CMYK color model completely match the look of items which are printed if opposite color modes are being combined in both mediums. When designing items to be printed, designers view the colors which they are choosing on an RGB color mode (their computer screen), and it is often difficult to visualize the way in which the color will turn out post-printing because of this. To reproduce color, the CMYK color model codes for absorbing light rather than emitting it (as is assumed by RGB). The 'K' component absorbs all wavelengths and is therefore achromatic. The Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow components are used for
Blue–green distinction in language different and common words: while ' refers to the color of arterial blood, ' is a red tending towards yellow or the color of clay. Italian distinguishes blue ('), green (') and grey ('). There are also common words for light blue (e.g. the color of the cloudless sky): ' and ', and other for darker shades, e.g. ', indigo. ', the English equivalent of azure, is usually considered a separate basic color rather than a shade of "blu" (similar to the distinction in English between red and pink). Some sources even go to the point of defining "blu" as