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Automatically switching to Display Color Profile

  • August 1, 2022
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I want my Color Profile to remain sRGB IEC61966-2.1 but Illustrator keeps switching to Display making the colors way too bright. Usually it's when I go to a different program then back to illustrator it switches to Display and I have to go Edit/Assign Profile and choose sRGB IEC61966-2.1 again. Thanks for the help!

Correct answer Ton Frederiks

If I understand correctly, your Color Settings have as RGB Working Space: sRGB IEC61966-2.1

Do you Open images (like screendumps) in Illustrator? This will make Illustrator use the image color profile as the Document Color Profile.

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Ton Frederiks
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August 1, 2022

If I understand correctly, your Color Settings have as RGB Working Space: sRGB IEC61966-2.1

Do you Open images (like screendumps) in Illustrator? This will make Illustrator use the image color profile as the Document Color Profile.

kevinf78831444
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August 1, 2022

I drag and drop photos and screenshots into illustrator a lot, yes. Would using Place avoid changing the color profile?

Ton Frederiks
Ton Frederiks
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January 20, 2025

Just seen this thead, I have this problem and it drives CRAZY, in my instance it only occurs if I drag an image directly from a web brower (google chrome) into illustrator - I have all my profile mismatches set to alert, but no alert appears and the workspace is silently changed to 'display.' I can't find any settings that stop this occuring, so I just don't drag and drop directly from a browser anymore. Needs fixing as it is easy to forget, drag stuff in and then end up in a mess with your colours. If you've reported it and nothing has been done for years, I assume it will remain an unsolved problem, just like the dreaded 'flickering cursor' situation that has haunted me for over a decade.


Carla, you may want to add your experience to the bug report mentioned above. I did not see it reported that dragging from a browser changes the document color profile.

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