Keynote changing color of image that was copied from Pixelmator Pro

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rachmac09 Author

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Keynote changing color of image that was copied from Pixelmator Pro

Running Keynote Version 15.3.1, when I upload a PNG image from Pixelmator Pro (Version 3.8)

it is changing the colour. Colour is saved as sRGB. I've also tried other formats. All of them the colour changes!

What am I doing wrong?

Posted on Aug 12, 2026 10:56 PM

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WheelieNick

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Aug 13, 2026 4:05 AM in response to rachmac09

You are likely experiencing a color management conflict between wide-color displays (P3) and standard sRGB handling, or Pixelmator Pro is embedding an sRGB profile that Keynote interprets differently against your Mac’s display profile. When apps handle color profiles inconsistently, exports look shifted or washed out.

How to Fix Color Shifts

Check Display Settings: Your Mac display uses a wide color space (Display P3). Turn off or re-calibrate custom profiles in system settings if they conflict with standard sRGB.
Match to Profile: In Pixelmator Pro go to Image > Color Profile, select sRGB, and choose Match to Profile rather than Assign Profile to properly translate the mathematical color values.
Export without Embed: Try exporting from Pixelmator Pro with the sRGB profile explicitly checked or unchecked in the advanced export dialog to see how Keynote reacts to a raw untagged bitmap
Direct Drag-and-Drop: Instead of saving and uploading a file, drag the layer directly from the Pixelmator Pro canvas into your Keynote slide.

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