Choosing a Color Matching Method

RGB or CMYK?

The RGB color model is based on the three primary colors of light; Red, Green and Blue. This model is used by scanners, digital cameras and computer monitors.

The CMYK color model is based on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black printer inks or toners.

Most documents you print are in RGB format. This is the most common method. If you do not know your document’s color mode, assume that it is RGB.

CMYK documents are typically only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications.

About the Printer Drivers

 

Support for

Support for

 

RGB data

CMYK Data

PCL driver (Windows)

Yes

No

PostScript driver (Windows)

Yes

Yes

PostScript driver (Mac)

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

Sharp AR-C265P User’s Guide

211