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CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black, respectively.
Some people have stated that K is used because it is the last letter of "black." However, that is not correct. Black is symbolized by K, which stands for "key" because in the printing industry the black plate was used as a reference to key, or align, the other color plates.
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What does the abbreviation 'CMYK' stand for?
CMYK stands for- C= Cyan, M=Magenta, Y=Yellow, K=Black
What does the C represent in CMYK?
The K in CMYK can can stand for either blacK or Key colour.The "K" in CMYK stands for key since in four-color printing cyan, magenta, and yellow printing plates are carefully keyed or aligned with the key of the black.Suggesting that the "K" in CMYK comes from the last letter in "black" and was chosen because B already means is incorrect.Courtesy of Wikipedia;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMYK_color_model
What stands K in CMYK why we not use B?
K is used to represent Black in CMYK because B is already used for Blue in RGB.
What dos the m in cmyk stand for?
Magenta
What is CMYK are known for?
C = Cyan M = Magenta Y = Yellow K = Key
Why are you using 'K' for black?
I presume you mean in the CMYK colour model. There are two reasons, partly to avoid confusion with the B for blue, but mainly the K doesn't stand for "black", it stands for "key" - in printing the cyan, magenta and yellow had to be aligned (or keyed) with the black.
What is Pantone?
cmyk color c=100 m=72 y=0 k=30
What is pantone 413C?
cmyk color c=100 m=72 y=0 k=30
What are the cmyk values for pantone 8760?
C-37 m-36 y-61 k-4
What is correct CMYK Color for Greenpeace logo?
It's Pantone 363U and its variants on CMYK or JPEG.
What is the cmyk values of the orange in the Indian flag?
Cyan : 7 M : 82 Y : 100 K : 1
What does K stand for in K9 pipes and fittings?
what does K stand for in K( , K 12 and K 14 pipes and fittings
