- Ink is available in dozens of standard colors. The standard colors may vary
between forms manufacturers, so consult your forms supplier for their list
of standard colors.
- If a non-standard ink color is required, you may ask the forms supplier
to match a specific sample or you can provide a Pantone Matching
System® (PMS) number. The PMS book contains hundreds of
color choices. Some colors are much more expensive than others so an upcharge
may be applied if certain colors are required.
- The following is a list of some of the standard ink colors provided by many
forms suppliers:
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Process Yellow
012 Pantone Yellow
165 Orange
Warm Red
032 Red
185 Red
199 Red
Rubine Red
Process Magenta
Rhodamine Red
464 Brown
470 Brown
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Pantone Purple
Reflex Blue
286 Blue
072 Pantone Blue
293 Blue
Process Blue
Process Cyan
Pantone Green
347 Green
423 Gray
Black
Process Black
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- All ink used on a continuous laser form must be heat resistant to withstand
the high operating temperature of the laser printer.
- The ink can be applied in various ways:
- Spot Color - colors applied using separate plates to add
color in specific areas, each plate having a different image that
is printed.
- Duotones - two halftone images, which were produced using
different screen angles, that are printed over each other. Duotones
are generally printed in black and another color.
- Tritones - three halftone images, produced at different
screen angles, which were made from the same image and then printed
over each other in three different colors.
- Quadtones - four halftone images, produced at different
screen angles, which were made from the same image and then printed
over each other in four different colors.
- Process Color - four process colors, cyan, magenta, yellow,
and black, printed on top of each other. Each color uses the same
image produced at varying intensities, to reproduce a full color
image.
- High Fidelity Color (Hi-Fi) - a method of color printing
which utilizes additional process ink colors to produce a greater
range of color.
- Prismatic Ink - the blending of two or more colors in a
single printing unit. This produces a blend of color that is difficult
to duplicate. It is most often used as a security feature.
- Desensitizing
Ink - used on carbonless paper multiple part forms when
no image transfer is desired in specific areas.
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of Special Ink Features
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Note: Indicate to the supplier
the number of ink colors needed on both the front and back of the
form.
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