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June 2, 2026

# Full Color Printing (4-Color Process CMYK)

Full Color images are screen printed plastisol heat transfer that use Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK) to create a full color image. Our Full Color option is recommended for complex graphics containing photographic elements or 4+ colors.

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All colors in your art file should be CMYK process colors.

[Athletic](https://www.fmexpressions.com/product/athletic), [Fashion](https://www.fmexpressions.com/product/fashion) for Darks, & [Non-Woven](https://www.fmexpressions.com/product/nonwoven) all have a full white underbase that makes those options opaque on all color fabrics. Use white only where you wish to have white printed. The Fashion for Lights formula does not have any white printing, which makes it super soft, but it will not be opaque.

Blues & Purples: For true blue tones, use CMYK recipes that contain 30% more Cyan than Magenta. Conversely, colors with less than a 30% difference between Cyan & Magenta will have a purple tone.

**Full Color Program**

This program is a “single image” program and does not allow ganging multiple images on a sheet.

[Learn more about our Full Color Program here.](https://www.fmexpressions.com/pages/fashion-formula)

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