Colors in exported PDF different than Illustrator file

[tallscot]

Hey everyone,

I have a map I created that has a yellow texture inside a clipping mask of the world map. In the Illustrator file, the yellow is bright. When I export it as a PDF, the yellow turns into a burnt orange and rust look - totally different.

The yellow texture uses multiple layers. One is set to OVERLAY, another is set to DARKEN, another is set to COLOR BURN. If I FLATTEN TRANSPARENCY, it looks fine in PDF, but that makes it bitmap, right? This is a giant print for a wall in a booth. Doing that balloons the file size, and vector is better for printing.

Any options?

Thanks!
Scot

[tallscot · Accepted solution]

OK, sorry to waste your time. I found the answer on the forum from someone else's thread. It's the Mac OS X Preview App's fault. If I view my PDF in Acrobat, it looks fine. Apple's Preview is out-of-date with its PDF specs.

Thanks