Tikkurila to CMYK

We attempted to convert Tikkurila Desert (V463) to CMYK and here is the final result (scroll down for all the details). Our color conversion tool concluded, that if you want to represent Desert (V463) using CMYK color standard, you should be using these CMYK values for best results - Cyan: 0%, Magenta: 14%, Yellow: 29%, Key (black): 27%. Based on our computations, these CMYK values should yield the most accurate Tikkurila paint color representation for a human eye. There are some key points to understand when trying to convert between Tikkurila paint colours and CMYK system. As you should already know, CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. These are the components that you mix (using tiny overlapping dots) to obtain various color tones and shades. While Tikkurila paint colors are supplied as named paint samples and catalog references, this page translates that target shade into a printable CMYK approximation.