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The online guide to print and design.

Introduction
A Brief History of Printing
PrePress
Planning and Strategy
Design Tips
Color Management
File Submission
Proofing
Materials and Stocks
Inks
Platemaking
Types of Printing
Offset Lithography
Digital Printing
Screen Printing
Gravure
Thermography
Flexography
Letterpress
Large Format
Specialty Printing
3D Printing
Promotional
Security Printing
Green Printing
Types of Finishes
Coatings
Binding
Folding
Scoring
Die Cutting
Embossing
Foil Stamping
Perforations

It is one of the subtractive primary colors (the others are cyan and magenta) which for the basis of color printing.

Yellow is complementary to, or opposite of, the additive primary color blue.

This is because yellow is formed when the additive primaries other than blue, (red and green) are mixed together.

It is also known as process yellow.