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ABOUT RGB AND CMYK COLOR Some application programs give you the choice to create and edit documents using either RGB color or CMYK color. Typically, only professional graphics and desktop publishing software support CMYK color. Most application programs only support RGB color, for example Microsoft Office programs or web browsers. If your application program does not give you the choice of RGB or CMYK color, you should assume that it only supports RGB. 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. About the printer drivers Depending on your operating system, you may have the choice of different drivers to use with your printer. You may wish to select a printer driver based on whether it supports CMYK data. SUPPORT FOR RGB DATA PCL 5c driver (Windows) ✔ PCL 6 driver (Windows) ✔ PostScript driver (Windows) ✔ PostScript driver (Mac) ✔ SUPPORT FOR CMYK DATA ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ Color matching (advanced) > 33

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Color matching (advanced) > 33
A
BOUT
RGB
AND
CMYK
COLOR
Some application programs give you the choice to create and edit
documents using either RGB color or CMYK color. Typically, only
professional graphics and desktop publishing software support
CMYK color. Most application programs only support RGB color,
for example Microsoft Office programs or web browsers.
If your application program does not give you the choice of RGB
or CMYK color, you should assume that it only supports RGB.
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.
About the printer drivers
Depending on your operating system, you may have the choice
of different drivers to use with your printer. You may wish to
select a printer driver based on whether it supports CMYK data.
SUPPORT
FOR RGB
DATA
SUPPORT
FOR CMYK
DATA
PCL 5c driver (Windows)
PCL 6 driver (Windows)
PostScript driver (Windows)
PostScript driver (Mac)