Articles On Color Issues

White underprinting is a technique in which white ink is applied underneath some or all areas of your label design and text, creating opacity in critical areas. This opacity makes... Read More

So, your new labels just arrived. You excitedly rip open the box only to be plunged into despair when you see that the color is way off! Although you can’t... Read More

Black ink is a necessity in label printing! While black ink is an integral part of the ‘four-color process’ printing (CMYK = cyan, magenta, yellow, and ‘key’ black), using black... Read More

Color plays an important role in how we perceive and remember a brand (think Coca-Cola Red, IBM Blue, Gatorade Orange, and much more). If the colors on your product labels... Read More

When selecting colors for barcode labels, it’s essential that you select colors that are compatible with scanners. One reason why barcodes can be hard to scan is color, or more... Read More

Things change, mistakes happen…and sometimes we need cover-up labels to come to the rescue. Custom cover-up labels can save business owners valuable time and resources since they’re a cost-effective way... Read More

Choosing Colors An issue that can occur whenever large quantities of custom labels are being printed is inconsistent colors within the label and throughout the whole batch. Even if you... Read More

Digital cameras, scanners and monitors create images by combining three colors: red, green and blue (RGB). These primary colors of light combine to produce images on computer and television screens.... Read More

Label Printing and CMYK Colors Sending us your label artwork in CMYK format will help us get your labels printed as quickly as possible, in the highest quality. If you’re... Read More