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title: 3 & 4 Color Grays
description: When we print full color, we use CMYK to create your image. 3 & 4-Color Grays are gray colors that are made up of a mixture of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black (CMYK). There can tend to be different colored hues mixed in with the gray color when using CMYK.
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June 2, 2026

# 3 & 4 Color Grays

When we print full color, we use CMYK to create your image. Gray colors in CMYK can have mixed hues.

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When we print full color, we use CMYK to create your image. 3 & 4-Color Grays are gray colors that are made up of a mixture of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black (CMYK). There can tend to be different colored hues mixed in with the gray color when using CMYK.

For clean gray colors, we recommend having these values for CMYK:

- **Cyan** - 0%
- **Magenta** - 0%
- **Yellow** - 0%
- **Black** - 10 - 90% (Depending on how light or dark of a gray needed)

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