Kyocera KM-C2030 FieryX3e+ Color Reference Guide - Page 18
RGB, CMYK, and spot colors, Desktop versus ColorWise color management, source profiles
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11-2 Simple and Advanced Workflows RGB, CMYK, and spot colors Colors can be defined in several different color models, the most common being RGB, CMYK, and the spot color matching system. Each model requires a different color conversion at the Color Server. These different color conversion workflows are as follows: • RGB source profiles and color rendering dictionaries (CRDs) are used to map RGB colors through a device-independent color space to a destination space, either the full device gamut in a short-run printing workflow or CMYK simulation in a color proofing workflow. • CMYK colors are device-dependent. In a proofing scenario, colors specified in prepress applications are adjusted so that the gamut of the printer simulates that of the press. In a short-run printing workflow, specifying CMYK colors according to the calibrated Color Server output eliminates the need for simulation during printing. • Spot colors, such as PANTONE, are special inks manufactured to run on an offset printing press. Spot colors can be simulated using CMYK toners or process color inks. Two basic workflows exist for printing spot colors to the Color Server: Spot Color Matching On uses color tables built in the Color Server to simulate the spot color with its closest CMYK equivalent. Spot Color Matching Off instructs the Color Server to simulate the spot color using CMYK equivalents defined by the spot color manufacturer. These are the same CMYK values used by applications that include spot color libraries. This CMYK combination is then printed with the CMYK Simulation setting you choose, such as SWOP or DIC. Desktop versus ColorWise color management A desktop color management system uses ICC profiles to convert colors from one device gamut to another (see Appendix A). The color data is converted when it is passed from one application to another or when the job is sent to the printer; thus, the processing occurs on your computer, as opposed to the Color Server.