Exact Matching Colours

Discussion in 'Graphics & Multimedia' started by LinkFriend, Jun 17, 2010.

  1. #1
    I have a jpg of a logo and I need to match the colour exactly so I can blend it in with the website background colour.

    I have tried degraeves colour palette and also colourhunter and whilst I have a very close match, you can still see the slight difference between the two colours I am trying to pair.

    If there is not another way then I will have to create a transparency of the logo and then add the close match colour back in, but I don't want to do that unless really necessary.
     
    LinkFriend, Jun 17, 2010 IP
  2. pixelbatch

    pixelbatch Peon

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    #2
    use the color tool in photoshop, it will give you the exact value of the color
     
    pixelbatch, Jun 22, 2010 IP
  3. godric

    godric Active Member

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    #3
    Try to open your jpg logo with an image manipulation program (ie: Photoshop, GIMP ... ) and catch the hexadecimal value (ie: red is #FF0000 in hexadecimal) of the background color with the dropper tool.
     
    godric, Jun 26, 2010 IP
  4. ITDStars

    ITDStars Peon

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    Agree With u with color picker
     
    ITDStars, Jun 26, 2010 IP
  5. instantpage

    instantpage Peon

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    Yes, getting the hex value and applying it to your background should do the job. If you still have problems, maybe the logo doesn't have the exact same colour throughout all it's surface...? If you still have problems, just post a link!
     
    instantpage, Jun 27, 2010 IP
  6. asphalt

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    #6
    Creating your logo with transparent background is your best solution long term.
     
    asphalt, Jun 27, 2010 IP
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    anita2545 Peon

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    You can also use color picker tool in photoshop..
     
    anita2545, Jun 28, 2010 IP
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    #8
    perhaps the colour you are trying to replicate is outside the colour space of the image you are trying to edit. I would recommend checking if the image contains a colour profile or if you are perhaps trying to match cmyk colour with rgb in which case the colour could be outside the gamut of the images colour space.
     
    userdimmack, Jun 28, 2010 IP
  9. LinkFriend

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    Thanks for the tips
     
    LinkFriend, Jun 30, 2010 IP