Adobe InDesign display colors paled and desaturated.

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August 14, 2025
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My InDesign display colors incorrectly than the exported PDF. Indesign showns more desaturated and pale.

I have tried - turn off GPU preview; color setting to North America General Purpose 2 and s RGB; document setup to Web; Transparency blend to RGB; set swatches to RGB color; turn on and off proof colors but still doesn't work.

rob day

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Hi @Jingyan330652528vo2 , If there is any transparent object on the page and you want RGB colors to display in your document’s assigned RGB space, set your Transparency Blend Space to Document RGB. Keep in mind your RGB color is outside the CMYK color gamut of most print devices.