Questions tagged [cmyk]
Questions about CMYK; short for cyan, magenta, yellow and key(black). It's the colour process and model used for colour visualisation in colour printing. Ask anything relevant to graphic design about the CMYK colour model.
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where does black come from in CMYK color mode?
I don't understand how black can be added in CMYK color mode. So green is made up of 85% cyan, 14% magenta, 100% yellow and 2% black. But I thought black is created by combining 100% of cyan, magenta ...
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InDesign: Convert RGB to CMYK for clean gray colors
When I convert gray color swatch from RGB to CMYK InDesign transmit that as a mix of C, M, Y, K. How can I convert that values to K only?
The goal is to get clean gray colors on print output. ...
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Pantone Color Bridge vs CMYK Color Guide
Color Bridge Coated vs CMYK Coated What is difference in CMYK colors from Pantone Color Bridge with colors from Pantone CMYK Color Guide? What does the CMYK color simulation mean in Pantone Color ...
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InDesign: how to link PNG files for CMYK printing
I have an issue with PNG FIles in Indesign and could not find an answer anywhere...maybe I am stupid.
I placed various PNG Files with transparent background in INDESIGN = good.
When I export as PDF ...
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How should Colour Ranges, that exceed 4 colours, be referred to?
I am aware that CMYK is a Colour Gamut used for Printing, representing the following colours:
C: Cyan;
M: Magenta;
Y: Yellow;
K: Black.
What I have not come across are standard terms used, when ...
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How to correctly save a file to CMYK and PMS formats?
I finished my new logo and always I make a logo, I pick CMYK format, thinking on print and vector first. I created a color scheme using Adobe Color by setting up the HEX values. As you may know, Adobe ...
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Why is CMYK & PNG not possible?
I needed to convert an image to PNG format so I have a transparent background. Unfortunately, CMYK isn't supported by the PNG format. I just wanted an image with a clear background so I can have that ...
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Do I want to convert or just tag with the CMYK profile?
I have some images to send to the printer. The printing company wants them in 'CMYK' but doesnt offer any other information. I've read up quite a bit on this but most info that I've found seems to be ...
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Find a good colour match from an RGB to a CMYK / spot colour that will print well
I have a hex colour #0d152c, which is a corporate colour, when this is converted / printed in CMYK the colour doesn't convert well when printed and looks a bit washed-out because obviously CMYK has a ...
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Would a 5+ Colour Printer output any noticeable improvements on Prints of Artwork captured by Camera/Scanner?
I wish to create reproductions, of various pieces of Artwork I have created; using a variety of Paints. The obvious first step would be to create a digital copy using a Camera or Scanner etc.
Once a ...
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Illustrator Creative Cloud Pantone conversion
I am using latest Illustrator, colour settings Generic CMYK. Artworks will be printed in CMYK.
I have been supplied with Pantone colours that will need to change to CMYK for print process.
When I ...
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How to batch change all instances of pure CMYK white to a shade darker for printing
We are a printing company that transfers RGB to CMYK. However when printing CMYK White comes out as transparent (which makes a lot of our art look...not great). We are handling thousands of designs so ...
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How to fix ink coverage over 320%
When preflighting a magazine advert, I am getting a warning about ink coverage being over 320%. The problem is that the colours causing this are in an image with a green filter. Unfortunately I cant ...
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Better way to handle colors for printing
I am paper bag manufacturer, on daily basis we are dealing with graphic designers and printing operators.
Often I am receiving orders for 2-color or 3-color printing. I conveyed the same message to ...
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Problem converting RGB to CMYK for print
Below you find the design for our business cards. The triangles are yellow, as you can see outside of the canvas. However, inside the canvas, only when I set the Color Mode to CMYK, they appear pink. ...
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Outer glow in CMYK vs RGB
I am creating this graphic in Illustrator and InDesign.
It is using an outer glow with the same magenta color as the fill of the shape. Normal blend mode 100% opacity.
