Color printing

Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). It may also commonly be called four-color process printing when only the colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (also known as CMYK) are used. Another emerging method of color printing is six-color process printing (for example, Pantone's Hexachrome system) which adds orange and green to the traditional CMYK for a larger and more vibrant gamut, or color range.

Related Topics:
Monochrome - CMYK - Pantone - Hexachrome - Gamut

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Color printing involves a series of steps, or transformations, in order to generate a quality color reproduction. Here are the main steps when reproducing a color image in CMYK print, along with some historical perspective.

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