Reducing colors in vector artwork to 12 in Illustrator

[lukasb52829940]

I need to reduce the colors of this vector to 12 colors. Is there any 'easy' way to do this? 

I've tried to use the Illustrator tool but I keep getting way to much colors. 

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[federico platon]

Well, it is at left of Kleuren. There is an icon (Color Reduction Options) that opens a window, type there 12 colors and below Colorize method, select: EXACT, to avoid tints.

Then, before closing the Recolor panel click at the top right side icon to add those 12 colors to a new group in the Swatches panel where you can convert them to Global, edit them,...

[Srishti Bali]

Hi Lukas,

Thanks for reaching out. In addition to the suggestion shared by Federico, you can also take a look at this help article: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/illustrator/using/color-groups-harmonies.html#reduce_colors_in_your_artw...

Let us know if that helps or if you need any further assistance. 

Regards,

Srishti