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Press Check, a editorial colour palette of 8 swatches
Editorial

Press Check

Print led design that wants the process left visible: tint blocks, ink swatches, proof marks, small type sitting on flat colour.

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CategoryEditorial
Colours8, one ink, one paper, one accent
Ink on paper15.79:1, AAA
AccentProcess Magenta, 4.61:1 on paper
Temperaturebalanced
Colour visionclosest pair 2.36 deltaE, red and green
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 8 colours

Key Black is the ink and Newsprint is the paper, which is the pair every measurement on this page is taken between. Process Magenta is the accent, so it is the one that should appear least.

  1. Key Black#151313 Ink
  2. Process Cyan#1f6076 Base
  3. Cyan Tint#9dc0cb Base
  4. Process Yellow#c9aa3f Base
  5. Trap Grey#807b74 Support
  6. Twenty Percent#cdc9c0 Support
  7. Newsprint#f0ede2 Paper
  8. Process Magenta#b83a72 Accent

#151313 #1f6076 #9dc0cb #c9aa3f #807b74 #cdc9c0 #f0ede2 #b83a72

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