: Photoshop CC: Text and shape layers with same opacity, fill, blending and color render with different brightness Anyone knows why two different layers (a shape and a text) with the same opacity

@Turnbaugh909

This has me really stumped!

After checking your PSD I decided to run some tests in a new document and I'm getting exactly the same results. Even after closing Photoshop, restarting and starting fresh.. I get the same results again.

I was sure this has never happened before but even opening old PSDs I get the exact same result, so unless your PSD has somehow affected Photoshop then I'm guessing this is a bug.

The problem seems to be with text layers as rasterizing the text layer gives the same color output as the shape layer. I tested with a number of colors and fonts, so the issue isn't color or font specific. Here is a test example with 1. A shape layer and text layer at 100% opacity, 2. A shape layer and text layer at 50% opacity and 3. A shape layer and a rasterized text layer at 50% opacity. All layers are the exact same color and the third example is exactly the same as the second, all i did was rasterize the layer, nothing else:



If this is a bug i'm surprised that I've never noticed and as far as I can find, nobody else has.

Update:

After further testing, it seems the issue only occurs in RGB documents. The issue doesn't occur in CMYK, Lab Colour or Greyscale documents.

I also tested a number of RGB color profiles and all the profiles I tested reproduced the issue, although to varying degrees. The default sRGB profile was the least affected out of the random selection of profiles I tested.

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@Cofer715

I have no idea what the issue could be, but it seems like a technical one. I downloaded your PSD and the colors look identical to me, both in the PSD and when exported as a PNG. Although, it does appear that the PNG exports a slightly lighter shade, overall.

PSD



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UPDATE
When I originally opened this file, the colors were identical, as I showed above. When I hid one of the layers, the colors then changed to reflect the issue you're having. I'm at a loss, on this one.

You can see what I mean below:



This behavior repeats itself each time I open the PSD.

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