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What are CMYK and PMS?

April 26, 2017CMYK PMS

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What are CMYK and PMS?

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CMYK is an acronym that stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (K). This refers to the four colors used to print in ‘full colour’ or ‘4 colour’ printing. These colours are combined by printing them over the top of one another, thereby creating the illusion of full colour. PMS refers to the Pantone Matching System and is a proprietary colour matching system, used by printers and designers all over the world to specify standard colors used for ink selection. PMS guarantees colour accuracy regardless of when and where the job is printed. PMS colours are usually applied as extra colours, on top of the normal CMYK colours.