Kuler using US RGB?

Hi I just started using Kuler, and it is a wonderful gadget
to me.
I've just created some color sets and exported them as an ASE
and brought them into IL CS3. I recognized that the rgb and cymk
values are diffrent than those on the kuler site.
Is Kuler using another RGB Profile than me?
I have the german version of the cs3
Is there any way to export them not as rgb?
Thanks Kirsten

Hi sami, thanks for your answer.
I've choosen the base colour as an example:
in Kuler:
RGB: 241;17;26
CMYK:0;47;89;5
in IL CS3:
RGB: 238;127;31
CMYK:0;60.39;92.47;0
The ASE that I imported can be found here:
http://kuler.adobe.com/#themeID/209943
Thanks a lot for your support
Kirsten

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