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Colors are different in Illustrator and elsewhere

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March 10, 2024
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Hi everyone,

I'm working on a new Behance project, and when I export images from Adobe Illustrator (AI) and upload them to Behance, on Behance they're dull and lifeless. The same happens also when I preview the images on my computer using the integrated image viewer.

In AI, I'm using "Monitor RGB" as my Proof Setup because it has the richest and most vivid color. Could this be the issue?

My laptop's screen has a wide color gamut (100% DCI-P3 color gamut) so I assume in AI I'm using more colors than my browser (and Behance in this case) can reproduce since sRGB is the standard in web browsers?

Could this be the case? And if yes, should I just turn the Proof Setup in AI to "sRGB" then?

I guess I will have to rework the colors and try to make them more vivid, even though I'll have less colors to work with? Or is something else causing this issue?

PS: The same happens when I switch from my laptop monitor and preview everything on my external BenQ monitor.

Also, I'm using an Asus Windows laptop.

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Amin338570357e48

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Ah, that tiny option at the bottom can be a game-changer! Switching to show the Document Color Profile helps keep those color schemes in check while working away.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Yes, that and the warnings checkboxes in the Color Settings will alert you.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Please read about color management.

Your proof setup is not meant to present you with the mot vivid color, but with the result you need to expect under the circumstances. So yes, eRGB would be it.

What are your color settings?

loyal_scientist98C6Author

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Yes, I was aware of that, but seems like I didn't fully understand it. My color settings are already set to sRGB, only the proof setup is (was) set to Monitor RGB

One more issue I had before switching to Monitor RGB was, when I'd screenshot something from the internet, or copy an image, and paste it into AI, the colors were different. Now the issue would be the other way around - the colors would be more vivid in my browser and in AI they would be dull. I solved this when I switched to Monitor RGB - in this case the colors were the same in AI and in my browser.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Nikola, what was the Document Color Profile of the Illustrator files that gave the duller result.

The document Color Profile will be the same as in your Color settings when you create a new file, but could be different when you open an image.

Are you exporting as PNG for Behance? Illustrator still does not embed a Color Profile in PNG files, but uses one to export the files. The receiving application just guesses sRGB, which could be wrong.

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