I would like to get a similar ...
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Is there a loss of quality when converting RGB to HEX?
The graphic designer sent me the colors in RGB, I know I can convert to hex easily, but last time I tried to do that, RGBA to HEX on another website I noticed a slight difference so I ended up using ...
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Can the RGB Colour Space recreate all colours within the CMYK Colour Space?
The obvious answer, to me, is that the RGB Colour Space is capable of reproducing the CMYK Colours; for the simple fact that the CMYK Colour Space is fully consumed within the RGB Colour Space as ...
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RGB to CMYK pdf using various ICC profiles: should I see the differences? [Inkscape + Ghostscript]
I've designed a poster in Inkscape 0.91 (on Linux) to have it offset-printed. The printing company requires a CMYK pdf file that uses the ISO Coated v2 (ECI) ICC profile.
Inkscape does not allow ...
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Copying The Colors' Values
I hate when I repeat this task on every Branding project...Copying the colors' values, is there a plugin or an easiest way to export all color values (Spot, CMYK and RGB) to text from the color ...
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CMYK to RAL or PANTONE conversion
A client needs to produce a large logo for their front office and the production company requires us to convert the CMYK 40,48,77,17 to RAL or Pantone. I have never been faced with such a request and ...
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Editing photos for CMYK printing
This question is a follow-up on this earlier question here
As I am attempting on printing a photo-magazine in black and white, I am losing rich blacks in my photos when converting them to CMYK and ...
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Print deep blacks in CMYK photo magazine
I am very much a novice when it comes to working with printing and colour values and I am using InDesign for the first time.
I am working on an all black and white photographic magazine, which will ...
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How should I match Pantone / CMYK / RGB colors for my designs?
I am going to buy Pantone (C/U) and CMYK (C/U) patterns. How should I choose the colors for my designs? First CMYK, then Pantone and RGB last?
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Converting from CMYK to RGB (to work with it), then back to CMYK
I am trying to make designs for printable products (shirts, mugs, phone cases, ...).
I heard about the issue of the RGB and CMYK colors when printing.
I am using Inkscape for my designs as it is a ...
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Converting an RGB image to CMYK with a specific black? (Photoshop)
I would like to convert a lot of RGB images to a CMYK where the black is 20, 20, 20, 100.
By making a custom CMYK and using separation type GCR and 22% UCA I can get pretty close. But I can see on ...
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Changing to CMYK Color Mode Negatively Changes Texture Color That Was Made With Photoshop Colorize Tool
I'm an eCommerce entrepreneur designing packaging for my product and have encountered a problem while wanting to print some packaging with a printing factory.
They accept only CMYK color mode, so ...
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ArchiCAD / Illustrator — working with CMYK color?
I have a bunch of work in ArchiCAD that contains colored backgrounds and black linework. Exporting this to a color PDF results in RGB separations.
Is there a way for ArchiCAD to export designs to ...
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Small Brown Text for Print Register, avoid blur text
I have two paragraph of 10pt texts in my postcard design. One on white, and one on an image. Both text require using brown color. Currently the values is at C42 M65 Y96 K41, I am worry that the result ...
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RGB and CMYK - what to expect when printing
I've designed some artwork which I originally planned to only print myself (on my home laser printer), and so I worked in RGB. I've since decided to do a print run in CMYK (outsourcing to a 4-colour ...
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How to get close to PMS 662 or PMS 296 in CMYK?
Basically I am trying to achieve Navy color or PMS 662 or PMS 296 with CMYK and having trouble. This will be used on Dye Sublimation print.
Is there any recommendation on how I should do with CMYK.
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Why is my inverted black layer coming out grey instead of white, when using CMYK colourspace?
I have an RGB vector file with lots of layers, one of which is a bitmap containing a mixture of pure black pixels and 100% transparent pixels. This layer has a live invert filter, which changes the ...
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Are CMYK color profiles used when printing PDF files?
I have a PDF file, where all colors are in CMYK.
