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type: faq
title: "Should I design my business card in RGB or CMYK in Photoshop?"
description: "Design in CMYK. Presses lay down cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink, while RGB describes light on a screen, so a CMYK file previews colors much closer to"
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tags: ["Business Stationery", "faq"]
timestamp: 2026-07-20T18:54:40.856Z
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# Should I design my business card in RGB or CMYK in Photoshop?

Design in CMYK. Presses lay down cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink, while RGB describes light on a screen, so a CMYK file previews colors much closer to

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