The embedded color profile in this document will be discarded...

[Luisa María Ospina]

Hey guys, I recently updated my mac's software for macOS High Sierra version (10.13.1) and after that, when I open illustrator documents (created with mac OS X El Capitan) i get this message:

"The embedded color profile in this document will be discarded, because your color settings are configured for adobe illustrator 6.0 compatible color management.

Embedded: U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2"

What can I do to fix this? I use Illustrator CC 2014

[Bill Silbert]

With Illustrator open and no document open go to Color Settings (found under the Edit Menu) and pull down the Settings: menu and choose the color setting that is appropriate for your country and for your work flow (in my case "North America General Purpose 2"). Then quit the program and it will become part of your Illustrator preferences. This should stop that warning message from appearing. Make sure this same setting is used for all of your Adobe programs.

[Alexa26616340patt]

Mine was set to that already but the error message still pops up 😞

[Monika Gause]

Please post a screenshot of the message you are seeing and of your color management settings.

[Srishti Bali]

Hi @Alexa26616340patt

Thanks for reaching out! In addition to what Monika mentioned, check out the solutions shared in these similar discussions. Hope this helps!

:link: Discussion 1
:link: Discussion 2

Let us know if you need any further assistance—we're happy to help!

Regards,

Srishti

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Update to Illustrator CC2018.

Messed up color management is a known issue of High Sierra.