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AndrewForrest87
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August 13, 2019
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The Grey In My PDF Changes When Opened In Photoshop

  • August 13, 2019
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Hi,

I have saved a logo design from Illustrator as a PDF in RGB colour mode. I am trying to place it into a mockup in Photoshop which I have made sure is in RGB colour mode, however the light grey that I have used changes to a very dark grey for some reason. All other colours are fine.

Any ideas as to why this might be happening?

Thanks,

Andy

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    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 13, 2019

    Check to be sure the Illustrator File>Document Color Mode is RGB. Also confirm that both the source Illustrator and the destination Photoshop doc’s assigned RGB profiles match—Edit>Assign Profile. And, finally make sure your PDF export did not convert the color—use the default PDF/X-4 preset.

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    AndrewForrest87Author
    Participant
    August 13, 2019

    Followed your steps but still the same outcome

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 13, 2019

    Why pdf and not ai?

    What were the pdf settings?

    Omar.Fathy
    Community Expert
    Omar.FathyCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 13, 2019

    You are right. You can also edit the PDF Exporting setting but to deal with the main problem, you need to use the right colors.

    Omar.Fathy
    Community Expert
    Omar.FathyCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 13, 2019

    In Illustrator, Check the black color to see if it is Just BLACK or Rich BLACK C:100 M:100 Y:100 K:100 or RGB 255 All.

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    AndrewForrest87Author
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    August 13, 2019

    The black in Illustrator comes up as R:29 G:29 B:27

    Omar.Fathy
    Community Expert
    Omar.FathyCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 13, 2019

    Sorry I meant RGB 0:0:0
    make it R:0 G:0 B:0 to get the rich black in RGB

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