User Guide

Chapter 8260
To define a CMYK color or an RGB color:
1 Click the CMYK or RGB mode button to change color modes.
2 To adjust color component values, move the sliders or enter values in each
entry text box. Use the color box to monitor the color as you mix it.
3 To add the new color to the Swatches panel, do one of the following:
• Click the Add to Swatches button in the lower left corner of the Color Mixer
panel. Enter a name for the color, and then specify Spot or Process. Click Add.
• Drag a color swatch from the color box to the arrow button on the Swatches
panel. (For more details, see “Adding colors to the Swatches panel” on page 263.)
To define an HLS color:
1 In the Color Mixer panel, click the HLS button to display the HLS color picker.
2 To select the hue (color), click or drag the color point around the color wheel,
or enter a value between 0° and 360° in the top, or hue, text box. Hues range
from red (0°) through orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
3 Use the vertical slider or enter a percentage in the middle, or lightness, text box
from 0% (black) to 100% (white).
4 To set the strength of the hue, click or drag the color point toward or away
from the center of the color wheel, or enter a percentage in the bottom, or
saturation, text box. Increasing saturation adds color; decreasing saturation
removes color, leaving a grayer color.
5 Switch to CMYK view or RGB view to see the color component values for
the new color.
6 To add the new color to the Swatches panel, do one of the following:
• Click the Add to Swatches button. Enter a name for the color, and then specify
Spot or Process. Click Add.
• Drag a color swatch from the color box to the bottom of the Swatches panel.
(For more details, see “Adding colors to the Swatches panel” on page 263.)