Caution ! icon on my color picker

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Crystal_Armstrong
Apr 13, 2004
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I have noticed that when I create a new CMYK document and I begin using my red from my picker it looks orange, but if my document is RGB the color I select is the color I get when I apply it to the canvas. I have noticed that there is a small alternate color block with a ! in a triangle with this ugly color selected. Any ideas as of why this is happening?
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Robert_Levine
Apr 13, 2004
That icon is a warning that the color you have selected is out of the CMYK color gamut.

Bob
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Crystal_Armstrong
Apr 13, 2004
Bob, What does that mean? What can I do to correct this?
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Robert_Levine
Apr 13, 2004
You can’t correct it. It’s a warning to use another color. Clicking on the icon will give you the closest CMYK color to you choice.

Keep in mind that CMYK is a very small color gamut compared to RGB.

Bob
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Crystal_Armstrong
Apr 13, 2004
This is true, but I have never noticed before that I could not get a true red or even close to it.
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Crystal_Armstrong
Apr 13, 2004
Thanks for the infomation Bob.

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