What is CMY color model?
[[File:CMYK subtractive color mixing.svg|thumb|When CMY colors are mixed at full strength, the result pair mixtures are red, green, and blue. Mixing all three gives very dark grey.]] '''CMY color model''' is a [[color model]], used in color [[printing]]. '''CMY''' refers to the three inks used in printing: [[cyan|'''c'''yan]], [[magenta|'''m'''agenta]], and [[yellow|'''y'''ellow]]. The CMY model is subtractive. It means that it ''[[Subtraction|subtracts]]'' or [[Mask|masks]] colors from white background of the [[paper]]. The [[ink]] reduces the reflected light. White [[light]] minus red leaves cyan, white light minus green leaves magenta, and white light minus blue leaves yellow. White is the natural color of the paper, while (nearly) black is made by a full combination of colored inks. [[File:NIEdot367.jpg|thumb|Early representation of the three-color process (1902).]] Unlike the [[CMYK color model]], it does not use additional [[black]] ink, which is more effective and economical for reproducing dark [[hue]]s.<ref>{{cite book | title = WWW.Color | author = Roger Pring | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Uq-hLlV-h7sC&pg=PT178|page=178| publisher = Watson–Guptill | year = 2000 | isbn = 0-8230-5857-3 }}</ref> CMY color is typically used in older, portable, or inexpensive printers. Most recent color desktop or floor-standing printers use the CMYK color model. == Related pages == * [[CMYK color model]] * [[RGB color model]] * [[Color model]] == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commons category|CMY}} *[http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/xcmyk.aspx XCmyk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230025939/http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/xcmyk.aspx |date=2011-12-30 }}{{nbsp}}– CMYK to RGB Calculator with source code *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716053923/http://dx.sheridan.com/advisor/cmyk_color.html Color Space Fundamentals]{{nbsp}}– animated illustration of RGB vs. CMYK [[Category:Color models]] [[Category:Printing]] [[Category:Photography]]