Color Image Separations: RGB and CMYK

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RGB Color Channels

RGB color images are composed of three channels or images. The red, green, and blue channels are shown separately and together.

RGB (JPEG) 56K

Red channel (JPEG) 24K

Green channel (JPEG) 24K

Blue channel (JPEG) 24K

CMYK Color Separations

Printed color images are composed of several ink color separations. The CMYK color model combine Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK (or intensity) channels to create color imagery.

CMYK image (JPEG) 40K

Cyan channel (JPEG) 56K

Magenta channel (JPEG) 56K

Yellow channel (JPEG) 40K

blacK channel (JPEG) 40K