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Colors appear washed out?

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hmedcalfL23J7
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Colors appear washed out?

*Please refer to attached image*

 

The company I work for has specific colors we use for elements, line types, hatching, etc. All of a sudden all of the colors on my screen appear to be washed out. These colors are supposed to be vibrant and stand out. It's almost as if I've accidentally toggled a setting that has caused this to happen. I know it's not my monitor as the correct colors appear as they should under the line styles. This isn't project specific either as I've opened many of my previous projects to find that all of the colors are faded/washed out. I've been through Revit's settings and I can't figure out what I did for the life of me to cause this to happen?

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ToanDN
in reply to: hmedcalfL23J7

What do the original vibrant colors look like, so we can compare?

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hmedcalfL23J7
in reply to: ToanDN

I circled what color the hatching on the wall should be. It's significantly faded. I know this isn't an issue inside of object styles or graphics overrides. It's just Revit entirely for every project. I've even tried creating a new family to find that the colors are washed out

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syman2000
in reply to: hmedcalfL23J7

This maybe window display issue. Check windows and see if you have brightness and color set to auto.

 

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Message 5 of 32
ToanDN
in reply to: hmedcalfL23J7

Set the background color to true Black.

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hmedcalfL23J7
in reply to: syman2000

I wish it was that simple. Windows and my monitor are displaying colors correctly. The 2nd attached image shows the colors as they appear on my monitor. Revit has just faded them in model space. I've also tried changing background to true black. The colors in model space stay washed out regardless of background color. There must be something hidden in Revit's settings that would cause this to happen

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post the file (RVT)

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The file is a client's future home so it is confidential, therefore I cannot post the file. As I stated above, the issue is not specific to this file. If I open any project I've worked on the past year the colors appear to be washed out and faded. It wasn't until today that I've had this issue occur. Has to be a Revit setting that has been toggled. I've clicked every button on the UI trying to figure out what would cause this to happen to my software entirely

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ToanDN
in reply to: hmedcalfL23J7


@hmedcalfL23J7 wrote:

I wish it was that simple. Windows and my monitor are displaying colors correctly. The 2nd attached image shows the colors as they appear on my monitor. Revit has just faded them in model space. I've also tried changing background to true black. The colors in model space stay washed out regardless of background color. There must be something hidden in Revit's settings that would cause this to happen


If you draw a solid filled region with the same wall hatch color, does it look faded as well?

Message 10 of 32

Maybe it's hardware related. Update the Graphics Card or Disable Hardware Acceleration.  

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hmedcalfL23J7
in reply to: ToanDN

Yes, unfortunately

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ToanDN
in reply to: hmedcalfL23J7


@hmedcalfL23J7 wrote:

Yes, unfortunately


Uncheck Hardware Accelerations and see if the colors changed.  If so, it's your graphic card / driver.

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I can see if I have a driver update but AutoCAD is displaying the colors correctly. I'm almost at the point of reinstalling Revit to see if that will fix it 

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syman2000
in reply to: hmedcalfL23J7

If you turn off the dark mode, does the color revert back to the original color?

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hmedcalfL23J7
in reply to: ToanDN

That did not change the colors appearance

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hmedcalfL23J7
in reply to: syman2000

No, color stays the same but with a white background

Message 17 of 32

Installed the most recent update? 

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Yes, we're on Revit 2024.2 correct?

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Any third-party add-ons?  

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Just Twinmotion

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