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(Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key/Black).
- Development: Originated in the field of print and graphic design as a subtractive color model, allowing for accurate representation of colors in printing.
- Colors/Units of Measure: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key/Black.
- Hardware-Based: Primarily used in printing and graphic design hardware, such as printers and digital presses.
- Year of Release: Evolved over the 20th century alongside advancements in printing technology.
- Founding Institution: Developed collaboratively by printing industry professionals and color scientists.
- Color Theory: Subtractive color theory, where colors are created by subtracting varying amounts of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink from a white background.
- Color Model: Subtractive color model.
- Total Number of Possible Color Combinations: Infinite range of colors achievable through mixing varying amounts of the four ink colors.
- Primary Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow.
- Secondary Colors: Red, Green, Blue (complementing the subtractive primaries).
- Tertiary Colors: Various combinations of the primary and secondary colors.