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Two files, both CMYK, but showing diff color

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August 25, 2023
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Hello, so I have two files set to CMYK color mode. Both files have the same values in CMYK (C: 27% M: 0% Y: 6% K: 0%), but the colors look visibly different. Then I noticed the corresponding hex codes were different, even with the CMYK the same (one: B6E3EC, other: C5E6F1). Why is this?

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

You can correct it by choosing Edit > Assign Profile... and assign the US Web Coated (SWOP) v2

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Maybe they have different color profiles?

Can you check the document color profiles for the documents for differences?

You can show the document color profile at the bottom of your document window:

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Inspiring

They both have the exact same working spaces: US Web Coated (SWOP) v2, and the same for RGB (sRGB IEC61966-2.1)

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I can only see the differences when the document color profiles are different. One US, the other Europe.