Copy & Paste color issues in Illustrator

[chrisw30864448]

When I copy from an RBG file to a new RGB file (Or even from CMYK TO CMYK) I get a loss of color (It almost looks like a transparency issue, but it's not)

This is NOT an RGB to CMYK issue (or vice versa)

The original is on the left, on the right is a NEW file after pasting:

Please help, this is driving me crazy

[Barbara Ash]

Check Edit > Color Settings for both files to make sure you have the same settings.

[chrisw30864448]

I noted in my post that they are the same.

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[Barbara Ash]

Both are using Adobe RGB or both using sRGB?

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[LaurenKChristensen]

Did you ever get a reasonable answer to this? I'm working with a logo that I didn't create. When I paste it in any application, it reacts exactly as yours does in your example. None of these answers seem to be what I need. The color settings match, I don't want to go to a previous software version.

[Monika Gause]

Please show us a screenshot and tell us the exact color profiles of the files concerned. Is maybe one of them in Soft proof?

[Barbara Ash]

You're not in isolation mode, right?

[chrisw30864448]

I have been playing with this and just noticed that this only happens with Pantone colors, not with CMYK or RGB colors.

[Barbara Ash · Accepted solution]

Pantone changed how Pantone colors were interpreted in CS6. Are you by any chance copying from a pre Illustrator CS6 file into a CS6 or later file?

[chrisw30864448]

Yes, Is there a work around?

[Barbara Ash]

You could try saving your CS6 or later Illustrator file as an Illustrator CS5 or earlier file.

[Monika Gause]

In the swatches panel open the spot color options.

Set to "Use Lab values" instead of CMYK.

And please read this. Please do.

Pantone Plus color libraries

[sachdevar94@gmail.com]

Correct Solution for Copy-Paste issues in illustrator is here:

Step1: Click on "File" and then "New"

Step2: Right Side look at Color Mode and select "RGB Color".

 and here you go.

[jenrenear]

I feel like i've waited for ever for this answer. Thank you for this simple fix!

[Ton Frederiks]

Actually better is: 

Step1: Click on "File" and then "New"

Step2: Select an Art & Illustration preset (unless you work for web or video).

 and here you go.

Selecting the correct preset is important because when a print preset is used for RGB all the swatches are converted from CMYK to RGB and look dull (or are wrong in the case of Black).