Matching Colors

The process of matching printer output color to your monitor is quite complex because printers and computer monitors use different methods of producing color. Monitors display colors by light pixels using an RGB (red, green, blue) color process, but printers print colors using a CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) process.

Color-Matching Factors

Several factors can influence your ability to match printed colors to those on your monitor. These factors include:

print media

overhead lighting

personal differences in perception software applications

operating system palettes monitors

video cards and drivers

 

Matching PANTONE® * Colors

 

In addition to controlling color through the printer driver, you can

 

control color through PANTONE®* color matching.

 

PANTONE®* colors are certified RGB and CMYK values specified in

 

the PANTONE®* color-matching system, which is supported in many

 

graphics software applications. This color-matching system is useful

 

for matching printer output to a specific color (for example, a logo).

 

See the documentation for your software application for instructions

 

on using PANTONE®* colors.

 

For more information on using PANTONE®* colors, see the Readme

 

file for the PANTONE®* color-matching system included on the

 

printing system CD-ROM.

 

 

Note

Color settings, halftone settings, and print media affect the appearance

 

of PANTONE®* colors. To achieve true PANTONE®*-certified colors,

 

all components used, including the video driver, software application

 

or printer driver, and the print media, must be PANTONE®*-certified.

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