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Why is CMYK not a color mode option anymore?

Community Beginner ,
Mar 05, 2024 Mar 05, 2024

I work on a magazine and create color palettes all the time. When i go to "create" at color.adobe.com, and click the color mode drop down menu, there's no CMYK option anymore, just RGB, HSB, and LAB? Print isn't completely dead yet. I'm I missing something? 

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New Here ,
Apr 03, 2024 Apr 03, 2024

Me lo chiedo anch'io 

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Guide ,
Apr 04, 2024 Apr 04, 2024

The CMYK  color mode did not reflect any standard CMYK printing process and was removed because it was worthless.  If you need CMYK values, just get the RGB values and make sure your RGB color space is set to sRGB in Photoshop.  Select the CMYK output profile for your final CMYK print process.  Click the foreground color and input the RGB Values.  Then record what the pallet shows as the equivalent CMYK values should be to make that RGB color in your chosen print process.  



ICC programmer and developer, Photographer, artist and color management expert, Print standards and process expert.
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New Here ,
Jul 23, 2025 Jul 23, 2025
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sorry if i'm not supposed to message here, but was there any reason this feature was removed instead of actually fixing it? 

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Explorer ,
Jun 13, 2024 Jun 13, 2024

I know right - missing that option big time!!!!!!

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Jun 27, 2024 Jun 27, 2024
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