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Illustrator is changing my color values

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January 17, 2018
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I am having a very strange experience in creating artwork in Adobe Illustrator. I have some older files, specifically for one client, and noticed the colors were duller than when created. I wrote it off as me creating the files incorrectly many years ago. However, I recently updated to Creative Cloud and designed a new project from scratch for a new client with new colors. When I went back to that file today to expand on the project I noticed the colors were duller than previously. I compared some of the color values to the original artwork and noticed that they had been changed slightly (ie: RGB 67 > 67, 187 > 168, 219 > 200; 241>222, 172>153, 27>27; etc).

The files are, and always have been, RGB. It would appear as if my colors are being changed from the time I save and close, to the time I re-open. Any ideas?

Correct answer Daniel Marciniak

Hello guys, try this:
edit-> assign profile -> working RGB (for me default was "profile:display (...)" and that was causing the problem).

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AlysonR

Participant

This continues to be a consistant problem for me as well. It happens with every Illustrator file I work on and it is incredibly frustrating. Is there still no fix?

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Please describe us step to step what is happening. Which color mode is the document (check the title bar)? How is color management set up? How do you measure the values?

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AlysonR

Participant

The document is in RGB color mode. I've attached a screenshot of my color management settings – basically the Illustrator default. My experience is just like everyone elses; over time the colors change/get darker. I always have to reference an external doc I've created with the correct HEX codes just to reset everything. I'm about ready to quit using Illustrator all together and move all projects to Figma.

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Juana6C1A

Participant

I have the same issue! And as I couldn't find a way to solve it, I have to make new files again and again. Any new solutions??

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

I suggest to contact support, they can have a look inside your system:

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Iamlefteriswhoareyou?

Participant

Hi there! I am facing the exact same issue with Illustrator. I create a new ai RGB file, I work, I close the file and next day I open again looks like my colors have been changed to dull colors, they look like CMYK even the fact that my file was always RGB...

Any solution so far to this mystery conversion?

Monika Gause

Community Expert

How is color management set up?

Iamlefteriswhoareyou?

Participant

my color settings setup is as below. Though, I haven't make any changes since yesterday that I worked on my file. Also, I have faced the same issue again in the past and I changed all my document's colors one by one..

Monika Gause

Community Expert

How's your color management set up?

How's your soft proof set up and have your perhaps turned it on?

Does the document color profile match the working profile?

WHich app does your client use to view it?

Is that app color management enabled and is it set up correctly?

ceyhun_akgun

Legend

You need to make Color Management settings. The link that I share will help you with this.

Creative Suite * Keeping colors consistent

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hollidayinkAuthor

Participant

Thank you for the article. I read through it and checked to make sure my color profiles were synchronized, which they are. Unfortunately, I think this still remains a mystery.

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