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Read the spot color patch chart

When you add or edit a spot color definition, you can print a patch chart to check how the set CMYK values and small variations on these values appear on media. The printed colors and the CMYK values of the patches give the best visual match to fine-tune the spot color for the given media family.

A patch chart shows 39 patches that each have a variation of the set CMYK value. You print a patch chart on the media that belong to the media family of the CMYK value of the spot color.

You print the patch chart on media that belong to the media family of the CMYK values. A patch chart shows 39 patches with variations of CMYK values. The chosen step size determines the degree of patch variations in percentages (1% - 20%).

Patch variations

  • The patches are arranged in three rows. All patches of a row all have the same K-value. The middle row patches represent the K-value of the spot color.

  • The K-value is decreased for the top row and increased for the bottom row; the step size determines the new K-values.

  • The patches within a row show variations in CMY values; the step size determines the difference between two adjacent patches.

Patches with a black cross

When a color value is equal to a color value of an other patch, one of the patches appear as a white patch with a black cross.

Patches with red text

When a CMYK value comes below 0% or above 100%, the value is clipped. This new CMYK value is printed in red text and the patch has a dotted line.

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Parent topic:
Manage spot colors
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