CMYK question

[standard]

I know that for body text on a white background you should use a PURE black (cmyk 0,0,0,100), and if you want vibrant blacks that "pop" you should use variously recommended RICH blacks. So my question is: what do you use for body copy that is on a colored background (flat field of color)? Would I still use a pure, or would i go with a full cmyk rich since it's going to be placed up against another rich cmyk color field?

(if that phrasing makes any sense)

anyhoo, let me know what y'all think. i am dumb at random shit like this.

[squeegeethree]

I know that for body text on a white background you should use a PURE black (cmyk 0,0,0,100), and if you want vibrant blacks that "pop" you should use variously recommended RICH blacks. So my question is: what do you use for body copy that is on a colored background (flat field of color)? Would I still use a pure, or would i go with a full cmyk rich since it's going to be placed up against another rich cmyk color field?

(if that phrasing makes any sense)

anyhoo, let me know what y'all think. i am dumb at random shit like this.

Is this for offset or screen?

[standard]

offset, sorry. yeah. offset.

[philaarts.com]

matte or gloss paper?

[mile44]

I always found that increasing your cyan to about 20 percent with 100 percent black reproduces the best on full color overprints.
But that's me, and it's only been on newsprint.


-D-

[dennyschmickle]

I don't know the answer.

[strawberryluna]

but maybe richie does. WAKE UP RICHIEGOODTIMES

[dennyschmickle]

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[strawberryluna]

whoa denny. WHOAH.



so, "craig", who's done a bunch pf pre-press says that you DO NOT want to use a rich black for text, pretty much ever. as you might get a slightly janky registration issue.

"always bet on PURE BLACK."

[dennyschmickle]

whoa. I did NOT do that.