2022

A Guide to XPress Tags 2022 | 21
Colors
A non-process color needs to be accurately defined in order to be accurately
interpreted upon import. For these colors, a definition is placed at the top of the
XPress Tag file similar to style sheet definitions.
Defining a custom color
@colorname=[C]<"colorclass",colorspec>
Where:
colorname = name of the color
[C] = denotes a custom color
colorspec = "libraryname",S or P,#,"colorsubclass" #.##,#.##,#.##,#.##,#.##,#.##
S or P = “S“ indicates a spot color, “P“ indicates a process color
If it is a spot color (“S“), then a number follows to indicate the halftone screen
value used # = {1 = Cyan, 2 = Magenta, 3 = Yellow, 4 = Black}
For example,
libraryname = The swatchbook or library (short) name of the color
colorsubclass = similar to colorclass. Values include: “CMYK“, “LAB“,
“Hexachrome“, and “RGB.” This backup specification is used if a library is
missing.
#.##,#.##,#.##,#.##,#.##,#.## = Numeric color specifications
Detailed Custom Color Definition
colorclass = {"CMYK", "RGB", "HSB", "LAB", "DIC", "MULTI-IN,", "FOCALTON,",
"PANTONE®…" (there are 14 Pantone options, such as "PANTONE® solid coated"),
"TOYO", “TRUMATCH”, "Web Safe Colors", "Web Named Colors"}
if colorclass = "RGB", "HSB", "LAB", "Web Safe Color," or "Web Named Colors" then
colorspec = S or P,#, #.##,#.##,#.##
Example: @Red=[C]<"RGB",P,1,0,0>
if colorclass = "CMYK", then colorspec = S or P,#,#.##,#.##,#.##,#.##
Example: @CMYK-M50Y100spotY=[C]<"CMYK",S,3,0,0.5,1,0>