Color matching in Vectorworks

[FrancescoTadini]

Hi

 

i'm having some trouble matching colors in Vectorworks. Attached you can find an image that explains my problem. 

I imported a reference image made on https://colourco.de/ and imported the JPG image in VW. Than I gave at each circle the right color code reported on the reference. Despite the matching code, the color don't match. If I do the same thing in a software like Affinity Designer it works perfectly.

 

Do anyone knows why?

 

Thanks

Francesco

 

 

[ThreeDot]

I have struggled with color in Vectorworks for years. It's not unusual that I want to export an image and drop that into a presentation with similar colors. It is simply not possible. We have a standard set of colors that we use for graphics and presentations in the office. Over the years we have used the Adobe suite, Affinity suite, Pixelmator, Sketch, OmniGraffle, Keynote, and other software. Vectorworks is only tool that we cannot get to match.

[FrancescoTadini]

@ThreeDot Thanks for your answer! It's a real pity. 

 

[ThreeDot]

It's a missed opportunity. Vectorworks markets itself as end-to-end software. From design concept to construction drawings. For the most part that is true. I am really struggling with a full BIM workflow, but that is another matter. All of the other design software I use has a color management component. I'm sure that is a significant undertaking. I get it. On the other hand, I can surf over to color-hex.com with Safari, pick a random hex color, export it as a PDF, import the PDF into Photoshop, and measure the exact same hex color. If Safari can render and export accurate color, why can't Vectorworks? It's not like Vectorworks colors are slightly off. They are way off.

Edited March 12, 2020 by ThreeDot

[FrancescoTadini]

@ThreeDot Yeah.. maybe they will add a competent module in the next release...

Thanks for your answer!

[rDesign]

21 hours ago, FrancescoTadini said:

Hi

 

i'm having some trouble matching colors in Vectorworks. Attached you can find an image that explains my problem. 

I imported a reference image made on https://colourco.de/ and imported the JPG image in VW. Than I gave at each circle the right color code reported on the reference. Despite the matching code, the color don't match. If I do the same thing in a software like Affinity Designer it works perfectly.

 

Do anyone knows why?

 

Thanks

Francesco

 

 

In THIS OLDER THREAD from 2016, it was stated that Vw internally converts all colors to RGB, irrespective of whatever color space they were input as. I’m guessing that this might be part of the reason you’re seeing the color shifts.

 

HERE is a link to a post with some links to related older threads about color shifts for reference.

 

HTH.

Edited March 12, 2020 by rDesign

[FrancescoTadini]

@rDesign Thanks a lot for your help. Does it mean that I have to enter a RGB value for a more accurate color match? Can it help?

[rDesign]

@FrancescoTadini  Yes, I believe that you should get a ‘better’ color match if you input RGB values.

 

One website I have used to convert between color spaces is Easy RGB

Edited March 12, 2020 by rDesign