Color swatches change as they are copied from one file to another, resaved etc.

Question

I am having an issue with color swatches constantly changing as they are used and re-used. It's difficult for me to determine when and where the change takes place, but I know that it seems to solely be the result of my interaction with AI files (the files are used by multiple coworkers of mine).

For example, one color evolved from to RGB 50/122/122 to RGB 17/48/60. Obviously, these are quite different.

This seems to happen in colors that are not named colors in the color swatch panel, ie in colors inside patterns and the like. Several grey patterns have drifted to be more reddish.

There has been no change in how I work, have not adjusted any settings to my knowlege. I would really appreciate some guidance on troubleshooting this issue because nobody has the slightest idea how to even explain it.

Aaron22017780e7jg · Accepted Answer

It was Emulate Illustrator 6, but when I interrogated my coworkers I've changed it to the same as theirs, North American General Purpose 2. Never seen the Color Settings panel before, no idea how I got a different setting than everyone else. Hope this solves it, thanks for bringing this to my attn.

michelew83603738 · Answer

If I understand you correctly, you are working collaboratively and with colors that have been saved to the Cloud. Isn't it possible that these colors have been edited by your co-workers? Perhaps I am misunderstanding the workflow, but that seems to be what is going on to me. If it was a matter of CMYK to RGB workspace, the color changes would not be that drastic.

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