Comparing Sheetfed vs SWOP Gamuts

The following is a comparison of the relative sizes of two commonly used CMYK printing spaces - US Sheetfed Coated, and US Web Coated SWOP. The sheetfed profile shows a slightly larger gamut in the greens, blues and violets.

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The illustration above was captured from X-Rite ColorShop v2.6 software.