Glossary: CMYK

"Cyan Magenta Yellow Black" One of the two prevailing color models in use for electronic publishing. CMYK imaging is the central concept in four-color printing. This system is based on the principle that all colors can be created by combining the proper amounts of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. The CMYK color model is an "additive" scheme, in which white (or blank) is defined as the abscence of all four source colors and all tones are created by adding the appropriate amounts of the necessary colors.