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If the color of my stickers is different than what I ordered, what can I do?

We advise all customers to first read our Best Color Practices below. We use a 4-color digital printing process, and this can lead to slight variance in color when compared to a Pantone swatch or a value displayed on screen. If you feel that there is a major variance between the color you expected and the color that was printed, please send us a photo to help us resolve the issue.

Best Color Practices

Color is one of the most important elements of your sticker. At StickerYou, we use a 4-colour CMYK process, meaning you have an endless spectrum of colours to choose from. But which is the right choice?

Personal tastes will vary, but one of the biggest considerations should be contrast. Since your monitor is backlit, it can enhance contrast in ways that will not translate well to a printed product like a custom sticker or label. For example, navy blue text can be seen on a black background on screen quite clearly. As you can see in the comparison photos above, however, the lack of contrast makes the label very hard to read. For this reason, we recommend you try to stick to light-on-dark or dark-on-light designs. We have many templates available on our site with the colors pre-selected for you. Going with these is always a safe bet if you are unsure.

When selecting colors, it is also important to remember that you are viewing the selected color on a screen, which displays in RGB, and we will have to convert this color to a print-friendly color, made up of CMYK. All computer displays are RGB, so even designing in CMYK cannot avoid this natural conversion. As such, the printed product may vary slightly from your on-screen preview.

Some clients ask whether we print Pantone colors or if we can color-match to a previous print. Due to the nature of our printing process, we cannot achieve 1:1 color matching on short-run orders. If you need a color to be exact, we recommend getting in touch with our custom sales team to explore our solutions.

Last update: March 2, 2026

🍁 MADE FOR YOU IN CANADA 🍁

Go back to Orders & Accounts

If the color of my stickers is different than what I ordered, what can I do?

We advise all customers to first read our Best Color Practices below. We use a 4-color digital printing process, and this can lead to slight variance in color when compared to a Pantone swatch or a value displayed on screen. If you feel that there is a major variance between the color you expected and the color that was printed, please send us a photo to help us resolve the issue.

Best Color Practices

Color is one of the most important elements of your sticker. At StickerYou, we use a 4-colour CMYK process, meaning you have an endless spectrum of colours to choose from. But which is the right choice?

Personal tastes will vary, but one of the biggest considerations should be contrast. Since your monitor is backlit, it can enhance contrast in ways that will not translate well to a printed product like a custom sticker or label. For example, navy blue text can be seen on a black background on screen quite clearly. As you can see in the comparison photos above, however, the lack of contrast makes the label very hard to read. For this reason, we recommend you try to stick to light-on-dark or dark-on-light designs. We have many templates available on our site with the colors pre-selected for you. Going with these is always a safe bet if you are unsure.

When selecting colors, it is also important to remember that you are viewing the selected color on a screen, which displays in RGB, and we will have to convert this color to a print-friendly color, made up of CMYK. All computer displays are RGB, so even designing in CMYK cannot avoid this natural conversion. As such, the printed product may vary slightly from your on-screen preview.

Some clients ask whether we print Pantone colors or if we can color-match to a previous print. Due to the nature of our printing process, we cannot achieve 1:1 color matching on short-run orders. If you need a color to be exact, we recommend getting in touch with our custom sales team to explore our solutions.

Last update: March 2, 2026

If the color of my stickers is different than what I ordered what can I do?