HKS-K & HKS-N compartments in a set

Solid color printed on coated paper (K) and natural paper (N).

Both compartments contain the 88 HKS Classics. HKS® K for art prints is printed on glossy coated paper, HKS® N for offset and Letterpress printing on natural paper.
In order to achieve the best possible colour fidelity even over a long period of time In order to be able to offer the original formulations of the HKS colours, Due to the changed paper properties, In some cases, some original colours may have a visual Color tone difference perceived compared to previous fan editions Therefore, when selecting the colour and printing, we recommend always refer to the current edition of the HKS fan

The HKS N color fan

The HKS color fan N has 88 basic colors, printed on natural paper. At HKS, the ink formulations are carefully tailored to paper qualities and Printing process to ensure the highest possible color identity Each subject sheet also contains valuable information about Effect and properties of each color.
6 detachable individual chips in the format 27 x 66 mm. Raster examples from 10-80%

The HKS K color fan

The HKS K colour fan documents the effect of the 88 classic HKS and 2 metallic colours on coated paper at different substrates and printing techniques. Each fan sheet also contains valuable Information about the effect and properties of each color.

Printing material : Since then, the HKS-K fan has been printed on original art paper Phoeno Grand 115g/m² printed by Scheufelen. Since today the majority of Print jobs are produced on glossy art paper, has now complied with this practice and the HKS Trademark Association eV has decided to use the new edition of the current HKS-K subjects to use the printing material Praxiprint 115g/m².

The HKS N and K fan set in detail:

• 88 basic colours in both fan decks + 2 metallic colours on natural paper in the HKS K colour fan deck
  
• 6 detachable individual chips in the format 27 x 66 mm
• Raster examples from 10-80%
• HKS K color fan on art paper
• HKS N color fan on natural paper