• All ink used on a laser form must be heat resistant to withstand the high operating temperature of the laser printer.
• Ink is available in dozens of standard colors. The standard colors may vary between forms manufacturers, so consult your forms supplier for their list of standard colors.
• If a non-standard ink color is required, you may ask the forms supplier to match a specific sample or you can provide a Pantone Matching System® (PMS) number. The PMS book contains hundreds of color choices. Some colors are much more expensive than others so an upcharge may be applied if certain colors are required.
• The following is a list of some of the standard ink colors provided by many forms suppliers:

• The ink can be applied in various ways:
  • Spot Color - colors applied using separate plates to add color in specific areas, each plate having a different image that is printed.
  • Duotones - two halftone images, which were produced using different screen angles, that are printed over each other. Duotones are generally printed in black and another color.
  • Tritones - three halftone images, produced at different screen angles, which were made from the same image and then printed over each other in three different colors.
  • Quadtones - four halftone images, produced at different screen angles, which were made from the same image and then printed over each other in four different colors.
  • Process Color - four process colors, cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, printed on top of each other. Each color uses the same image produced at varying intensities, to reproduce a full color image.
  • High Fidelity Color (Hi-Fi) - a method of color printing which utilizes additional process ink colors to produce a greater range of color.
  • Prismatic Ink - the blending of two or more colors in a single printing unit. This produces a blend of color that is difficult to duplicate. It is most often used as a security feature.

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