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Photoshop 27.9 · Known bug

CMYK swatch values change after restarting Photoshop

Not marked fixed as of Photoshop 28.0.0. The bug was reported for Photoshop 27.9.1. Adobe tracks it (status: Investigating). It happens on macOS only.

Status
Not fixedAdobe: Investigating
Severity
Major
Affects
Specific feature
System
macOS only

Timeline

  1. Aug 12, 2026Reported on Photoshop 27.9.1
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Photoshop 28.0.0Adobe: Investigating

The report

14 votes · 6 replies

Reported on macOS by 3 people (from the report and 6 replies).

“P: PS 27.9.1 Color of the CMYK color swatch changes after restarting the app”

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