Illustrator CC Changing Document Color Mode from RGB to CMYK

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December 17, 2022
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I work in publishing. I have a set of graphics for which the print versions need to be grayscale (ie shades of K) and the ebook versions need to be in color. Naturally, the ebook graphics need to be in RGB color mode. However, when I change the document color mode to RGB, save and close, then reopen, the color mode is back to CMYK. Yes, I know I can open them all in Photoshop then export them as RGB raster files, but that's a bit of a Rube Goldberg solution to something that should be very simple. Is there something I'm missing here? Thanks in advance for any help.

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Correct answer Monika Gause

And you save as AI? Or perhaps EPS (with include CMYK data turned on?)

Ton Frederiks

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Can you share an example file?

MorazanAuthor

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Already figured it out with Monika Gause's help, above. As usual, there was something glaringly obvious my brain wasn't perceiving. Thanks, though!

Monika Gause

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Exactly what are you doing step by step and what are you saving using which options?

MorazanAuthor

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File/Document Color Mode/RGB (originally in CMYK mode). I actually see the colors change subtly, so I know it's changing.
Save.
Close.
Reopen.
Check document color mode, and it's CMYK.

In case it helps, I'm running Windows 10 x64 latest build, just updated Illustrator an hour or so ago, but the issue existed in the previous as well as this version. Thanks.

Monika Gause

Correct answer

Community Expert

And you save as AI? Or perhaps EPS (with include CMYK data turned on?)

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