Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Perhaps you are creating images for the Web and you want to work with web-safe colors only. This is
very restrictive, but you can limit your color choices by selecting the Only Web Colors check box in the
Color Picker.
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Select and deselect the Only Web Colors check box to see the difference in selectable colors in the color
field.
There are warning icons in the Color Picker to help you choose the best colors for print and the Web.
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Click in the lower-left corner of the color field and drag up toward the upper-right corner. Note that at
some point, when you enter into the brighter colors, an Out of gamut for printing warning icon ( ) ap-
pears. This indicates that, although you might have selected a very nice color, it is never going to print
based on your present color settings. Click the Out of gamut warning icon, and Photoshop redirects you
to the closest color you can achieve.
A.
Out of gamut for printing warning.
B.
Not a web safe color warning.
C.
Only Web Colors.
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Click and drag your selected color in the color field until you see the Not a web safe color alert icon ( )
appear. Click the Not a web safe color icon to be redirected to the closest web-safe color.
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Position the Color Picker so that you can see part of the
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image, then position the cursor over
any part of the image. Notice that the cursor turns into the Eyedropper tool ( ). Click to select any color
from the image.
