# Photoshop color settings **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [September 11, 2002, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426 "2002-09-11T04:55:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uthar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/13edae/32.png) [@Uthar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Uthar)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/1 "2002-09-11T04:55:27Z")
Hey gang, I was hoping somebody could help me out with this. I’ve been using photoshop for a good while now, but I’ve never messed with the color setting preferences before. Now I’m running into a problem where the gray background I"m using in Flash (#333333), isn’t the same as #333333 from my photoshop file. I tried exporting the file I used in Photoshop to a .jpg, and importing that jpg into flash. You could see the gray differences between them. I’m sure I’m using the same color, without saturating it in any way. I’m wondering if I didn’t use the right settings in my color preferences for the output, but I don’t really know since I haven’t touched that part of photoshop. I know I fixed this problem before, but I just can’t remember how I did it. Any ideas would be helpful. Uth :nerd: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/2 "2002-09-11T05:26:33Z")
Are you using the RGB Color Mode in Photoshop or the CMKY Color Mode? This might effect it. I know #333333 are exactly the same for me in both. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/3 "2002-09-11T14:41:32Z")
hey, Thanks for the try, but no it wasn’t that. I checked to make sure photoshop was in a RBG color type before I started making any of the drawings. \EDIT\ : Btw, CMYK is moreso used for print media (I ended up doing some of that for the company I work for). Since the monitor can’t produce every single color (RBG) that you might want to use, CMYK is available so you can match to pantone colors that are used in print jobs. any other ideas, lay them on me. Uth :nerd: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/4 "2002-09-11T15:49:45Z")
Hmmmmmm…I have never had this problem so I am just taking a shot in the dark here… Go to Edit/Color Settings… (Shft+Ctrl+K) and see if everything looks the same way it does on mine… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/5 "2002-09-11T16:57:59Z")
i have issues with that 2. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/6 "2002-09-12T02:06:35Z")
Hey, Well I gave that a whirl too, no luck. I’m going to give some of my settings on my comp a try. Thanks again for the effort, Uth :nerd: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/7 "2002-09-12T02:09:58Z")
I just need to attach this file and see if you guys are seeing any distinction in the color… I looked at the settings for my graphics card, and my colours were only set to 16 true bit, not 32. I looked again and it seems that that was the problem. Let me know if it’s good at your end if you have a minute to spare please. Uth :nerd: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/8 "2002-09-12T02:17:15Z")
It looks fine on my end Uthar. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/9 "2002-09-12T04:25:08Z")
I’m glad it was something simple… playing around with those color settings can be a bit negative sometimes 😛 Thanks for checking laters, Uth :nerd: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-color-settings/5426/10 "2002-09-12T04:26:32Z")
Yes it can. I am glad you fixed your problem:)