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CMYK Last modified: Monday, February 09, 2004

Short for Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black, and pronounced as separate letters. CMYK is a color model in which all colors are described as a mixture of these four process colors. CMYK is the standard color model used in offset printing for full-color documents. Because such printing uses inks of these four basic colors, it is often called four-color printing. In contrast, display devices generally use a different color model called RGB, which stands for Red-Green-Blue. One of the most difficult aspects of desktop publishing in color is color matching -- properly converting the RGB colors into CMYK colors so that what gets printed looks the same as what appears on the monitor. Also see The Science of Color in the Did You Know . . . ? section of Webopedia. Sponsored listings Full-Service Printers - Print, Copy, Scan & Fax. Konica Minolta multifunction printers for home office and commercial use. Request a quote. Full-Service Printers - Print, Copy, Scan and Fax from a Single Machine with InfoPrint. Get a Quote. Start Publishing Your Book Today - Publish Your Book With CreateSpace. Keep Control Of Your Work & Start Earning Royalties. Request A Free Consultation.

CMYK, RGB, and HGB color models An explanation of CMYK, RGB, and HGB color models. Converting RGB to CMYK This page gives a detailed technical explanation on how to convert RGB images to the CMYK color system for printing.