HP Color LaserJet CM1312 MFP Series - Software Technical Reference

Match colors
The process of matching product output color to your computer screen is complex, because printers
and computer monitors use different methods of producing color. Monitors display colors by using light
pixels that use an RGB (red, green, blue) color process, but printers print colors by using a CMYK (cyan,
magenta, yellow, and black) process.
Several factors can influence your ability to match the colors on your monitor to the colors on your printed
output:
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Paper type
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product colorants (inks or toners, for example)
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Printing process (inkjet, press, or laser technology, for example)
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Overhead lighting
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Personal differences in perception of color
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Software programs
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Printer-driver
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Computer operating systems
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Monitors
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Video cards and printer-drivers
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Operating environment (humidity, for example)
Keep these factors in mind when colors on your screen do not perfectly match your printed colors.
For most users, the best method for matching colors is to print sRGB colors.
Use HP ToolboxFX to print the Microsoft Office Basic Colors palette
You can use HP ToolboxFX to print a palette of the Microsoft Office Basic Colors. Use this palette to
select the colors that you want to use in printed documents. It shows the actual colors that print when
you select these basic colors in a Microsoft Office program.
To print a palette of the Microsoft Office Basic Colors by using HP ToolboxFX, follow these steps:
1. In HP ToolboxFX, select the Help folder.
2. In the Troubleshooting section, select Print Basic Colors.
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