HP 5500dn HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 196

color spaces CMYK An abbreviation for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and blacK, this is the process color system that yields color images on printers and printing presses. CMYK is called 'subtractive' because the colorants (typically ink or dye) act as filters to white light, removing components of white light to create colors. Subtractive color describes the color of inks. The complementary colors are red, green and blue. Combining the three primary colors creates a brownblack. Some printing devices, including the HP Designjet printers, have an extendedgamut color set that includes two cyan colorants and two magenta colorants. These pairs of cyan and magenta colorant sets make possible smoother gradations and larger color gamut for simulating spot colors (PANTONE® colors, for example). The abbreviation CMYKcm is used. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-63.htm (2 of 3) [8/5/2002 2:20:38 PM]