Exporting ASE color pallettes to PDF or Tiff

[Karlo22916131tag8]

Hello everyone,

I found this color map on Adobe Stock very helpful, but I was wondering if there is a way to create a color map using Photoshop or Illustrator.  I work in the textile industry, and I was hoping to create a range of colors and export that range to an image file with the RGB or HEX codes at the bottom without manually typing in the code myself since there would be thousands of colors! Is that even possible in Photoshop or Illustrator?  How was the below created (I hope no one had to type in the codes manually)?  I would love any thoughts and ideas!

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

What is the native format for the file?

[Karlo22916131tag8]

Hi Kevin, thank you for your response.  In this particular image file, I found on adobe stock, which was an illustrator file.  However, this is just an example of what I would like to create.  So my question is, in Photoshop or Illustrator, can I take an ASE color palette and export it as an image file (PDF tiff or anything) with the color swatches and RGB codes below it?  Without me having to create the square swatches manually and type in codes?  I hope this makes sense.

[Kevin Stohlmeyer · Accepted solution]

I've used SwatchWatch a while ago - its a free script for InDesign that can create a similar swatch page.

As long as the swatches are RGB color mode, the output formulas match.

https://www.rorohiko.com/downloads/SwatchWatch.1.0.3.zip

[Kevin Stohlmeyer · Accepted solution]

https://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/swatchwatcher-case-study/

[Karlo22916131tag8]

Hi Kevin this was soooo helpful and EXACTLY what I needed!! I just ran the script and it totally worked!!!! Thank you so much for this.  I literally scoured the internet for a full day and nothing came up.  This helped me out so much.  Thank you!

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

Be sure to mark the answer as correct to help other users! Have a good holiday week!

[Karlo22916131tag8]

I just did! TY enjoy your holiday as well!!

[Karlo22916131tag8]

Hi Kevin, wow, thank you so much!  I am new to using scripts in InDesign. But I will try this out and let you know how it goes.  Sincerely appreciate it!