There needs to be a way to set RGB, HSV, or CMYK as the default color scheme in the Color Selector window. Often while working on a map I need to make my own custom colors, perhaps to match colors in another layer or label. I tend to think about color best in RGB since I was trained in Image Processing, so I'll check the values of the color I want and try to remember the RGB values for it while I open Color Selector, then I'll start typing in my values only to find that the Color Selector window has come up looking for HSV values. By the time I click the RGB tab and start over I've often forgotten the RGB values I wanted to use and have to go back and check them again. Allowing the user to set which color scheme they like to work with and know that it won't change would save lots of time and patience!
When symbolising layers, I regularly have to define colours according to predefined values. (For example, to ensure a uniform colouring across different systems). These colour values are usually available as RGB values.
If I now select the individual values in the Symbology pane in Arcgis Pro in order to change their appearance, I do not select a predefined colour from the palette under "Color", but open the "Color Editor"-window via the menu "Color Properties...".
Here the colour mode "HSV" is selected by default.
Problem
Since my colour values are in RGB, I must first change the colour mode from HSV to RGB for each symbol. Especially with many symbols, these additional clicks add up and generate unnecessary effort, especially because it already needs many clicks to even get here.
Proposed solution
In the program settings it should be possible to select one's personal favourite colour mode. This should then be selected by default in the "Color Editor"-window (and any other windows/panes where colours can be set/defined manually). Of course, it is still possible to select another colour mode.
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