Black Business Card

Black Business Card

Black Silver Tone Metal Business Name Card Case Holder $7.45

RED BLK CHINAWIND THEATRICAL MASK GLUE SILVER Business Credit CARD Holder Case $6.99

NEW GIFT MES’S PURE Black Leatheroid WALLET Aluminum Business Credit Card HOLDER $5.99

Black Faux Leather 360 Business Name Card Book Holder $19.92

Black Red Business Name ID Credit Card Case Holder NEW $1.00

Faux Leather Coated Business Card Case Holder Black New $6.14

Black Plastic Countertop Desktop Business Card Holders $1.49

NEW GIFT MES’S BLACK VAULTED ALUMINUM CRUSTACEOUS Business Card Holder CASE $5.99

BUSINESS DIGITAL CARD HOLDER PURE BLACK ALUMINUM MULTIFUNCTION 3 SD CASE $5.99

[150 Cards] Business Card Book Holder Display ♥ Black $8.95

[200 Cards] Business Card Book Holder Display ♥ Black $10.95

Magnet Closure Black Metal Business Cards ID Holder $9.22

CHRISTMAS GIFT BLACK SILVERY LEATHEROID WALLET Metal Business Credit CARD HOLDER $5.99

[300 Cards] Business Card Book Holder Display ♥ Black $14.95

Black Silver Business Name ID Credit Card Case Holder $1.00

Black Faux Leather Cover Business Name ID Card Holder $11.22

Black Plastic Business Card Holder $0.99

NEW GIFT BLACK IRREGULAR VAULTED MAGNET CRUSTACEOUS BUSINESS Credit Card Holder $6.99

Business Card Holder Real Wooden Dog Black Lab #C093 $6.95

Notebook Style 144PCS Capacity Blk Business Card Holder $13.30

Modern”Black” Leather Business/Name Card Flip Holder $1.38

New Black Car Business Credit Card Holder Case $0.98

BLACK INNER RED ORANGE LEATHERETTE BUSINESS DRIVER ID CREDIT Card Holder Wallet $9.99

NEW Brand 1 x Black Aluminum Business ID Credit Card Holder Case Wallet kfs Hor3 $0.15

New Elegent Black Business Card/ Credit Card Holder with Rhinestone $9.99

New Elegent Black Business Card/ Credit Card Holder with Rhinestone $9.99

CHAT NOIR BLACK CAT BUSINESS CARD CASE HOLDER GIFT $7.00

CHRISTMAS PRESENT SILVER BLACK IRREGULAR BUSINESS CREDIT ID CARD HOLDER CASE $6.99

Black Blue Business Name ID Credit Card Case Holder new $1.00

VERTICAL BLANK SLEEK BLACK LEATHERETTE BUSINESS DRIVER CREDIT CARD HOLDER CASE $7.99

Faux Leather Coated Business Card Case Holder Black New $5.53

NEW GIFT BLK WHT NET MAGNET LEATHEROID ILLUSION BUSINESS CREDIT CARD HOLDER CASE $5.99

Swirl Embossed BLACK LEATHERETTE BUSINESS ID CREDIT CARD HOLDER PROTECTOR CASE $8.99

Fashion HOT Black Aluminum Business ID Credit Card Holder Case Wallet isgva Hor3 $0.15

CHRISTMAS GIFT BLK SILVER LEATHEROID MAGNETIC WALLET CREDIT BUSINESS CARD HOLDER $5.99

BLACK Automatic Slide OUT ALUMINUM METALLIC Pocket Business ID CARD HOLDER CASE $8.99

BLACK LEATHERETTE JOURNAL NOTEPAD & JOTTER PEN BUSINESS CREDIT CARD HOLDER CASE $11.99

SMOOTH BLACK FRAME LEATHERETTE BUSINESS ID NAME DRIVER CREDIT CARD HOLDER CASE $8.99

Metallic Business Credit Card Holder Case Silver Tone Black $4.61

BLACK LEATHERETTE SLEEK BLANK BUSINESS ID Name Credit Card HOLDER PROTECTOR CASE $8.99

CHRISTMAS PRESENT BLACK Leatheroid Business ID CREDIT CARD HOLDER WALLET CASE $5.99

