Why do colors come out gray sometimes when applied?

TW
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Toni_Warden
Dec 10, 2003
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I know there’s a reason/setting that makes this happen, but I NEED to find out what it is, because it happens all the time and I never know how to fix it.

Let’s say I’m typing in some text to my graphic. I’ve selected #669999 as my text color (don’t ask). In the tool tray, my preview color shows as gray, and when I apply the text to my graphic it comes out gray, if I go back to the color picker it’s showing that I’ve still got the correct color selected. AND sometimes I’m working and it does not happen. Again, I’m sure there’s a setting or something that is sometimes set and sometimes not that’s making this happen, I just need to know what that is.

I’m using PS 7.0 for Win. Thanks in advance for responding quickly.

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RL
Robert_Levine
Dec 10, 2003
Sounds like your color mode is grayscale.

Bob
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John_Slate
Dec 10, 2003
or you have a single channel selected in a color mode.
TW
Toni_Warden
Dec 10, 2003
I didn’t notice I had my color mode set to grayscale, THANNNNNKKKK YOU!!! Now I’m going to go take some aspirin. =)

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