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Spot color

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005551

A pre-mixed ink, rather than a combination of process colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black), used to achieve a specific, consistent hue in printing. This method is employed when color accuracy is paramount or when a color falls outside the gamut of CMYK. Pantone Matching System (PMS) colors are a common example of spot colors.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005551
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Sonderfarbe; Spanish: tinta plana; French: ton direct
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005551",
  "term": "Spot color",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A pre-mixed ink, rather than a combination of process colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black), used to achieve a specific, consistent hue in printing. This method is employed when color accuracy is paramount or when a color falls outside the gamut of CMYK. Pantone Matching System (PMS) colors are a common example of spot colors.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Sonderfarbe",
    "es": "tinta plana",
    "fr": "ton direct"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/spot-color/"
}

Record 6,053 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.