four-color

American  

[fawr-kuhl-er, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌkʌl ər, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

Printing.

1. noting or pertaining to a process for reproducing colored illustrations in a close approximation to their original hues by photographing the artwork successively through magenta, cyan, and yellow color-absorbing filters to produce four plates that are printed successively with yellow, red, blue, and black inks.

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four-color

Schneider, 42, is clad in several muted shades of green — a short-sleeved work shirt with a Bic four-color ballpoint in the left breast pocket, paint-spattered pants and lighter green socks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

The four-color theorem is now widely accepted as a fact, but still a yearning lingers over it.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2023

Stan Lee, the mastermind of comics who plotted countless splats, yeeows and kabooms, created a four-color universe of crime fighters in tights that looked like New York, because it was.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2018

“A three- or four-color print hides a lot of reality.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2018

"Bring out one of those big four-color signal rockets, Mart!" he called.

From The Skylark of Space by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)