CMYK Gold
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- JOOST
I really need a tip on which CMYK colour you'd advice to get a nice golden yellow without being too yellow or brown... there's no budget for a PMS colour for this client... any tips?
- 2cent0
damn... i used to know this one off the top of my head back in my packaging days.
if no one else gives you some good values i can get it for you off some old files when i get home.
- JOOST0
I would be very, very grateful!
- clone0
729 c
- clone0
oops
c:0
m:20
y:60
k:20
- Duane0
Watch the black levels on that mix. Black is a contaminent color and that mix could look dirty - particularly if you're running imagery alongside it. I'd use 100Y and 20 to 30M depending on how gold you want it. Refer to a CMYK mix book - you can pick one up for $20 at the link below.
- devaur0
clone has it
or Pantone 12-4 or 12-5
- Duane0
Bon Seff, where are you?
- BonSeff0
on my couch!
- BonSeff0
where are you?
- BonSeff0
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- vburo0
i am sure you can print this cmyk..
;P
- BonSeff0
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- 2cent0
yeah def keep that black out of it... just gonna muddy it up.
bonseff's mix looks good... use the cyan to get the darker value instead of black. i find PMS colours when converted to CMYK always have too much black in them.
i'll check on of my old files now that i'm at home... i'm sure it will bretty close to bonseff's.
- 2cent0
i've got
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5just a little bump of black to pull back on the yellow... use that or Bon's and your golden.
- clone0
too much cyan and it will take greenish tones
its obvious there is no solid answer a sproven by us :)
just do tests to find what mix works for you
- Duane0
Wow, my post pulled you off the couch? The power of the internets is strong. I too was pulled from the couch to post.
Too true, color is subjective. Just pointing out that black (and cyan by clone) are strong colors when added to mixes. Just a preference, but when mixing CMYK, I try to lay down one ink at 100% to give the sheet a full coat of ink. No dot.
- BonSeff0
i saw my logo beamed in the night sky over dallas from back window & i sprung into action!
- clone0
bang!
zip !
pow!
- BonSeff0
just me and my trusty
