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LRockweiler
LRockweiler
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November 28, 2018
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Same Pantone swatch showing as two completely different colors.

  • November 28, 2018
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I have two open files and I am using the same logo in each but the Pantone is coming over as two different shades. I am NOT talking visually on the screen I am saying it is two different colors. When I open the color box the CMYK for each is completely different yet it is both the same Pantone. Secondly if I copy and past from one file to the other it converts it to the "shade"for that file. Any clue on what is wrong? I did not create these logo files the previous designer did and I can not figure out what they did to create this issue.

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    Correct answer Mike Sofa

    Your Swatch Options for Pantone 2955 C (from Swatch Library: Color Books: PANTONE+ Coated) should look like this:

    What you have is 2 different CMYK colors that are both named "PANTONE 2955 C."

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    Mike SofaCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    November 28, 2018

    Your Swatch Options for Pantone 2955 C (from Swatch Library: Color Books: PANTONE+ Coated) should look like this:

    What you have is 2 different CMYK colors that are both named "PANTONE 2955 C."

    ryan_edwards
    ryan_edwards
    Inspiring
    November 28, 2018

    possibly the color space/profile for each document is a little different... and thats why it globally changes it once you 'paste' into the other document/file

    LRockweiler
    LRockweilerAuthor
    Participant
    November 28, 2018

    Thank you, where do I go to check that setting?

    ryan_edwards
    ryan_edwards
    Inspiring
    November 28, 2018

    ...here's some more info if that doesn't show a difference
    Color settings in Photoshop

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