Cmyk And Rgb

If you are about to create something that is going both to be printed and uploaded on the web, what colors would you apply on your design?

 

  • For the web display, I use RGB.

    for printing, if the design is to go to a printing house, I would contact the printers and ask what color mode they want the design in. (Most printing houses would like the design in CMYK.)

    Else, if the print design is intended for your desktop printer, I would choose RGB, as most desktop ink/laser printers convert the RGB to CMYK within the printer driver, itself, and if you supply a CMYK design to the printer (and its print driver), you will end up with bad colors as most print drivers do not handle CMYK input, only RGB input.

    • Ok, but suppose you want the same project to be both printed and to go for the web. How would you handle the colors on that?

       

      If for example you have created something on cmyk that is going to be printed, what would you do if that file would be needed to be uploaded on the web too? It would have already the cmyk colors on it..so?

      • George said:
        If for example you have created something on cmyk that is going to be printed, what would you do if that file would be needed to be uploaded on the web too? It would have already the cmyk colors on it..so?

        Hi.

        You can use the CMYK for the web but if you want a wider range of colors you should use RGB. The CMYK will appear more dull than if you used RGB.

        RGB has colors that printers cannot make.

        ~John

        • Hi,

          Should I really use then only Cmyk with corel?

      • The question is loaded with another question.  Is it important to you tha the print and the web look very similar?  If so then design in CMYK or spot color and then convert the CMYK or spot color to sRGB for the web.

        then th eprint will look close to the web.  You cannot design sRGB and convert to CMYK and get equal results.