When it comes to digital design, understanding the color space is essential. CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (black).
It is a subtractive color system used in the printing industry, and it works by absorbing or subtracting certain wavelengths of light. When all four colors are combined in equal amounts, they create black.
Using CMYK in Figma is relatively simple. To start off with, you need to set up the color space for your project.
This can be done by selecting the project settings from the menu bar at the top of Figma’s interface. In this window you can select which color space you would like to use for your project – either RGB or CMYK. Once this has been selected, all subsequent colors used in that project will be in that color space.
Once this is done, you can begin adding colors to your design by using Figma’s Color Picker tool which can be found on the left-hand side of the interface. When selecting a color from here you can choose either RGB or CMYK values depending on your project’s settings. You will see that when choosing a CMYK value there are four sliders – one each for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black – where you can enter values between 0 and 100%.
Alternatively if you already have an existing CMYK swatch library then Figma allows you to import these into your project as well. This can be done by navigating to File > Import > Swatches… From here you can select which swatches library (in this case CMYK) that you would like to import into your project and it will be added automatically.
Using these features in Figma allows designers to work with both RGB and CMYK values without having to switch between different applications or programs. This makes for a more efficient workflow when creating designs that require both RGB and CMYK elements such as print designs or web designs with print elements included.
Conclusion: With Figma’s built-in tools it’s easy to work with both RGB and CMYK colors within one application. Setting up the correct color space is essential before beginning any design work involving colors, but once this is done then it’s simply a matter of using either the Color Picker tool or importing an existing swatch library into your project in order to access both RGB and CMYK colors quickly and easily within one application – making for an efficient workflow when creating designs involving both color spaces.