Sample printing
If you are worried about the colours of your artwork we suggest ordering a sample print.
You can set up variations of your artwork on an A3 so you can see which version of the artwork performs best.
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Both CMYK and RGB are 'colour modes' that tell your computer how to mix and represent colour. CMYK is used for printed designs, while RGB is used for designs that will be viewed on screen. It's impossible to reproduce the vibrancy of on screen colours and not all visible on screen colours are achievable with digital CMYK printing.
- We colour calibrate our digital presses daily to minimise colour variation, however consistency is not 100% guaranteed, this is simply the nature of digital CMYK printing. There's potentially a 3% acceptable variance in colour from the first proof to the final product.
- Never underestimate the difference a stock can make to your colours. When choosing a colour please take into account what stock it will be printed on. One colour will appear differently when printed on different stocks.
Artwork colour information
For your artwork to print successfully it's important to create your design in the correct 'Document Color Mode' and your colour palette is CMYK not RGB. If you're using Adobe Illustrator, InDesign or a similar professional design program, make sure you're using the correct mode (images below).
(If you're using Canva or similar that only allows design in RGB or HEX colours please be aware that your on-screen colours will be converted to available/similar CMYK colours when creating your PDF and is outside of our control when printing.)
For more information about setting up your artwork correctly for print please take a look at our Artwork Guidelines.
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