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Color Scales

I use both AutoCAD and Photoshop to create maps. I often have trouble predicting printed results for autocad because it doesnt offer some of the features like monitor calibration etc. Im not familiar with hex charts or color number charts at all. Is there a website or something that can help me out. The color I want to be diplayed in Autocad comes up as FFF9A5, however Autocad uses a number like 255,255,163. How do I convert FFF9A5 to a number I can use in Autocad. In general, I find this color matching stuff very confusing.

Thanks,

Bill

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spiderfix

I just ran that FFF9A5 in the little JavaScript ditty, it converts to
R = 255
G = 249
B = 165

BillPowell

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OK. Seems good. Should there be a button to initiate the conversion. When I paste FFF9A5 into the box at the top, theres no effect on the RGB values. However, if I put values in the RGB boxes, it displays the correct number in the top box. Am I reading this right.

Bill

spiderfix

The RGB values should show up automatically.

Try my online one and match the source code to the one you made.

http://seafoods.hypermart.net/hex_color/color_converter.html

hypermart is going to throw some popups and/or inject some code
into the page so be aware of that addition of code.

BillPowell

ASKER

OK, I see, your using the onKeyup event. I was pasting a value into the textbox so the event did not fire unless I type it in manually.

spiderfix

Pasting should be working in those cells as well as typing it out.

What O/S are you using?
What browser?

BillPowell

ASKER

Ive tried this on:

Windows 2000
Windows ME

IE 6

But you know what, I know enough html and javascript to take it from here. Thanks for your help.

Bill

spiderfix

Sounds good, glad to help.