All pdfs created have yellow backgrounds

[JJ3ANS]

Every pdf I create - from a Word document or create blank page - has a yellow background. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and it hasn't fixed it. Version 2021.007.20091.

When opened in another program, they are normal white, so the problem is viewing/display.

[benjamine786637]

I just fixed it as well, after I tried many different ideas!

(1) re calibrate the screen "Bildschirmfarbe kalibrieren"

(2) then I changed the settings (4. Chapter) Seitenanzeige - Render: for the screen, and RGB-Schema (Arbeitsfarbraum)

(3) then I changed the settings (13. Chapter) Farbmanagement (Color-Management) into; RGB: Monitor Profile, CMYK: Photoshop 5 Default and Mechanism: Microsoft ICM

[Stevie de Vito]

Have you ever printed this pdf?

[defaultbk73hqp3hkn7]

I would appreciate a more direct and complete answer from Adobe regarding this problem. It clearly exists. Outside of this forum, I have spoken with dozens of other users who are experiencing the same problem we are here. While the workaround suggested by JJ3ANS does allow for white backgrounds in basic text documents that have been converted to PDFs, backgrounds remain yellow for any graphics on the page. It is baffling to me that Adobe has not been able to quickly replicate, troubleshoot and offer a fix for this issue. This is a major flaw and it should be treated as such.

[Dave__M]

Agreed - this has been an issue for way too long!  

Dave

[TonyMunns]

Good luck with that - Adobe seem to be very good a taking your money but not so good when it comes to offering support and fixes for what are clearly issues with their software. This thread has been going on for weeks and there is clearly a major issue, and how Adobe of all people can't replicate it when it's so commmonplace is at best a mystery. Maybe they're just hoping it'll go away?

[John25536604n8jq]

Still an issue in 2024. Adobe is a garbage company. 

[Oliver Kremer]

Same issue here with

• 2021.007.20099 (.61763),
• AGM 4.030.00111,
• CoolType 5.017.00005,
• Base 21.1792,
• JP2K 2.000.00002.49666

Looks like it's a "color problem". No problems with bw or grayscale scans, only color scans show the phenomenon. Also plain text documents are displayed with yellow background. The workaround via the adjusted color display does not work when color graphics are involved...

[Oliver Kremer]

This worked for me:

If you experience the "yellow problem" with Photoshop, try: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/initially-new-photoshop-cc-255-255-25...

[Arthur23764950e2nj]

Please use normal white

[Abhay24041655q2wd]

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/all-pdfs-created-have-yellow-backgrounds/m-p/1238...

[Abhay24041655q2wd]

Download download folder

[Abhay24041655q2wd]

Every pdf I create - from a Word document or create blank page - has a yellow background. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and it hasn't fixed it. Version 2021.007.20091.

When opened in another program, they are normal white, so the problem is viewing/display.

[benjamine786637]

Thank YOU!

Every pdf I create - from a Word document or create blank page - has a yellow background. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and it hasn't fixed it. Version 2021.007.20091.

When opened in another program, they are normal white, so the problem is viewing/display.

By @JJ3ANS

> And Color Scheme; Monitor-Color!

[Timon24103373ptsu]

Ich habe noch eine bessere Lösung gefunden, die dauerhaft für jede PDF funktioniert.
How To Fix Windows Photo Viewer Displaying Yellow Or Orange Tint
Dadurch konnte ich den Fehler beheben, da er nicht nur in Adobe aufgetreten ist, sondern auch in der Dateivorschau im Windows-Explorer.

[Dave__M]

Thanks, Timon24103373ptsu!

It's still shocking (and disappointing) that this is still an issue!

My best,

Dave

[ericc41172442]

Really!!! I gave up dealing with this issue late last year, just hoping there would be a magical morning I would come in to work and the yellow background would be gone........ and here we are. NO FIX FROM ADOBE???? Truly unbelievable!

[Kelsee25643541j18r]

NONE OF THE "FIXES" ARE WORKING!!!! Come on Adobe!

[benjamine786637]

True. Dont know what to do.

Beste Grüsse

Benjamin Emmenegger

[default6z4ao2gpz399]

Well, now the next year has startet. But the problem still exists.

@abobe what are you doing??

[default6z4ao2gpz399]

 

[Meenakshi Negi]

Hi default6z4ao2gpz399,

Thank you for reaching out.

Please let us know if the issue occurs with particular files or with all.

Did you notice this behavior change recently? Also, confirm if you have created this PDF.

Would you mind sharing the PDF with us? 

Share the OS version on the machine.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

[Greg329951351qlj]

I not sure if this is helpful, but I recall some years ago that Adobe Reader had an option for reducing eye strain by making document backgrounds non-white.  At that time, I turned on this option and this yellowish "feature" has been there ever since.  I can no longer find this option anywhere in the preferences so I can't turn it off.  I'm hoping this information can provide some insight to Adobe to repair this issue.

[divyap69359112]

Hi,

If you are using dual displays, please try the below steps

From Windows Control Panel open Color Managment.
Select the affected display (if you have multiple affected displays you will need to repeat the following steps for each one).
Check the box "Use my settings for this device"
Select any existing profiles associated with this device and Remove them.
Click Add and choose the ICC Profile called sRGB IEC61966-2.1.
Click OK and then Close.

Now try to open the PDF

[Greg329951351qlj]

I did try the method mentioned in the email, and it is useless since the problem is not cause by color management settings. The problem is inherent to Adobe Acrobat. The fact that Adobe has not been able to determine a resolution is actually an embarrassment!

On the same monitor, viewing a PDF in Chrome shows no yellowish background and viewing the same PDF in Acrobat shows a yellowish background. This all stemmed from a former setting for eye-strain relief.

On another note, I very much dislike the newer tab and menu display where the tabs are on the top level akin to browser windows. This makes the display look third-worldish.

Best regards,

Greg Waldherr, Ph.D.
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Email: gwaldherr@haltechnologies.com
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[ZBalling]

I cannot reproduce this. Please all update to Windows 11, you all are probably on some old Windows 10, it has all kinds of bugs in color management.

Stop recommending the change of color profile, there is a bug in Adobe acrobat that it does not use color profile in colorcpl.exe