CC Libraries don't retain Lab values of swatches
If you create a color with Lab values in Illustrator or InDesign and add it to a CC Library, it will convert to CMYK in a new .indd doc and RGB in a new .ai file. We work in Lab 99.9% of the time, so this is super frustrating. We have a database of custom color mixes/names. It would save us a ton of time if we could use CC Libraries for this.
The crazy thing is... if you make a rectangle with a fill of a custom spot color with lab values and save it as a Graphic, it works fine. So why don't regular old swatches behave the same?
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Ton commented
There are some movies in the links I shared. One of them starts with your problem:
Double click a Spot Swatch in the Library, click OK.
Color gets added to the swatches as Spot (although the Color Mode has become CMYK). -
Color and CC Libraries do not go well together. Colors added are not color managed and spot and global colors will give you surprises, like being converted to magenta, lose their name, become process instead of Lab. Yes, the workaround is to create objects filled with the color and Alt drag them onto an artboard.
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/34291627-pantone-solid-spot-colors-added-from-indesign-to-a
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/31943515-global-process-colors-get-added-twice-when-added-f -
A related report:
Libraries now converts all my saved Spot CMYK swatches to RGB
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/36144955
