Identifying colors in Color palette in Keynote

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Identifying colors in Color palette in Keynote

Hi! I'm new to Keynote and trying to figure out how to identify the color number/values (RGB, CMYK, hex number, ANYTHING!) of a color in the Colors palette. I'm also wondering whether there's a way to type in the color values of the specific color I want vs. just using the slider to approximate it.

Is this possible?

Thanks very much for your help!

Margaret

iBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Jun 7, 2006 7:40 PM

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Brian Peat

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Jun 8, 2006 5:53 AM in response to MSchindel

on the colors palette, the second icon at the top has a red and green slider. Normally it defaults to grey scale, but if you choose RGB sliders from the pop-up, you'll get your rgb values, then as was earlier stated, you can use the mag glass to sample colors, or whenever you select the color chip for something on the Inspector, it will change on the colors palette.

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Tulse

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Jun 7, 2006 8:05 PM in response to MSchindel

Margaret, if you select the colour sliders, the palette should show you the numeric values that the sliders have, and let you directly change those values. Furthermore, you can select what colour model the sliders use (gray scale, RGB, CMYK, HSB).

If you aren't seeing the values in the sliders palette, then something is likely wrong with your system.

(By the way, here's a colour palette tip that many folks might not know -- you can add any colour on your screen to your palette by using the small magnifying glass in the colour palette -- click on it once, and it will change your cursor into a magnifying glass; click again, and the colour in its crosshair becomes the palette's selected colour.

If you like this, but want more control, or hex values for RGB, the DigitalColor Meter application, in the Utilities folder in Applications, will allow you to determine the average colour of a spot of a specified size.)

PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

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MSchindel Author

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Jun 7, 2006 8:38 PM in response to Tulse

Thanks so much! I have no idea why I'm not seeing those things, but I'll try to figure out what's wrong with my system.

Much appreciated! 🙂

Margaret

Margaret, if you select the colour sliders, the
palette should show you the numeric values that the
sliders have, and let you directly change those
values. Furthermore, you can select what colour
model the sliders use (gray scale, RGB, CMYK, HSB).

If you aren't seeing the values in the sliders
palette, then something is likely wrong with your
system.

(By the way, here's a colour palette tip that many
folks might not know -- you can add any colour on
your screen to your palette by using the small
magnifying glass in the colour palette -- click on it
once, and it will change your cursor into a
magnifying glass; click again, and the colour in its
crosshair becomes the palette's selected colour.

If you like this, but want more control, or hex
values for RGB, the DigitalColor Meter application,
in the Utilities folder in Applications, will allow
you to determine the average colour of a spot of a
specified size.)

PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

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MSchindel Author

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Jun 9, 2006 3:39 PM in response to Brian Peat

Thanks so much! 🙂

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