Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Use the color table to keep the most important colors in your image.
You can delete, change, or lock the colors in this table to preserve the look of your image. In this section,
you will learn to lock critical colors to make sure important colors are not deleted when you reduce the
number of colors in the table.
1
With the image still open in the Save for Web window, select the Eyedropper tool ( ) and click the or-
ange color surrounding the text in the optimized GIF preview of the image. The Eyedropper samples
the color and selects that color in the color table to the right. This tool is useful when you need to en-
sure that a specific color appears as close as possible to the print color. For example, the logo for this
exercise might be for a company where the branding department wants to ensure the specific orange
used appears as close as possible to the print color (PMS 173 for this example).
Use the Eyedropper tool to select a color from the optimized image.
The Pantone Color Matching System (PMS) is a standardized color reproduction system used
mostly in print, but whose colors can also be used online. By standardizing colors, corporations
can ensure their colors stay as consistent as possible regardless of where the colors are repro-
duced.
2
Locate the selected color in the color table and double-click it to open the Color Picker. You can use
the Color Picker to enter a new value for the selected color.
Double-click the color to open the Color Picker.
In the Color Picker window, you can specify colors in any color space; for example, you could choose an
RGB or Hexadecimal value. For this lesson, you will closely match a Pantone color a client has provided
to you.
