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RGB/CMYK

In our constant drive and focus on leading electronic products, Elsevier now requires any color artwork to be supplied in the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) colorspace.

By supplying RGB files, we can ensure that we publish your artwork online at the highest quality possible in services such as External link  ScienceDirect.

RGB files will look good when viewed on a monitor, as they contain the largest possible range, or 'gamut', of colors.

As normal, the RGB files will be converted to the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK) colorspace for the print process.

The CMYK colorspace has a far smaller 'gamut' than RGB, and hence it is not possible to accurately produce all RGB colors in print (CMYK). See the example below:

 

RGB (left) CMYK (right)

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