WORKING WITH COLOUR
WORKING WITH COLORS
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You can choose fill and outline colors by using fixed or custom
color
palettes, color viewers, color harmonies, or color blends. When you want to
use a color that already exists in an object
or document, you can sample the color to achieve an exact match.
For information about applying the colors you choose, see "Applying uniform fills" and "Formatting lines and outlines."
Default color palette
A color
palette is a collection of color swatches. You can choose fill and outline
colors by using the default color palette, which contains 99 colors from the CMYK
color
model. The selected fill and outline colors appear in the color swatches on
the status bar.
Fixed or custom color palettes
Fixed color palettes are provided by third-party manufacturers.
Some examples of these are PANTONE,
HKS Colors, and TRUMATCH. It may be useful to have on hand a manufacturer’s
swatch book, which is a collection of color samples that shows exactly what each
color looks like when printed.
Some fixed color palettes — PANTONE, HKS Colors, TOYO, DIC,
Focoltone, and SpectraMaster — are collections of spot
colors. If you create color
separations when you print, each color from these color palettes requires a
separate printing plate. This can significantly affect the cost of your print
job. If you want to use these colors, but you don’t want to use spot colors,
convert the spot colors to process
colors when printing. For more information, see "Printing color separations."
Custom color palettes can include colors from any color
model or fixed color palette. You can save a custom color palette for future
use. For more information about working with custom color palettes, see "Creating custom color palettes" and "Opening and editing custom color
palettes."
Color viewers
Color viewers provide a representation of a range of colors by
using either one-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes. The default color
viewer is based on the HSB
color model, but you can use this viewer to choose CMYK,
CMY,
or RGB
colors. For information about color models, see "Understanding color models."
Color harmonies
Color harmonies work by superimposing a shape, such as a
rectangle or a triangle, over a color wheel. Each vertical row in the color grid
begins with the color located at one of the points on the superimposed shape.
The colors at each corner of the shape are always complementary,
contrasting, or harmonious, depending on the shape you choose. The color
harmonies allow you to choose the color model you prefer to use, and are most
useful when you’re choosing several colors for a project.
Color blends
When you choose a color by using color blends, you combine base
colors to get the color you want. The color blender displays a grid of colors
that it creates from the four base colors you choose.
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