# Colour fades/washed out as soon as exported as lottie file (created in After Effects)

**URL:** https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/colour-fades-washed-out-as-soon-as-exported-as-lottie-file-created-in-after-effects/4243
**Category:** dotLottie
**Created:** [April 21, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/colour-fades-washed-out-as-soon-as-exported-as-lottie-file-created-in-after-effects/4243 "2023-04-21T11:46:54Z")
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### Author: ![tanyavandeventer3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/tanyavandeventer3/32/2816_2.png) [@tanyavandeventer3](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/tanyavandeventer3)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/colour-fades-washed-out-as-soon-as-exported-as-lottie-file-created-in-after-effects/4243/1 "2023-04-21T11:46:54Z")

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I’ve created my animation in After Effects (simple emoji, noting too complicated). When I save the file as a lottie and [preview it on the lottie webiste](https://app.lottiefiles.com/preview) the colour is faded and looks washed out (the original is much more vibrant). Help, please? ☹

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### Author: ![irbypace](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.lottiefiles.com/irbypace/32/3165_2.png) [@irbypace](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/u/irbypace)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.lottiefiles.com/t/colour-fades-washed-out-as-soon-as-exported-as-lottie-file-created-in-after-effects/4243/2 "2023-04-21T16:53:01Z")

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Are you adhering to sRGB settings and internet color space?