Questions tagged [color-conversion]
Questions about changing colors from one color space to another, most often to match the original color as closely as possible.
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Pantone Color Manager - exported colors have diffferent values when imported in Illustrator
Im new to Pantone colors and have some doubts. I started using Pantone Bridge Coated book and Pantone software named Pantone Color Manager. Software is regularly updated and I export palettes as soon ...
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How can I de-mix/de-blend two colors?
I'm "reverse engineering" a graphics package based on rasterized images to recreate the graphics package as layered components.
I have a situation whereby I have two elements, each with some level of ...
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How make the lines bolder in the following image?
I am a web developer and not a graphic designer but I know basic Illustrator and Photoshop. My client wants this image to be a bit bolder:
The image is white with a transparent background (dark ...
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My print has lost color accuracy when rendered from Photoshop to a vinyl banner
Recently ordered a 10x3ft 15oz laminated vinyl banner for every-day outdoor use.
This is what the banner looks like:
The colors used are:
White #ffffff
Blue #0071bc
Grey #8c8b8b
Black #000000
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How to batch convert RGB to CMYK and have black mapped to 0%C, 0%M, 0%Y, 100%K (NOT rich black!)
I have several SVG files (generated by a JavaScript framework) that need to end up as CMYK .EPS files for print.
So I made an action for it, changing the document color mode to CMYK, assigning a CMYK ...
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What is the difference between RGB and CMYK colours? [duplicate]
Why does the printer ask for all colours to be in CMYK, cant you sometimes send them as RGB like when you might print them from an office printer?
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Brand Guideline Colors Don't Match Pantone [duplicate]
I'm in the process of starting a new company, and am trying to create the brand guideline document, so I'm having to learn all about RGB, CMYK, and Pantone from scratch, so apologies if this is a ...
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Color shifts when printing in illustrator vs word - how to avoid?
Working on a graphic for a thank you letter that will be printed and sent out to clients.
Already found exact color that prints as expected (Neon mountain dew green on screen, green apple ish color ...
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How can one accurately reproduce color from an already printed (hard copy) color block?
Thanks in advance! Really trying to find the answer to this one... have an already printed color available in a document. And now, need to reproduce it on a (wide format) printer.
What should be ...
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Change CMYK color profile from one to another without changing color in file
I have a blue CMYK color in my file and the file from the start was created with U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 profile. Now when I know where I will print this work, of course I need to print it out with ...
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gimp change colors in 2-color image
In Gimp I have a simple graphic image with two colors (a foreground and background color) with anti-aliasing between them. I would like to change either one or both of the colors in the image to ...
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printing on plastic - coated versus uncoated
I understand the coated versus uncoated dealing with paper stock, but is there any difference when dealing with plastics?
Do plastics have absorption characteristics that would provide for color ...
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How to Match Skin Color Between Pictures Of The Same Person In GIMP
I have two pictures of the same person. Pictures were taken at same place but slightly different light were used in each one. I would like to adjust the skin color in one picture to match the other so ...
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How To Convert Pantone Tint to similar Pantone Color
I have a file provided to me by a client of their logo which consists of various tints of the same Pantone color (50%, 25% etc)
I'm trying to find a way to convert these to actual Pantone colors ...
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Filling areas in scanned maps (not by colors but by pattern)
I have old land-use maps in a scanned format. I am trying to obtain proper land-use maps from it, similar to what is described here: https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/71650/how-to-compare-areas-...
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Determine whether photo was edited or not
I'm trying to figure out the genuineness of a picture showing a ladies t-shirt at a web store --whether the color choices are actually different photos or if one photo was taken & the rest of the ...
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How to change all pixels in Gimp that are not one of two colors to white?
I was trying to submit an app to the Windows Phone app store. Here all pixels need to be white (#FFFFFF) or transparant (#FF####).
I had a black logo on a white background. To make the background ...
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Is it necessary to manually tweak colors between screen and print versions of a design?
I have a portfolio for example, and initially it was designed for print, and everything was okay.
Now I am trying to make it viewable on screen with consistent colors, and I'm finding some problems. ...
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How to change one color for another?, in Fireworks CS6
Using Adobe Fireworks CS6, if you want to use this image
but Instead of the balck color I want that the image use the #F1A340 color (close to orange)
How could I do this?. I try Adding FILTERS OF ...
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Why do professional print houses use gamut-limiting CMYK?
I recently had some business cards printed, and was warned to use the CMYK colour space if providing TIF files. When I tried saving from Paint Shop Pro to a CMYK, of course the colours came out very ...
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Pantone vs. CMYK colors - Please help
I just started working at a company that has predetermined colors for the brand, but I am running into inconsistencies with the colors given. The colors have been around for a long time so no one ...
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Convert a vector logo into a Monochrome Bitmap in illustrator
I have designed a logo in illustrator CC 2014 and it's dimensions are 128px x 32px
which I want to convert into a Monochrome Bitmap picture.
I have tried the solution from this forum. Still blurred ...
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How to convert Pantone 7C to TPX?
How do I convert Pantone 7C (Cool Gray) to TPX?
Is C a color international standard for print graphics?
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Which RGB profile should be used when exporting a PDF for web?
I created a 60 page book in CMYK because it is going to be printed. I now need to convert this document to RGB so it can be viewed online. From doing a little research on this site, I see that I can ...
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How do I edit my CMYK greens to output as brightly as possible?
