Element reference
Color
The Color element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Graphic), its 16 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
ProIIIreference
Color appears in 305 of the 305 documents surveyed (100%), most often in Resources/Graphic. Paged reads 8 of its 16 attributes and writes 13.
Where it appears
Resources/Graphic· 305 documents
Inside: idPkg:Graphic
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColorEditable | false ·305true ·305 | 100% | written | |
| ColorOverride | Specialblack ·305Specialpaper ·305Hiddenreserved ·271Normal ·271Specialregistration ·271 | 100% | written | |
| ColorRemovable | false ·305true ·271 | 100% | written | |
| ColorValue | list (pt) | 100% | read · written | value |
| Model | Process ·305Spot | 100% | read · written | model |
| Name | text | 100% | read · written | name |
| Self | reference to Color | 100% | read · written | |
| Space | CMYK ·305RGB ·77LAB ·3Gray | 100% | read · written | space |
| Visible | true ·305false ·271 | 100% | written | |
| AlternateColorValue | list (pt) | 89% | read · written | alternateValue |
| AlternateSpace | CMYKRGBLABGray | 89% | read · written | alternateSpace |
| SwatchCreatorID | integer | 89% | written | |
| SwatchColorGroupReference | text | 87% | not read | |
| ConvertToHsb | false ·57 | 19% | not read | |
| SpotInkAliasSpotColorReference | — | 0% | not read | |
| TintValue | number (percent) | 0% | read · written | tint |
Values are listed only where real documents use a small, closed set; the number after each is how many documents use it. “Seen in” is the share of documents containing Color that set the attribute.
Examples
- A named tint swatch next to a local tint
Explained in
Counts come from a survey of 305 IDML documents (2026-10-11); only aggregate facts are published. Paged’s support is read from its importer and exporter source, and the typed properties from the engine catalog.