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Illustrator makes the colors dull/washed out

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April 3, 2021
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I've been using Illustrator for quite some time now, and I've never had a problem with the colors.

Recently the colors have become WAAAAAY off. I'll attach some screenshots. The problem I haven't changed any settings either.

I typically use RGB color mode because...well screens, but I tried clicking CMYK mode, and the colors became closer to what they should be/darker.

I can't for the life of me figure out what to do.

In the screenshots the darker color for the posts was CMYK and the lighter was RGB.

With the color palette screenshot, the colors appear right in the Libraries, but they are off on the document.

HELP!

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Correct answer Julio César Mercado

Hello. Had the same issue and no recomendation worked for me. Finally I solved it opening Adobe Bridge -> Edit > Color Settings > Monitor Color > Apply. Hope it works for you too.

SPRFRSH

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The problem could be fixed by changing the settings here:

View > Proof Setup > Customize....

At some point when importing image into Illustrator it decides to change the Proof setup by itself.

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Jennifer24132294uvbm

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SAME!!!!! What Do I do if I no longer have Photoshop? Why is Photoshop effecting my Illustrator files anyway?

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Jennifer this is an old thread, that Photoshop bug is already solved.

Please start a new topic with more details about your document color mode, profile and a screenshot of your color settings.

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pang94567571

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Hi,

I have a similar problem - suddenly my Illustrator colors are way too bright and I can't seem to get an accurate pdf from what I see on the screen.

I have attached a screengrab of what i see in illustrator (the bright colors on the left) and the pdf created ( the dull colors on the right) of the same file

PLEASE HELP!!

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Can you check your Color settings/

There is a bug caused by the recent Photoshop update. It sets your Illustrator Color Settings to Emulate Illustrator 6, which turns color management off.

If that is the case, use the CC app to revert Photoshop to the Previous version (22.2.0) and then change your Color Settings to what you want it to be.

And then check if your documents have the correct color profile assigned (Edit > Assign Profile...)

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EleniMAPAuthor

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Thank you soooo much! This really freaked me out. It was definitely a bug.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Good to hear that helped.

thatsmauri

Community Expert

This is expected behaviour. Both color modes are different.

(Image taken from https://weprintanycolour.com/pages/cmyk-colour-mode/)

CMYK is mainly used for printed stuff, whereas RGB is meant for digital.

https://en.99designs.de/blog/tips/correct-file-formats-rgb-and-cmyk/

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EleniMAPAuthor

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I understand the difference in color modes, it's just that the colors on the document have become washed out. They don't match what the colors should be. In the image with the color palette, the right side is what the colors should look like, but the left side is what they actually look like.

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