Black Leather Business Card Holder Case New Cc25 $6.49

NEW GIFT GRAY BLK VAULTED MAGNET CRUSTACEOUS ALUMINUM BUSINESS CREDIT CARD CASE $5.99

ASH BLACK GRID HORIZONTAL METALIC BUSINESS DRIVER NAME CREDIT CARD HOLDER CASE $7.99

ASH BLACK GRID VERTICAL METALIC BUSINESS ID DRIVER NAME CREDIT CARD HOLDER CASE $7.99

hot sale pure black aluminium push business card holder case $5.99

Woven Pattern Textured Business Card Case Holder Black $6.58

Black Unfold Style Hard Leather Business ID Credit Name Card Wallet Holder Case $2.49

Unfold Style Black Hard Leather Business ID Credit Name Card Wallet Holder Case $2.49

Black Leather and Stainless Steel Business Credit Name Card Case holder $3.19

Upright Design Leather Metal Business Credit ID Card case Holder Black New $3.86

Unfold Style Hard Leather Business ID Black Credit Card Wallet Name Holder Case $2.49

Hard Leather Business ID Credit Name Card Wallet Unfold Style Black Holder Case $2.49

Black Unfold Style Business ID Credit Name Card Wallet Hard Leather Holder Case $2.49

Business ID Credit Name Card Wallet Holder Black Case Unfold Style Hard Leather $2.49

How to Make Sure Your Black Business Card Prints Out Correctly

Business cards with black backgrounds are difficult to print.  If you have ever created a black business card design file, and then tried to use your file to have business cards printed at the local print shop, you have probably experienced this first-hand. 

If the black in your design file is set up in a suboptimal manner, flaws on the physical product could ensue, such as graying, blotches, or streaks.  Additionally, a pure black background could become oversaturated during printing, leading to complications on specialty products like spot UV business cards or glossy business cards due to improper drying (less common on silk business cards but still possible). 

To avoid these common problems with black business cards, make sure the background is set up as a “rich black.”

 

What is Rich Black?

Rich black is a black color made by mixing other colors into the Black Ink.  Most business card printers utilize a standard 4-color printing process known as CMYK, so we will focus on this type of printing for the purposes of this article.  

CMYK stands for Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black, and changing each value’s percentage can generate any color.  The “truest” black has the following values: C=0%, M=0%, Y=0%, K=100%.  In other words, this mixture is 100% black with no other colors present.  However, this probably would not print as expected, because at 100% black, oversaturation is likely to occur (again, particularly on glossy business cards and spot UV business cards). 

Rich black is achieved by integrating other color values into the mixture.  Having all four inks in a CMYK black produces a deeper black on press than could be achieved by using black ink alone. 

There are different combinations for rich black.  A typical mixture is C=40%, M=20%, Y=30%, K=100%.  Another one is C= 60%, M=40%, Y=40%, K=100%.  Since there are many possible combinations, it would be wise get a recommendation from your printer. 

 

Tips for Creating Rich Black Business Card Files

1.  Ask your printer for a rich black recommendation, and make sure this advice applies to all cardstocks (silk business cards vs. plastic business cards, for example)

2.  It is best to use rich black only for your design background (if it’s black), or for objects at least 5 millimeters thick.

3.  If you create your files in Photoshop, avoid using the ‘Fill’ command to select ‘Black’, as this adds 100% of all process colors to the image and could lead to oversaturation. 

4.  Note that the above rules apply to offset printing technology and may not apply to digital presses

 

Final Thoughts

They say a pound of prevention is worth an ounce of cure, and the same goes for business card printing.  Whether you’re printing black silk business cards, spot UV business cards, glossy business cards, or even plastic business cards, avoid potential headaches by taking the time to create a rich black color scheme before submitting your artwork for print.

 

About the Author

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