Create and edit a spot color in Settings Editor

What are spot colors

Spot colors realize a consistent color and are often used in logos and house style colors.

Below you find the instructions for creating a spot color in the Settings Editor.

Go to the spot colors

Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Color]  → [Spot colors] .

[Spot colors] tab

Create a new [CMYK] spot color

1. Click [Add].

   [Spot colors] menu

2. Enter a name for the spot color.

3. Use the [Input mode] setting to select [CMYK].

   Add spot color

4. Use the [Media family] drop-down list to select the media family - media print mode combination.

5. Enter a value (%) in the [Tint] field.

6. Enter values in the [C], [M], [Y], and [K] fields.

7. Click [OK].

   The spot color definition is stored in the custom spot color library.

Create a new [CIELAB] spot color

1. Click [Add].

   [Spot colors] menu

2. Enter a name for the spot color

3. Use the [Input mode] setting to select [CIELAB].

   

4. Enter values in the [L*], [a*], and [b*] fields.

5. Click [OK].

   The spot color is stored in the custom spot color library.

Add [CMYK] values to a spot color

You can add [CMYK] values to a spot color to apply to a specific media family - media print mode combination.

1. Select [Custom library] in the library drop-down list.

2. Click the [CMYK] spot color.

   

3. Click [Edit].

   Lab values of a spot color

4. Click [Add CMYK value].

5. Select a new media family - media print mode combination.

   The new combination is listed.

   

6. Enter a value (%) in the [Tint] field.

7. Click [OK].

   The media family - media print mode combination is added.

   The [Old] color patch is the color rendering of the Lab definition. The [New] color patch shows the rendering of the CMYK values for the media family - media print mode combination.

   

NOTE

You can only delete custom spot colors.

Print a test chart

To evaluate the CMYK values, use the [Test print] setting.

Print patch chart

1. Use the [Step size] setting to define the degree of patch variations.

2. Use the [Media] drop-down list to select the media for the media family - media print mode combination.

3. Click [Print patch chart] to print the chart.

More information

• Learn about spot colors