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Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ ArTainium
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DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880
Color Finder Palette with two Step Colors
• If you modify your Start Color with three steps, Step Color 1 will remain the
same. However Step Color 2 and Step Color 3 will form an imaginary ‘X’ and
their values will change on opposing diagonal Y axes.
Color Finder Palette with three Step Colors
• Next, determine what Step Size you want to apply to the Color Finder Palette.
This is simply a question of how much you want your Start Color to fluctuate.
• If your Start Color is close the color you are looking for, use a low Step Size
(i.e. 5-10). However, if your start color is not close to what you are looking
for, use a higher Step Size.
• You can enter any Step Size value between 1 and 40.
• As an example, let’s say your Start Color is C:20, M:100, Y:150, K:0 and you
select Cyan and Magenta to be your Step Colors. You also enter a Step Size
of 10. When the ‘Print Colors’ Button is clicked, your Start Color will be in
the middle of the Color Finder Palette and from there each color will vary the
Cyan and Magenta values by 10.
• When you are finished selecting the Start Color, Step Colors, and the Step
Size, click on the Print Colors Button. This will print your custom Color
Finder Palette directly to your printer.
• After printing the Color Finder Palette, transfer it to your selected substrate
and then try to match your desired color to one that is on the palette. If you
find a suitable match, you are finished using the Color Finder Tool. Move on
to Section V. “The Custom Palette”.
• If you couldn’t find an accurate match on the first printed Color Finder
Palette, don’t worry. Follow the easy steps below, and you can find a more
suitable custom color.
To Find More Custom Colors
1. First, try to locate a new Start Color from the palette that is closer than the
original color.
2. Next, after finding a more suitable Start Color, write down that color’s CMYK
value. Here is how to obtain this value. There are numbers under each color
that are dependant upon which Step Colors you chose. For example, it might
say C:70 M:120. Take note of these values. Then, at the bottom left of the
Color Finder Palette you will see a full set of CMYK values. The new Start
Color’s CMYK value would be C:70, M:120 and whatever the Y&K values are
from the full set.
3. Lastly, plug the CMYK values for the new Start Color into the boxes in Color
Finder, choose your Step Size, and click on Print Colors once again.
Continue with steps 1-3 until you find your desired color.