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IS there such a thing as a RGB/CMYK reference chart?
SEriously, I’m in CS2 and I’m spending half an hour figuring out how to get gray!
Or, how do I change colour palettes? I’m sure there are preset palettes.
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Gray is either just a percentage of Black or in RGB three of the same number with the lower numbers being darker.
So, R=134, G=134, B=134 will give you a gray.
255,255,255 equals white and 0,0,0 equals black. It’s just like web design.
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InDesign will export RGB or CMYK depending on what you need and what you tell it.
However, when choosing your colour for a fill or gradient, look at the colour picker. See what slider bars it has. In the top-right of this palette should be a small circular button with a little arrow pointing right. From here you shou;ld be able to choose from Grey (or black? can’t remember), RGB, CMYK, LAB etc. Pick which one you need.
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Are you just trying to find a nice grey to print CMYK? If you Shift+Click on the color spectrum in the colors palette, you will switch between CMYK, RGB, and L*A*B. If you’re tired of mixing colors, go to your Swatches palette, choose New, select Pantone as your Swatch library and choose a nice grey from there. Just be sure to tell InDesign to print as process (either in the Swatches palette or when outputting in the Ink Manager). If you choose a Pantone (from the Process book) you’ll know what the color will actually look like, instead of relying on your screen to portray color accurately.
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