Flawed colors in converted EPS

Hi all,
when I save a PDF to EPS using the generate preview option, then Acrobat X generates wrong colors in the EPS preview. E.g., grey turns out as green. The colors in the EPS itself are OK, but of course we require correct colors in the preview as well.
I have tried different options in the conversion settings without success, particularly to set the color management to none (source) or to use RGB colors.
Any ideas or solutions for this bug?
Regards,
Robert

Hi,
these are really simple images, they contain some lines and text boxes
that are filled with a color shading. When the shading of the text boxes
is grey or light blue (with black text), then the colors in the
generated preview are completely wrong. I have notived that one text box
that has a dark blue shading with white text is OK in the preview.
The PDFs do not contain any other objects than some free-floating text,
lines, arrows and said text boxes.
Robert

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