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Defining colors
The methods and options available for defining colors depend on the type of PostScript
application that you are using.
application that you are using.
Color
model
model
Application
type
type
Color definition notes
CYMK
Photoshop
Choose colors in Photoshop with various color models, including
HSB, CIE Lab, RGB, and CMYK.
HSB, CIE Lab, RGB, and CMYK.
Page layout
application
application
Page layout applications generally use the CMYK color model. Some
allow you to define colors with other color models and may be able
to send that data to the Color Server in those other color models.
Generally, however, CRDs
allow you to define colors with other color models and may be able
to send that data to the Color Server in those other color models.
Generally, however, CRDs
(which affect only RGB data) do not
affect colors defined in page layout applications.
For predictable results with CMYK colors, use the CMYK Color
Reference when defining colors in page layout applications (see
Reference when defining colors in page layout applications (see
“Using color matching tools with PostScript applications”
on
page 25).
Illustration
application
application
All illustration applications use the CMYK color model. Although
you may be allowed to define colors using other color models, these
applications generally send only CMYK data to the Color Server.
you may be allowed to define colors using other color models, these
applications generally send only CMYK data to the Color Server.
For predictable results with CMYK colors, use the CMYK Color
Reference pages when defining colors (see
Reference pages when defining colors (see
“Using color matching
tools with PostScript applications”
on page 25).
Different versions of Illustrator support color models slightly
differently (see
differently (see
“Note about color models in Adobe Illustrator”
on
page 60).
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