Make HSB Brightness color slider represent actual color, like Illustrator and Photoshop

[Marc Trzepla]

How do I set the Color sliders in InDesign to behave like the Color sliders in Illustrator and Photoshop?

If I work from the top down - set a Hue (zero degrees, red), then Saturation (zero) and then slide the Brightness - why doesn’t the Brightness bar color strip go from black (darkest) to WHITE (brightest)? Right now the Brightness slider goes from black to the brightess possible color of the hue selected at full saturation (red, in this case), ignoring the Saturation value.

Neither Saturation nor Brightness in InDesign adjust dynamically when sliding the other.

[Mike Witherell]

Hey Marc,

Good eye. I tested and see the same. No idea why. Of course, the meaningful color is the Fill/Stroke icon.

[Abhishek Rao · Accepted solution]

Hi @Marc Trzepla,

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I wanted to let you know that I've reported the behavior of the HSB Brightness slider to the InDesign product team for further review.

I'll keep you updated as soon as I hear back from them.

Best, 

Abhishek