Layer 1 has brighter colours and layer 2 and 3 has dull/faded colours? Does anyone know a fix please

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Hiya, sorry if this is the wrong thread to post in! I am new to photoshop and have created a coloured sketch. I have been duplicating layer 1 and making changes using the duplicated layer. However, I have noticed that these extra layers I have made, although, using the same colours, it presents as faded e.g. the black looks a bit greeney and the pinks look the same, as if there's a filter on. I have checked the adjustments and profiles but everything seems to be the same with 100% opacity. Is there any solution to this please as Layer 1 is not the layer I will be using, however, I prefer the colours on layer 1, despite using the same colours. Many thanks!

D Fosse · Answer

It sounds like your file doesn't have an embedded color profile (untagged), and you're bringing in material with different original color profiles.

Always make sure your files have an embedded profile:

What profile to use is a different consideration, but for the purposes of this discusion, the critical thing is that there is one. Then the incoming files don't need to match, they will be correctly converted in the paste, so that colors are preserved.

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