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Recognizing nonprintable or non-Web-safe colors


    Some colors in the RGB and HSB color models, such as neon colors, cannot be printed, because they have no equivalents in the CMYK model. When you select a nonprintable color, an alert triangle with an exclamation point appears in the Color Picker dialog box and in the Color palette. The closest CMYK equivalent is displayed below the triangle. (See Color gamuts.)

    Printable colors are determined by the printing values you enter for the selected ink set in the CMYK Setup dialog box.

    A cube above the yellow triangle indicates that you have not chosen a Web-safe color.

To select the closest CMYK equivalent for a nonprintable color:

    Click the alert triangle that appears in the Color Picker dialog box or the Color palette.

To select the closest Web-safe equivalent for a non-Web-safe color:

    The closest Web-safe equivalent color appears below (Windows) or above (Mac OS) the cube. Click the cube to substitute the closest Web-safe color.