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I know that this is basic, but I can't find the answer in the InDesign user manual, neither did a quick search through this forum show me the answer.
I have some (gray) text selected, and I look at the color panel and I see this:
What do these numbers mean? One says 75%, another says K=70, another says K=52. What is the gray value for this text? Why are there three different numbers?
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When you created the color you applied to the text, you chose a CMYK mix of C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=70.
Then you used the Tint slider to make a 75% tint of the color. So 75% of K=70 gives you this result: C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=52. (A Tint is a lighter value of a color.)
I recreated it here:
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When you created the color you applied to the text, you chose a CMYK mix of C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=70.
Then you used the Tint slider to make a 75% tint of the color. So 75% of K=70 gives you this result: C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=52. (A Tint is a lighter value of a color.)
I recreated it here:
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