The CMYK Color System

The CMYK Color System works with pigments as opposed to the RGB system, which uses lights. The four primary pigments are cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Each color in the CMYK spectrum is created by using inks or paints to absorb the energy from white light. White light is a composition the wavelengths of every color, which is why it is white in the first place, The color that is reflected by the canvas represents the energy that was not absorbed from the white light. For this reason, it is also known as the Subtractive Color System.

Navigation:
Part one: Introduction to CMYK
The concept of the CMYK color system and the primary pigments.

Part two: How CMYK Relates to RGB
The way in which the CMYK and RGB color systems are related, and what they are used for.

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