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Illustrator 30.7 · Fixed bug

Recolor maps color books to 50% black

Fixed in Illustrator 30.8, according to Adobe’s release notes. The bug was reported for Illustrator 30.7.

Status
Fixed in 30.8
Severity
Major
Affects
Common workflow
System
Windows and macOS

The fix · Illustrator 30.8

“Recolor Artwork produces incorrect colors when using Color Book swatches.”
Adobe’s release notes

Timeline

  1. Aug 6, 2026Reported on Illustrator 30.7
  2. Aug 25, 2026Fixed in Illustrator 30.8per Adobe’s release notes

The report

11 votes · 4 replies

Reported on Windows by 1 person, on macOS by 3 (from the report and 7 replies).

“Recolor not working with Color Books”

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