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I think I've only been having this problem since switching to CC 2014, but I can't be sure exactly when it started.
When I open the colour picker to change a colour of an object, the colour automatically jumps to a different colour. It's very disruptive because I have no way of telling what the original colour was when trying to make small changes. And it's not a small jump either: for example, the default black jumps automatically to C60M90 purple – every time! It doesn't only occur with the default colour but also after I've selected a shade myself – it seems to only be happening with blacks and greys.
Any help would be appreciated, as it's driving me crazy. I've tried activating and deactivating the "Art work has default appearance" option as it was the only thing I could think of and have had problems with that acting strangely before. I can't think of what else I should try. If no one knows, I'll try trashing the preferences folder.
Thanks in advance. Cheers.

Sounds like a 2014 problem.
Check that you are woking in the correct color mode, look to the right of your filename in parenthesis. Then use the color palette (always in the same color mode) and let us know if that is working.
If not try to reset your illustrator preferences.

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