how do I substitute one colour for another, in every object, of an eps file?

vector-graphics inkscape color-palette
csbl81 picture csbl81 · Feb 14, 2013 · Viewed 53k times · Source

I have a vector image that I need to edit and I have inkscape. What I want to do is to substitute one set of coulours of the palette by another. For example, my image has a palette with several tones of orange, green and blue. What do I have to do if I want to substitute the orange part of the palette with another color?

Answer

Stockfisch picture Stockfisch · Feb 15, 2013

Here is one way to select all items of exactly the same colour (fill). It is also possible to look for other style categories, such as the stroke colour etc.

1) Imagine we wish to select all the orange items on the canvas. Select one of those and go to the Fill and Stroke dialog. Copy the colour code from the RGBA field (highlighted red in the image below). enter image description here

2) Open the search dialog (Find) (Ctrl + F) and copy the colour code in the field Style:

3) Get rid of the last two characters of the colour code. Add the line fill:# right before the colour code (also in the Style: field!). Hit the Find button, and all the items filled with the given colour should be selected. enter image description here

4) Change the colours of the selected objects in the Fill and Stroke dialog.

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