Matching a Color from the Color Libraries

From the Find tab in the Color Specs - dialog box:

1. Select the swatch table that contains the color you want to match.
2. From the list on the left, select the color to search for.

   You can also use your measuring device to measure a specific color by clicking the Measure button.

   (See "Setting Up Your Color Meter" for information on how to configure a color measurement device.)

3. From the list on the right, select the desired vendors and types.
   • Click to select a vendor name.
   • Click to expand the list and display all the available types.

     You can select multiple vendors and types.

4. From the Tolerance dropdown list, select the desired search tolerance.
5. Click Search.

   The matches closest to the selected color are displayed in the list near the bottom of the screen. When you select a color from the list, the swatch panel will display the original color on top and the color found in the Color Library on the bottom.

   

   1. New Color

   2. Original Color

6. Select the desired color from the list.
7. Do one of the following:
   • Click Add to add the new color to the swatch table.

     (Or you can double-click the new color to add it.)

     The newly added color will not appear on the Find tab, but it does appear on the Library tab.

   • Click Replace to overwrite the original search color with the newly found vendor color.

     The newly found color replaces the original in the swatch table list.

8. When finished, click OK.