ARGB in Adobe Illustrator

I need to create some icons and my client’s requirements are (A: 0, R:255, G: 255, B: 255) for the background.  I’m working on Adobe Illustrator, how do I change the Alpha? When the background is transparent, all the color values are 0. When the background is white, all the values are 255. I don’t know how … Read more

Why do applications that present color palettes sometimes restrict the colors to shades of gray?

I’ve noticed that sometimes on OS X, Adobe Illustrator’s color palette only shows shades of gray rather than a full range of colors. If this occurred in Photoshop, I’d immediately assume the document was somehow set to Grayscale; however, I don’t see such a setting in AI. Even so, when it has occurred I assumed … Read more