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Calculate the number of steps in the
blend, using this formula:
Number of steps = Number of grays
×
Percent change in color
To figure out the percent change in
color, subtract the lower color value
from the higher color value. For exam-
ple, a blend between 20% black and
100% black is an 80%—or 0.8—change
in color.
When blending process colors, use the
largest change between the colors. For
instance, a blend from 20% cyan, 30%
magenta, 80% yellow, and 60% black to
20% cyan, 90% magenta, 70% yellow,
and 40% black indicates a 60% change,
because the greatest change occurs in
magenta, from 30% to 90%.
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Using the number of steps calculated
in step 3, see if the length of the gra-
dient is larger than that indicated in the
chart. If it is, reduce the length of the
gradient or change the colors.
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