What is CMYK?
CMYK is a color system whose acronym is formed by the colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and black. CMYK (also called color-pigment) is a system widely used in the printing industry.
In addition to the primary colors cyan, magenta and yellow, the color black is also used, considered as the “key color” because it is essential to define the details of an image (for some, the “K” that is part of the acronym would be of the word English “Key”).
The CMYK system is used for ink color printing to hide some colors when the background is white to dim the light and highlight the combination of four colors. CMYK can reproduce all the main color gamut available. CMYK works through printers and photocopiers to reproduce a large part of the colors of the visible spectrum.
While CMYK is the color pigment, the RGB (red, green and blue) system is defined as the light color, and is used in objects that emit light (on television, for example).
In addition to CMYK and RGB, there are other color standards, such as Pantone, a library with a huge range of cataloged colors.
Other Meanings of CMYK
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| CMYK | Cookie Mob Yardie Krew |
| CMYK | Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Key/blacK |