Are CMYK color profiles used when printing this PDF file?
There is a color profile on the PDF file, and then there is a color profile for the printer....
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When converting RGB to CMYK colour changes in print output
I am designing a poster in pink colour in RGB mode. The printing person ask me a CMYK file. I changed the mode to CMYK and send it to them, but when output comes the colour totally changes, it turns ...
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Will digital printing be able to match RGB better than offset printing?
I have a client who insist on using a lapis lazuli ( Royal Blue ) color because its part of their brand name. The rgb value is about R20, G30, B225. Can this be printed? Will digital printing be able ...
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Should blending modes ever be used for logo designs? [closed]
In a vector editor like Illustrator, blend modes do not work in CMYK mode; blend modes only work in RGB mode. My logical conclusion is that you should never use blend modes on a logo design, because ...
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Best Practice for colours that are different between applications
I am trying to create a colour swatch for a brand based on the branding guideline supplied by the original designer from around 2014.
In their branding guideline they have supplied the following ...
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Why are my printed colors duller than expected?
Basically, I've designed a booklet on Photoshop CC. It's an informational booklet so it's quite vibrant with lots of colours and pictures in it.
I've finished it and exported all the files into PDF ...
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Converting PDF from RGB to CMYK with freeware or OSS
I print marketing regularly at my job, and everything is sent to us as PDFs. The problem is, the color profile is always set to RGB, and the resulting prints look terrible and don't match the colors ...
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Pantone-like color matching for latex 6-color printing?
For print design with 4-color process, I've used the coated version of the Pantone Color Bridge to select colors.
I'd like to select similar, perhaps wider-gamut equivalent colors to be printed on ...
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Why does illustrator invert my images when i export as CMYK?
I have this problem on Ai-cc, whenever I export-export as.. eventhough my document is in CMYK and on the final step I export as CMYK my image's result is that the colours are inverted. I have to ...
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Printing a drop shadow gradient transition to transparent in CMYK
I am attempting to print an image of a bowl of food with a drop shadow that gradually transitions to transparent on a white background. The shadow renders beautifully within Adobe Illustrator, but ...
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Photoshop: how to change from RGB to CMYK without any color loss
I have an RGB PSD document with 300 dpi resolution. Basically I designed it to print as my business card. When converting this from RGB to CMYK, my original colors are changing. Is there any way to ...
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How to print a pure C , M , Y , K color using a regular inkjet printer?
How to print a pure CMYK colors in a regular printer? Let's say I would like to print a pure cyan or a pure magenta in a regular printer. first I work in a CMYK document .. but when sending the file ...
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How to Export in both in RGB and CMYK in Affinity Design?
How do I export a logo in both CMYK and RGB in Affinity Design, provided that the Logo design starts with a template that is in CMYK? I mean when I start a new file, it asks me to choose the colour ...
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Brand color not available in cmyk
I have my own brand but everything I have done so far has been rgb.
I wanted to get started printing some business cards but the color that our brand uses isn't available in cmyk and turns into a very....
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Why CMYK values of (100, 100, 100, 0) isn't pure black? [duplicate]
If I have an RGB value of (0, 0, 0) I get pure black. Now, since CMY are the opposite colors of RGB - shouldn't (100, 100, 100, 0) in CMYK mean pure black? Why is this equivalent to #363639, which is ...
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What tools can I use to create Fractal Art?
There are many fractal generation softwares such as the free Xaos and Fractal Architect 2. I normally use Mathematica to generate fractals and process them later with editing tool but this time have ...
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Does Ink Manager use official Pantone recommended values?
I was wondering if anyone knows if you use the Ink Manager to convert Pantone Spot Colors to CMYK in InDesign is the outcome an official Pantone recommended value?
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What was there before ICC profiles?
It's a general question of desktop publishing.
I sometimes wonder what notions where taking place where we now have ICC profiles (and there PCSs). Which are computer notions, materialized by files (...
