Swatch Libraries

Color reference and resources for use with Boston Globe and Boston Globe infographics projects.

Reference

Pallete breakdown, including color and variable name, preview, HEX, RGBa, and HSLa values.

Boston Globe

• Boston Globe Print
• Boston Globe Web
• Boston Globe Infographics

Boston.com

• Boston.com Palette

Resources

Swatches

Use the Adobe Swatch Exchange (.ase) files in this repo to ensure consistent color use in working with the Adobe Creative Suite. Place a copy of the file into the following locations for them to appear natively in the Swatch menu (Window > Swatches):

Photoshop

~/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS6/Presets/Color Swatches/

Illustrator

~/Applications/Adobe Illustrator CS6/Presets/Swatches/

Indesign

~/Applications/Applications/Adobe InDesign CS6/Presets/Swatch Libraries/

Note

You may find it easier/more efficient to clone the swatch files to a single location (say ~/Dropbox/Swatches/), then load them in-app as needed.

JSON

JSON files containing color and variable names, HEX, RGBa, and HSLa values.