Working with swatches


    Swatches are named colors, tints, gradients, and patterns that can be associated with a specific document or available in a separate swatch library palette. A default set of swatches is available when you create a new document. You select, add, delete, and edit the swatches in a document using the Swatches palette.

    Tip iconTo change the default swatches for new documents, create a custom template. (See Creating new templates.)

    In addition to the swatches in the Swatches palette, you can load libraries of swatches from other Illustrator documents and various color systems. Swatch libraries appear in separate palettes and are not saved with the document. (See Using swatch libraries.)

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