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Choosing a Color Matching Method, RGB or CMYK?

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CHOOSING A COLOR MATCHING METHOD There is no correct way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and its printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color. The following guidelines may help in achieving good color output from your printer. There are several suggested methods, depending on the type of document you are printing. NOTE These suggestions are for guidance only. Your results may vary depending on the application from which you are printing. Some applications will override any color matching settings in the printer driver without warning. RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosing a color matching method makes distinctions between Red, Green, Blue (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK). Generally, most documents you print will be in RGB format. This is the most common, and if you do not know your document's color mode, assume that it is RGB. Typically CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. The driver and Color Swatch Utility supplied with your printer support only RBG. If you wish to use CMYK, you might be able to use the software application's Soft Proofing feature (see "RGB or CMYK" on page 60). C5100: Color Printing • 59

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C5100: Color Printing
• 59
C
HOOSING
A
C
OLOR
M
ATCHING
M
ETHOD
There is no correct way to achieve a good match between the
document displayed on your monitor, and its printed equivalent.
There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and
reproducible color.
The following guidelines may help in achieving good color output
from your printer. There are several suggested methods, depending
on the type of document you are printing.
RGB or CMYK?
The guidelines for choosing a color matching method makes
distinctions between Red, Green, Blue (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow, Black (CMYK).
Generally, most documents you print will be in RGB format. This is
the most common, and if you do not know your document’s color
mode, assume that it is RGB.
Typically CMYK documents are only supported in professional
Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications.
The driver and Color Swatch Utility supplied with your printer support
only RBG. If you wish to use CMYK, you might be able to use the
software application’s Soft Proofing feature (see “RGB or CMYK” on
page 60).
NOTE
These suggestions are for guidance only. Your results may
vary depending on the application from which you are
printing. Some applications will override any color matching
settings in the printer driver without warning.