Using Help
|
Contents
|
Index
Back
169
Adobe Illustrator Help
Applying Color
Using Help
|
Contents
|
Index
Back
169
Save the new file as Adobe Illustrator Startup _CMYK or Adobe Illustrator Startup_RGB,
and place it inside the Plug-ins folder.
Important:
Make sure that you select the correct type of startup file (that is, CMYK or RGB)
and that you save it with the exact name for its color mode. Also, you must quit the
Illustrator application and restart it before the new startup settings are applied to a new
document.
Using the Color Picker
You can use the Color Picker to select the fill or stroke color by choosing from a color
spectrum or by defining colors numerically. In addition, you can select colors based on the
HSB, RGB, and CMYK color models (see
“Color modes and models” on page 152
), or enter a
hexadecimal value to specify a color.
To display the Color Picker:
Do one of the following:
•
Double-click the fill or stroke color selection box in the toolbox.
•
Double-click the active color selection box in the Color palette.
Specifying a color using the color field and color slider
With the HSB, RGB, and CMYK color modes, you can use the color field and the color slider
in the Color Picker dialog box to select a color. The color slider displays the range of color
levels available for the selected color component (for example, R, G, or B). The color field
displays the range for the remaining two components—one on the horizontal axis, one on
the vertical.
For example, if the current color is black and you click the red component (R) using the
RGB color model, the color slider displays the range of color for red (0 is at the bottom of
the slider and 255 is at the top). The color field displays the values for blue along its
horizontal axis, for green along its vertical axis.
To choose a color:
1
Click a component next to the HSB, RGB, or CMYK values.
2
Select the Only Web Colors option to display only Web-safe colors in the Color Picker.
3
Select a color:
•
Drag the triangles along the slider.
•
Click inside the color slider.
•
Click inside the color field.
When you click in the color field, a circular marker indicates the color’s position in the field.
As you adjust the color using the color field and color slider, the numerical values change
to reflect the new color. The color rectangle to the right of the color slider displays the new
color in the top section of the rectangle. The original color appears at the bottom of the
rectangle.
Specifying a color using numeric values
In the Color Picker, you can select a color in any of the color models by specifying numeric
values for each color component.
