Inconsistent RGB values between appearance color selection and material editor color selection

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12-16-2020
02:45 AM
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I've observed there can periodically be an inconsistent RGB value displayed in the color selector in the appearance menu, the color selector in the material editor under advanced options, and in exported documents.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Create a new document and model something simple like a cube
- Right-click on a face and from the context menu select Appearance
- Right-click on the material, in my case default is Satin Steel, and select Edit
- Make a note of the RGB value displayed here, for me it is 159,159,159
- Click Advanced... to open the Material Editor dialog window
- Make a note of the RGB value displayed here, for me it is 160,160,160
- Export this model as a STEP file
- Open the STEP file in text editor and note the values. For me this is 'Steel - Satin',0.627450980392157,0.627450980392157,0.627450980392157
- Multiply values by 255 to end up with RGB value; this is 160, 160, 160
Expected Behavior
As a user, I would anticipate that color values are consistent between all places in the user interface as well as in any documents that I export.
Additional Observations
The inconsistent behavior is not consistently inconsistent, for some colors there will be the same color in the initial color selector, the material editor, and on export.