Approximate Color Palette [PRO/EX]

The [Approximate Color] palette is displayed when [Window] menu > [Approximate Color] is selected.

The [Approximate Color] palette allows you to select a color proximate to a selected drawing color.

 

Selecting a Color from the Approximate Color Palette

To select a color from the [Approximate Color] palette, proceed as follows.

1Select the reference element

Configure the elements to refer to the vertical/horizontal axis of the [Approximate Color] palette.

(1)  Click the character string by the sliders to display the menu.

(2)  Select the reference element from the displayed menu.

(3)  Configure the reference element for each axis by performing steps (1) and (2) for the vertical and horizontal axes.

The items you can configure as reference elements are as follows. ·Hue (H) ·Saturation (S) ·Luminosity ·Luminosity (L) ·Red (R) ·Green (G) ·Blue (B)

2Select the color

Select a color from the [Approximate Color] palette.

(1)  The drawing color selected by using another color palette is shown in the center of the [Approximate Color] palette as a reference color.

(2)  Move the sliders to adjust the change in color.

(3)  Click a color tile to select a color.

(4)  The selected color is configured as drawing color.

The RGB value of the drawing color is displayed numerically in the lower part of the palette. Clicking the RGB value changes the indication to HSV value.

 

Approximate Color Palette Menu

The following describes the functions included in the menu that is displayed when you click [Show Menu] on the upper left corner of the [Approximate Color] palette.

Fix number of steps (Division into 10/20/30 parts)

Specifies the color tile view by the number of tiles per row. You can select the number of tiles comprising the view from [division into 10 parts], [division into 20 parts] and [division into 30 parts]. If the palette width is changed, the tile size changes in conjunction with the palette width.

Fix width of tile (7pt/10pt/15pt)

Specifies the color tile view by the width of each tile. You can select a size from [7pt], [10pt] and [15pt]. If the palette width is changed, the number of tiles per row changes in conjunction with the palette width.

Show grid

When turned on, a border is displayed around each color tile.

Hide approximate color palette

Hides the [Approximate Color] palette.