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  A Rainbow of Illustrator® 9 Gel Buttons
Part 3A

Changing The Color Of The Gel Button

55. Following are examples of green, blue and purple buttons and their respective RGB values for the fill colors of Objects 1 and 2 and the second color of the gradient in Object 4.

 
  Object 1 Object 2 Object 4
R 0 0 0
G 28 142 113
B 14 71 56
R 0 0 0
G 0 0 0
B 28 142 113
R 28 142 113
G 0 0 0
B 28 142 113

56. Here are more examples of yellow and cyan buttons and their respective RGB values for the fill colors of Objects 1 and 2 and the second color of the gradient in Object 4.

 
  Object 1 Object 2 Object 4
R 128 255 227
G 128 255 227
B 0 0 0
R 0 0 0
G 128 255 227
B 128 255 227

57. Finally, here are examples of red and lavender buttons and their respective RGB values for the fill colors of Objects 1 and 2 and the second color of the gradient in Object 4.

 
  Object 1 Object 2 Object 4
R 56 227 199
G 0 0 0
B 0 0 0
R 56 198 170
G 0 0 0
B 56 199 170

In order to change the color of the button, you just select Objects 1 and 2 and, in turn, change their fill colors, then select Object 4 and change the second color of the gradient fill. Following are step by step instructions.

58. Bring up the Layers palette and click all the triangles (twirl-downs) to the left of the layer names and expand them to reveal every object. Each vector object is labeled <path>.

59. Opt+click (Macintosh®) / Alt+click (Windows®) the layer name of the bottom object in the stack to select it. This is "Object 1". Its bounding box handles will be active in the button.

60. Bring up the Color palette and make sure the fill box is selected. You will see the original color values of this object.


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