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The difference between the two colors is that process colors are printed as
four-color separations, corresponding to the four process inks. Spot colors do
not need to be separated, since a spot color is printed on a single plate.
FreeHand includes several color libraries that you can import in whole or in part
into your drawings. For more information, see "Editing colors" on page 270.
Color modes are methods for defining colors in a computer application. Each
mode has different benefits and drawbacks depending on whether you plan to
present a drawing online or in print. Color mode also becomes important when
you import or export artwork.
In FreeHand, you can define colors using four color modes:
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CMYK color components represent the process inks used in four-color printing.
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RGB (red, green, and blue) is used for onscreen display, including Web and
multimedia design. RGB values range from 0 to 255 for each color.
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HLS (hue, lightness, and saturation) color mode produces RGB colors. This
system is useful for picking different colors with similar values, for example,
highly saturated colors of different hues.
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The System Color Picker (Windows) and the Apple Color Picker (Macintosh)
display the colors installed in the operating system. The System Color Picker
lets you choose from 48 basic Windows colors. The Apple Color Picker lets you
define colors as CMYK, RGB, HLS, HSV (hue, saturation, value); you can
choose from the 60-color Crayon picker or the 216-color Web HTML picker.
Use the Color Mixer panel to define colors, adjust hue, lightness, and saturation,
and to choose colors from the System Color dialog box. Controls in the Color
Mixer panel let you choose from four color modes and add colors to the color list
in the Swatches panel.