color settings

[ayotomide_6903]

Recently my color settings have not matched what I set for the file. For example I set my colors to RGB when creating a new file, for some reason when i am in the work space the colors are displayed in CMYK, my color settings still say its in RGB but the colors that are being displayed are in CMYK. 

[ayotomide_6903]

does anyone have any ideas on how i can fix this 

[Monika Gause]

You are sure that your document color mode is RGB?

And your colors should be bright, but aren't?

Do you have soft proof turned on?

How is your color management set up?

WHich color profile is applied to the document?

[ayotomide_6903]

Yes, the document color mode is in RGB. im not sure what soft proof is. 

[ayotomide_6903]

Yes the colors should be bright but are not when i go to the color panel and hover over the colors it shows CMYK. 

[Monika Gause]

You can set up the sliders in the color panel any way you like. So in an RGB document you need to select RGB from the menu.

Soft proof can be used from the View menu.

How is Edit > Color settings set up?

[ayotomide_6903]

attached an image above showing how edit> color is set up?

[Monika Gause]

Please embed screenshots in your post. 

[ayotomide_6903]

I have attached some screenshots, which show every color setting (that I know of) says my color settings are in RGB except when I'm trying to fill in a shape. 

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Your RGB color space is set to monitor, which is wrong. 

Your color management policies are turned off, which will give you unpredictable results.

All in all the way this is set up will not bring you where you want to be.

You need to learn color management. Maybe start with the basics, but the you need to dive much deeper. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/setting-color-management.html

[ayotomide_6903]

Ok thank you for your help, what setting would you recommend I use for my RGB color space? 

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse · Accepted solution]

In addition to what @Monika Gause has already said (re: your Color Management settings), the swatch you are hovering over in your first screen grab is NAMED CMYK Red. It's just a name; and does not indicate its values. If you double-click on it to edit it, you will see it's properly RGB values in the current color space you are in.