Author

Participant

Thanks Rob, I managed to fix the issue with the help of an Adobe technician.

For anyone who may have the same problem the solution is as follows:

'Colour settings' and colour 'working space' should match across all apps and screen settings.

I was recommended this setup which is apparently safe and standard:
- Colour settings: Europe General Purpose 3
- Working SPace: sRGB IEC61966-2.1

rob day

Community Expert

Just note that the Color Settings generally only affect new documents you create—they are your preferences for the color profiles and color management policies that will get saved with the new document.

Existing documents are color managed with their assigned profiles (see Edit>Assign Profiles..), which could be different than the synced Color Settings Working Spaces.

Also if a placed object has an embedded profile that is different than the document’s assigned profile (with the link selected see Link Info>ICC Profile), the embedded profile color manages the image, not the document’s assigned profile or Color Settings’ working profile.

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