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Color

Last updated 6/5/2015

When you delete a spot-color or global process-color swatch (or a pattern or gradient containing a spot or global

process color), all objects painted with those colors are converted to the non-global process color equivalent.

Swatch options

To set swatch options, double-click an existing swatch or select New Swatch from the Swatches panel menu.

Swatch Name Specifies the name of the swatch in the Swatches panel.

Color Type Specifies if the swatch is a process color or spot color.

Global Creates a global process-color swatch.

Color Mode Specifies the color mode of the swatch.

After you select the color mode you want, you can use the color sliders to adjust the color. If you select a color that is

not web-safe, an alert cube

appears. Click the cube to shift to the closest web-safe color (which is displayed to the

right of the cube). If you select an out-of-gamut color, an alert triangle appears. Click the triangle to shift to the

closest CMYK equivalent (which is displayed to the right of the triangle).

Preview Displays color adjustments on any objects to which the swatch is applied.

More Help topics

About color

Selecting colors

Color groups (harmonies)

Adjusting colors

Color groups (harmonies)

About color groups

A color group is an organization tool that lets you group together related color swatches in the Swatches panel. In

addition, a color group can be a container for color harmonies, which you create using the Edit Colors/Recolor Artwork

dialog box or the Color Guide panel. Color groups can contain only solid colors that include spot, process, or global

colors. Gradients and patterns cannot be grouped.

You can use the Color Guide panel or the Edit Colors/Recolor Artwork dialog box to create harmonious color groups.

Using either feature, you can choose a harmony rule to instantly generate a color scheme based on any color you want.

For example, choose the Monochromatic harmony rule to create a color group containing all the same hue, but with

different saturation levels. Or choose the High Contrast or Pentagram harmony rule to create a color group with

contrasting colors for more visual impact.

For inspiration, to share color harmonies, or to create color groups outside Illustrator, choose Window > Extensions >

Kuler and click through the different color harmonies available.

For more information, see the Kuler website at http://kuler.adobe.com/.

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