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How to get RYB complementary colors in RGB imaging software
I am looking for a way to get RYB complementary colors in software. This means, complementary color pairs I am looking to get would be:
red - green
yellow - violet
blue - orange
However, when ...
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Proof printing for the web
I had this debate with a colleague and we didn't see anything solid or something from a search that would answer this with certainty so I thought I would open it here. You are designing a website or ...
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Simplest set of inks that could print the RGB gamut?
Artist Tauba Auberbach produced this recently:
It's called RGB Colourspace Atlas, and is a physical, printed book of what it implies is the whole RGB colour space.
Is there an existing ...
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Why are my colours outputting so differently in Illustrator
Despite trying various colour profiles across Illustrator and CS5 I seem to keep running into save for web, export and screen-grabs (used as a more accurate last resort) issues where the colours I'm ...
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Color palettes - RAL to hex or RGB
I'm looking for a way to transform the RAL color palette to hex or RGB so I can use the colors in CSS (all/any of them).
Is there an XML file someone can point me to, or a database somewhere, that's ...
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Color space term? (RGB / I values)
I found ascii document with 3d data. It was said:
ascii text file of point cloud with RGB / I values
Here you can see part of document:
0.805, 10.301, -1.860, 165, 66, 65, 66
0.806, 10.311, ...
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Getting an Accurate Colour Match in RGB
I'm designing a website at the moment.
The client's corporate colour is PANTONE Black 2C (made up of 70% Black and 30% Yellow).
Now, when printed it comes out very dark but with a hint of yellow. ...
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Is there a freely available CMYK color chart that I can print on press and work with?
After reading the answers to my previous questions, How does a monitor display the CMYK color? Is it actually showing the true CMYK color? I'm very much convinced that I need to profile my monitor if ...
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How does a monitor display the CMYK color? Is it actually showing the true CMYK color?
Just few moments ago I asked a question regarding RGB to CMYK conversion.
say, RGB (86,92,214) the color in my image. Then monitor uses same values for displaying (lightning LEDs, LCDs or CRTs). ...
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how to change the workspace color window from RGB to CMYK mode in Illustrator CS5.1?
I'm using Illustrator CS5.1 and started a new document in RGB mode. When I change the color mode to CMYK under File->Document Color Mode->CMYK Color, the Color window in my workspace doesn't change ...
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PANTONE and color conversions
I have been given a standard color palette. The colors are defined in terms of
PANTONE #### X
for example
PANTONE 1234 C.
Followed by their CMYK, RGB and HSB values.
Another page defines ...
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Completely different interpretation of Pantone to RGB values depending where I look.
I'm making a web site and have been told the corporate color is pantone 2745.
In illustrator, here, and here it is a deep indigo color.
Here, here, here and here it is a deep violet sort of color.
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Translation of Hex Colours to RGB Colours?
Apparently Illustrator and Photoshop uses different colour settings - Illustrator uses RGB and Photoshop uses some hex/HTML-like colour system with a combination of letters and numbers. Is there any ...
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What's the difference between CMYK Black and RGB Black
I know this sounds a stupid question, black is black right?
Wrong:
It's black right? so why are the CMYK Values so far away from black?
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What is the difference between CMYK and RGB? Are there other color spaces I should know?
I'm a photographer, who dabbles in graphic design from time to time as well. What are the differences between the various color spaces?
