WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOUR COLOR PROCESS AND SPOT COLOR PRINTING?
Four color process is a system where a color image is divided into four color values that are transferred to printing plates and printed sequentially on a printing press. The four colors are cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), and black (K). Using these four colors at different values, the press recreates the original image with inks. Spot color is the use of pre-mixed colors rather than by combining color from cyan, magenta, yellow and black. To ensure consistency of color, the printing industry has adopted standards for spot color. There are several spot color systems but the most widely used is the PANTONE® system. Pre-mixed colors are selected from swatch books.
