Color change on export to PDF

We use an application called Autodoc HSE which relies on hidden text in reports to redirect printed output to email, fax or printer. It looks for the colour code 254, 254, 254 and anything in this colour is interpreted by Autodoc as a command.
It appears however that when a report is printed from Webi it first goes as a PDF and the colour is rounded to 255,255,255 which is pure white (instead of the off white).
We cannot change the Autodoc command colour for two reasons, firstly because we have so many other systems using this colour and secondly because we could use pure white as a valid colour and do not want that text interpreted as an autodoc command.
Does anyone know how we can force the colour to remain at 254,254,254 when the PDF is created?
I have seen the documents relating to Excel colours but they do not seem to relate to this issue.
Thanks

Hi HuonAqua ,
Can you please check the following SAP Note: -
[Cell background and foreground colors do not retain their shade when exporting a Desktop Intelligence document to PDF |https://websmp230.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/sno/ui_entry/entry.htm?param=69765F6D6F64653D3030312669765F7361706E6F7465735F6E756D6265723D3131383233333826]
Though it applies to DESKI, I would requst you to check it in both WEBI and DESKI.
If it does not help in fixing the issue, do let us know. Also, please do let us know the exact version of the entire setup of Enterprise at your end.
Regards,
Abhishek Jain.

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