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What is the difference between spot and process colors?

April 26, 2017colors process spot

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What is the difference between spot and process colors?

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A spot color is a specially mixed ink used in printing. Spot color inks come in a rainbow of colors, including some specialty inks such as metallic and flourescent. Unlike CMYK or process color which creates colors by laying down layers of just 4 specific inks (cyan, magenta, yellow and black), spot colors are pre-mixed and you use one ink for each color in the publication.