Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 108)

101 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Color
Color Picker
A. Color field B. HSB color values C. New color rectangle D. Original color rectangle E. Color slider F. Color spectrum G. RGB color values
H. Hexadecimal color value I. CMYK color values
See also
“ About colors in digital graphics ” on page 94
Display the Color Picker
❖ Double-click the fill or stroke color selection box in the Tools panel or Color panel.
Change the color spectrum displayed in the Color Picker
❖ Click a letter: H (Hue), S (Saturation), B (Brightness), R (Red), G (Green), or B (Blue).
Display only web-safe colors
Web-safe colors are those colors used by all web browsers, regardless of the platform.
❖ Select Only Web Colors.
View color swatches instead of the color spectrum
❖ Click Color Swatches. Click Color Models to return to view the color spectrum.
Select colors using the Color Picker
Do any of the following:
1 Click or drag inside the color spectrum. A circular marker indicates the color’s position in the spectrum.
2 Drag the triangles along the color slider or click inside the color slider.
3 Enter values in any of the text boxes.
4 Click Color Swatches, select a swatch, and click OK.
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