C5500n Userís GuideColor Matching ï 166Color MatchingFactors that Affect Color PrintingMonitor Colors vs. Printer Colors(Differences between the range of colorsa monitor or printer can reproduce)Neither a printer nor a monitor can reproduce the full range ofcolors seen by the human eye.Each device is limited to a certain range of colors.ï A printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed ona monitor.ï A monitor cannot reproduce all of the colors printed by aprinter.Both devices use very different technologies to representcolor.ï A monitor uses Red, Green and Blue (RGB) phosphors (orLCDs).ï A printer uses Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black (CMYK)toner or ink.Very vivid colors (such as intense reds and blues) can bedisplayed on a monitor. These same colors cannot be easilyproduced on any printer using toner or ink.There are certain colors (for example, some yellows), that canbe printed, but cannot be displayed accurately on a monitor.These differences between monitor colors and printer colorsare the main reasons why printed colors do not always matchthe colors displayed on screen.
