Color Pallets
Define color palettes and system colors available to customers in the Print Editor.
The Colors page lets you define system colors and organize them into palettes that control which colors customers can use in the Print Editor. Each color supports both RGB and CMYK values, along with a conversion method that determines how screen colors are translated to print-ready output. You can assign palettes to specific products, page items, text elements, or image placeholders to restrict color choices for different parts of a design.
The page has two tabs: System Colors for managing individual color definitions, and Color Palettes for grouping colors into named palettes that can be assigned to products.
System Colors
- From your Unified Admin, go to Print Editor > Color Pallets.
- The System Colors tab displays all defined colors in a paginated grid.
- To search colors, use the search panel at the top right.
- To add a new color, click the Add Color button.
- Use the overflow menu (three-dot icon) for Export and Import options.
System Colors Grid Columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Id | Unique color identifier. |
| Name | Display name of the color shown to admins and in the editor color picker. |
| RGB | Red, Green, Blue values (0-255 each). Used for on-screen display in the editor. |
| CMYK | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key/Black values (0-100 each). Used for print-ready PDF output. |
| Spot Color | Checkbox indicating whether this color should be treated as a spot color for print separation during the ripping process. |
| Preview | Rendered color swatch based on the RGB values. |
| Action | Three-dot menu with Edit and Delete options. |
Add/Edit System Color
- Click Add Color to create a new color, or click Edit from the action menu on an existing color.
- The color detail page displays a form alongside a live color preview panel.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Color Name | Required. The display name for this color. Shown in the editor color picker and in the admin grid. |
| R | Required. Red channel value (0-255). Changes auto-update the CMYK values unless Manual Entry conversion is selected. |
| G | Required. Green channel value (0-255). |
| B | Required. Blue channel value (0-255). |
| C | Required. Cyan channel value (0-100). Changes auto-update the RGB values unless Manual Entry conversion is selected. |
| M | Required. Magenta channel value (0-100). |
| Y | Required. Yellow channel value (0-100). |
| K | Required. Key/Black channel value (0-100). |
| Conversion | Determines how RGB and CMYK values are synchronized: Standard — default color conversion. GhostScript — uses GhostScript color conversion profiles. Adobe — uses Adobe color conversion profiles. Manual Entry — disables auto-sync so you can set RGB and CMYK values independently. Recommended for best print accuracy. |
| Spot Color | Checkbox. When enabled, this color is treated as a spot color for print separation. The proper color is output in the final PDF even if the on-screen preview (based on RGB) differs slightly. |
The preview panel on the right shows a live color swatch that updates as you change the RGB values.
- Click Save to commit changes, or Cancel to return to the colors list without saving.
Color Palettes
- From the Colors page, click the Color Palettes tab.
- The grid displays all defined palettes.
- Click Add to create a new palette.
Color Palettes Grid Columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Id | Unique palette identifier. |
| Name | Palette name displayed in admin and when assigning palettes to products. |
| Action | Three-dot menu with Edit and Delete options. |
Add Palette
- Click Add to open the Add Palette dialog.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Palette Name | Required. The display name for the palette. |
| Enable custom colors | Checkbox (enabled by default). When checked, customers using this palette can also pick arbitrary custom colors outside the palette in the editor color picker. When unchecked, customers are restricted to only the colors in the palette. |
- Click Create to save the palette. You are navigated to the Edit Palette page to assign colors.
Edit Palette
The Edit Palette page uses a dual-list picker to assign system colors to the palette.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable custom Colors | Checkbox. Controls whether customers can pick custom colors outside the palette when using this palette in the editor. |
| Available Colors | Multi-select list of all system colors not currently in the palette. Select one or more colors and click the right-arrow button to add them. |
| Selected Colors | Multi-select list of colors currently assigned to the palette. Select one or more colors and click the left-arrow button to remove them. |
Click Back when finished to return to the Color Palettes list.
Delete Palette
- Click Delete from the action menu on a palette row.
- If the palette is assigned to one or more products, a warning is displayed: the deletion will require you to reassign a palette to those products.
- Confirming the deletion removes the palette and clears all product references to it (including product default palette, drawing space restrictions, image restrictions, and text restrictions).
Import and Export
Export
- From the System Colors tab, click the overflow menu (three-dot icon) and select Export.
- An Excel file (.xlsx) is downloaded containing all system colors with columns: Id, Name, DisplayName, R, G, B, C, M, Y, K, Spot, and PaletteName.
Import
- From the System Colors tab, click the overflow menu and select Import.
- In the Import File dialog, upload an Excel file (.xlsx) matching the export format.
- Click Save to import. The system creates any missing palettes and updates color-to-palette mappings.
- If warnings are encountered during import, they are displayed in a list for review.
Associations
Print Editor
| Area | Effect |
|---|---|
| Color picker | The editor color picker displays colors from the product's assigned palette. Customers can search colors by name or hex value. If the palette has custom colors enabled, a custom entry mode allows RGB, CMYK, or hex input. |
| Recent colors | The editor tracks the last 10 colors used per session and displays them in the color picker for quick reuse. |
| Text elements | Color palettes can be restricted at the text item level via restrictToPalette, limiting which colors are available for specific text placeholders. |
| Image elements | SVG image placeholders can be restricted to a specific palette, controlling which colors are available for recoloring vector graphics. |
| Print output | CMYK values from the color definition are used in the final print-ready PDF. Spot colors are separated during the ripping process. The conversion method determines how RGB-to-CMYK translation is handled. |
Print Store
| Area | Effect |
|---|---|
| Product default palette | Each product can be assigned a default palette via the product's editor settings. This palette determines which colors are available when customers open the editor for that product. |
| Page-level restrictions | Individual drawing spaces (pages) within a product template can be restricted to a specific palette, overriding the product default for that page. |
| Product cloning | When a product is cloned, the default palette assignment is copied to the new product. |
Related Pages
- Product Setup — assign a default color palette to each product
- Editor Themes — customize the editor UI appearance alongside color palette settings
- Editor Settings — configure global editor defaults including font and display options