From 0a39a2d05d439bc217397e9412b034cbd4ea5003 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Stefan=20V=C3=B6geli?= Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:00:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add cmyk --- 03/index.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/03/index.md b/03/index.md index e07b68c..8396fda 100644 --- a/03/index.md +++ b/03/index.md @@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ Even though, there are rgb colors for silver(#C0C0C0) and gold(#ffd700), they do #### CMYK +The rgb color system is not suitable for printing as it is additive and works when the background is dark. +For printing, the surface/background is normally white and it makes sense to use a different color system to get accurate colors. The CYMK color system is subtractive. +To print with CMYK, first the cyan part of the image is printed, then the magenta, then yellow and finally the key, meaning the black part. + #### Subjective perception The preceived color is not only dependent on the color intensity. It relates also to the surrounding colors.. Therefore a color with the same color values can appear brighter or less brighter depending on its location.