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Illustrator colors appear faded

bayud93070461
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Apr 03, 2023 Apr 03, 2023

Why does every time I open an old project in Adobe Illustrator, the colors always appear faded, like pastel colors instead of bright RGB colors?

I am using a MacBook M1 with Adobe Illustrator 2022

any suggestions

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Monika Gause Community Expert
Community Expert , Apr 03, 2023 Apr 03, 2023

How is your color management set up?

WHich color profile is applied to your monitor in the system.

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueSFXNWL3Ds

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Monika Gause Community Expert
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Apr 03, 2023 Apr 03, 2023

How is your color management set up?

WHich color profile is applied to your monitor in the system.

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueSFXNWL3Ds

Why Does Illustrator Change My RGB Color Numbers?
Why Does Illustrator Change My RGB Color Numbers?
youtube.com/watch?v=ueSFXNWL3Ds
When designing for the screen, you want consistent color numbers. But that sometimes doesn't work without even getting a warning. In this video we're going to explore why Illustrator changes the numbers and how to stop that from happening. Color management has been introduced in order to achieve a
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thankyou, very helpful

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