Results for "printing"
22 colours found.
- Block printing Glossary
- CMYK Glossary
- Overprint Glossary
#FFFF00
Yellow
A primary colour between green and orange, seen in sunlight, leaves, and pigmentsBasic colour · 🇫🇷 France +5
#00FFFF
Cyan
A blue-green colour found between blue and green on the spectrum and key in printingBasic colour
#FF00FF
Magenta
A purplish-pink colour named after a battle and key to modern printingNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France +4
#E49B0F
Gamboge
A strong yellow pigment tapped from Southeast Asian treesPigment · 🇰🇭 Cambodia +5
Red
Cinquasia red
A deep red pigment from the quinacridone family, valued for its durabilityPigment
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 13
A synthetic yellow pigment from the diarylide family used in printing inksPigment
#004040
Rich black
A deep black in print made by layering coloured inks under blackNamed shade
#A4DDED
Non-photo blue
A pale blue used in art and print that does not show up in reproductionNamed shade
Grey
Middle gray
A neutral tone halfway between black and white, used to calibrate cameras and printsNamed shade
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 83
A reddish-yellow diarylide pigment used in inks and plasticsPigment
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 74
A yellow-green azo pigment used in inks, paints, and tattoo coloursPigment · 🇮🇹 Italy
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 16
A synthetic yellow pigment used in paints and printing inksPigment
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 14
A diarylide yellow pigment used in packaging and textile printingPigment
Yellow
Diarylide pigment
A family of yellow organic pigments widely used in printing inksPigment
Pink and magenta
D&C Red 7
A synthetic red pigment widely used in printing and food colouringPigment
Purple and violet
Pigment Violet 29
A dark red-purple pigment used in paints, inks, and dyesPigment
#00A550
Green (pigment)
The standard green made by mixing printer's cyan and yellow inksStandard colour
#00B7EB
Process cyan
The standard cyan ink used in four-colour printing (CMYK)Named shade
#FFEF00
Canary yellow
A bright yellow named after the canary bird and used as a printing primaryNamed shade
#ED1C24
Red (pigment)
The standard red mixed from magenta and yellow for printing on paperNamed shade
#FF0090
Magenta (process)
The magenta used as a primary colour in printing inksNamed shade
#333399
Blue (pigment)
A standard blue mixed from cyan and magenta inks in printingNamed shade
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Gamboge: Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Magenta: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yellow: Mark Robinson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cyan: Claude Monet, Public domain, source
- Pigment Violet 29: Smokefoot, Public domain, source