Converting my photoshop work from RGB to CMYK to send to print. Found out today that RGB has a much broader and vibrant colour array than CMYK.
Trying to edit the values, saturation, brightness, ...
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Why are my printed colors duller than expected?
Basically, I've designed a booklet on Photoshop CC. It's an informational booklet so it's quite vibrant with lots of colours and pictures in it.
I've finished it and exported all the files into PDF ...
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Print from acrobat pdf - print true cmyk values
I've created some graphics on Adobe Illustrator and have saved them as a pdf. Using Output preview/Object Inspector (from the dropdown Preview list) I can check that every object in the the graphics ...
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Why are Pantone Color Bridge (UP) so different to Pantone Solid (U)?
I've recently bought Pantone Uncoated Color Bridge fan guide (I've owned Formula Guide for some time now) — it's great. What surprises me though is the obvious color shift in Color Bridge (UP) colors. ...
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Batch replace image color
I have plenty of images made up with the same color, just like those:
Now what I want is to change their "main" color from "#3d507d" to "#7C0A0A".
I tried to do that by changing the "hue/...
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CMYK color related to RGB / hex - different online than in Adobe [duplicate]
I'm working in a palette where for each color I have:
- hex value
- rgb value
- cmyk value
I was working with online tools like http://www.color-hex.com/
The thing is, for the same rgb/hex value I ...
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Would print in CMYK with 30%C and 100%Y turns out green or yelow-ish color?
I have created business card design in photoshop and used RGB for making a design, but i know that most of the printers and stores for printing use CMYK for printing. In few cases when it was digital ...
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Working CMYK or Document CMYK, what are the difference for color output in InDesign?
Could you explain what are the differences in these two and which one should be used for files to be sent to press?
I wasn't able to find any good answer to this question.
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Making an image clean with 2 colors only in Photoshop
I'm trying to take an image that was designed in SolidWorks and exported as an AI file and make it two colors only.
I'm using a manufacturing process using UV light so the areas I'm cutting away ...
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Color Change with PDF on iDevices
I was wondering if someone had a solution to keep PMS colors the right color when exporting a PDF from Adobe Illustrator. I have been having issues when i create a document using specific PMS colors ...
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How should you design/set colors/export a document with 'equal' colors both on screen and print?
What's the best approach to create a document that is both suited for digital viewing (Monitor, iPhone, etc.) and for print?
I'm creating some personal branding, which includes an invoice that will ...
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Converting CMYK PDF to RGB
Is there a simple way I can achieve this? I seem to be struggling to get a straight answer on this from searching on Google and other forums.
Or is the only option to open my InDesign file and ...
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How do I convert a red color scheme to a green one without making it look "brighter"
The current color scheme for my desktop uses a red palette. I would like to change it into something green instead so I went through the color scheme configuration file and "rotated" all color values ...
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Converting .ai files to .pdf and priting through .pdf but the colors don't match
I am converting a design made in illustrator CC to PDF, but when I printed it through PDF the colors are so different but when I look on the screen the PDF file open it is fine.
I've read this ...
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Faded Colour Code Calculation
I know multiple programs that calculate colours based on a percentage. I really love when colours are displayed this way as they seem to fade in a non-luminous dull way that is really indicative of a ...
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How can I change a die line color?
I have a flat die line image in jpg format ready to go to the machine for cutting, but the machine accepts only a red pattern to cut through and the current image has a pattern in blue.
I have tried ...
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How can I change a multi-coloured logo into a single colour logo in Photoshop?
I'd like to convert some client logos into a single light grey colour #BFBFBF.
The logos are in PNG and JPEG formats on a white background.
I know that I can convert the image to greyscale and / or ...
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Is there a way to change the color of a .png object using Adobe Illustrator?
I just downloaded a zip file of .png banners and arrows. However, they were all created black. Is there any way I can change the color of the objects in Adobe Illustrator?
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How to convert shades of one colour (red) into seemingly equal shades of another colour (blue)?
A site template I'm using has the following colour palette.
I would like to use similar shades, but with navy blue. I will be using #003A70 as a substitute for #A13736, so ideally the rest of the ...
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How can I correctly convert a CMYK Photoshop PDF to sRGB?
I'm working with an artist to create a comic, which will be printed eventually, but which is currently being serialized online. The artist is working in CMYK in Photoshop, on the theory that it's ...
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Finding Illustrator CC Color Swatches Being used
I'm going crazy over this one. I have been trying to locate color swatches being used in a Illustrator CC file. Through this process of elimination I have tried multiple search and locate options. ...
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Change arrow color photoshop
What should I do to change this arrow color for example to #22A5D8
I am using photoshop cs5
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Should I use Hex or RGBA when designing a website?
I know this has appeared on StackOverflow already:
Are there any good reasons for using hex over decimal for RGB colour values in CSS?
Use HEX or RGBA
But I'd like to ask on here since we're ...
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Changing image color
I am by no means a Graphic Designer but try. I have an image I got from iconarchive and am trying to set the color to red (#840a0c) and setting transparent where there is white. I am using GIMP for ...
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What is the easiest way to make the background transparent in this image?
Hello. I am a volunteer coach for my 7 year old daughter's soccer team. I want to make a coach's shirt with a logo on it and use the image below. I do this myself typically and do the iron on myself ...
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How to convert RGB to CMYK color code?
I want to convert RGB to CMYK color code, but unfortunately, I have some problem with colors.
I want to use this color #31C68B in Photoshop, and after that I want to print that for Visit Card and the ...
