Packaging Color, the Difference Between CMYK & Pantone

If you have never understood the packaging industry before, then you most likely do not understand CMYK & Pantone either.

What is CMYK Color

CMYK Color

CMYK mode is a color mode mainly used in the printing industry. The four standard colors are: C: cyan, M: magenta, Y: yellow, K: black. Using the principle of mixing the three primary colors of color materials, plus black ink, a total of four colors are mixed and superimposed to form the so-called “full-color printing”. When sunlight shines on an object, the object will absorb part of the light and print the remaining light. Reflection, the reflected light is the subtractive color mode of the color of the object we see

According to this subtractive color mode, the CMYK color mode suitable for printing is evolved. Not only do we use this subtractive color mode when looking at the color of objects, but we also use this subtractive color mode when printing on paper.

What is PMS?

Pantone is the internationally recognized standard color. The Pantone color card is a world-renowned color authority. It covers color communication systems in printing, textiles, plastics, drawing, digital technology and other fields. Graphic designers often use and need it. The printed colors are in focus to avoid excessive color difference, such as product packaging, peripherals, posters, etc.

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