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Color Concepts 101 (2001) [pdf]

by omgwtfusb on 5/6/24, 10:50 AM with 11 comments

  • by gnicholas on 5/6/24, 9:02 PM

    > In theory, the combination of CMY at 100% (100,100,100) creates black, In practice it creates a muddy brown due to limitations of toner (and ink) secondaries.

    Does anyone know why this is?

    > "K" is used for black to avoid confusion with Blue and because the black component is the "Key" for a set of color separations

    I always assumed it was just because "K" is the last letter in "black" — apparently not!