What is CMYK?

Ask for your signs using CMYK color specification

CMYK color wheelCyan Magenta Yellow Black (CMYK) is a color model in which colors are described as a mixture of these four process colors. CMYK is the standard color model used for full-color signs and documents and is different from RGB and PMS color specifications. Because CMYK printing uses inks of four basic colors, it is often called four-color printing. In contrast, computer screens generally use a different color model called RGB, which stands for Red Green Blue.


Color Matching
Color matching is the conversion of RGB colors into CMYK colors or PMS colors so that what gets printed looks as close to the customer’s specifications as possible.

“Can you match the color?”
We get this question nearly every day, with the next most common question “How fast can you get it done”. In today’s high tech world, many of our customers know how to accurately describe the colors they need. At Artsign Design, we’ll work with you to determine the colors you need even if you are unfamiliar with CMYK, PMS, RGB, and hexadecimal color specifications.