Using the Color Picker
The Color Picker lets you select an object's fill or stroke color by choosing from a color spectrum or by defining colors numerically. (See Applying color fills and strokes to objects.) ![]() Color Picker A. Color spectrum B. HSB color values C. Current color D. Previous color E. Color slider triangles F. Color slider G. RGB color values H. Hexidecimal color value I. CMYK color values Displaying the Color Picker Double-click the fill or stroke color selection box in the toolbox or Color palette. Selecting a color using the color spectrum Select the component you want to use to display the color spectrum: H (Hue), S (Saturation), B (Brightness), R (Red), G (Green), or B (Blue). Then do the following: As you adjust the color using the color slider and color spectrum, the numeric values change to reflect the new color. The top rectangle to the right of the color slider displays the new color; the bottom rectangle displays the original color. Specifying a color using numeric values Enter values in any of the text boxes: Shifting to a printable color 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. If you select an out-of-gamut color, an alert triangle Note: Printable colors are determined by the printing values you enter for the selected ink set in the CMYK Setup dialog box. Viewing Web-safe colors Web-safe colors are the 216 colors used by all browsers, regardless of the platform. To limit the color spectrum to Web-safe colors, select Only Web Colors at the bottom left corner of the Color Picker. Shifting to a Web-safe color If you select a color that is not Web-safe, an alert cube |