The standard commercial printing technique that uses cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK) inks layered over each other in varying halftone dot sizes. By controlling the density and angle of these four transparent inks, presses can simulate millions of distinct colors from a single set of plates.
Heard on the job
We're running this job in process color, so check the registration on the magenta plate.
Also heard as
- four-color process
Do not mix it up with
- Spot color: Process color mixes four base inks to create all hues, while spot color uses a single, pre-mixed custom ink for a specific hue.