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title: "Ensure color accuracy for your uploaded PDF documents"
url: https://help.filestage.io/en/articles/1482218-ensure-color-accuracy-for-your-uploaded-pdf-documents
collection: "Frequent Questions"
updated: 2025-11-21
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# Ensure color accuracy for your uploaded PDF documents

## Article overview:

✅ [How Filestage Handles Color Profiles in PDF Files](#how-filestage-deals-with-cmyk-and-rgb)

✅ [How to export files for maximum color accuracy](#how-to-export-files-for-maximum-color-accuracy)

✅ [Instructions for Adobe InDesign users](#instructions-for-indesign-cc-2017)

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# How Filestage handles color profiles in PDF files 🎨

To ensure that your PDF files display correctly on desktop and mobile devices, we need to transcode the uploaded files. In terms of color, we can handle both **RGB and CMYK color profiles.**

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# How to export files for maximum color accuracy

For maximum color accuracy, it's recommended to export PDF files with the **sRGB color profile**. If your file contains CMYK elements or you're unsure of the color profiles used, converting your file to **sRGB** is the best solution.

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# Instructions for Adobe InDesign users

To convert your file to sRGB in Adobe InDesign, follow these steps:

1.  Open the export dialog and switch to the **Output tab**.
    
2.  Under Color Conversion, select **Convert to Destination**.
    
3.  As the destination, select **sRGB IEC61966-2.1.**
    
4.  Export your file as a **PDF** and upload it to Filestage.
    

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/668fad7b14cdc36cb3fd211c/20240814123525_0741.png)

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💡 **What's next?** Once you're done with the above checklist, see how to upload your PDF to a project: [Upload new files to projects](https://help.filestage.io/en/articles/3188612-manage-your-project-files.md)

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_If you have any questions or comments, feel free to start a chat or email us at_ [_support@filestage.io._](mailto:support@filestage.io) _We’re always happy to help._