Set/Pick Background Color

You can set the Background Color for the barcode. Below you can see how. Background Color is a part of the Panel in the Main window. You can also use the icon to select a color (Not pick a color).

Yellow

Please note that the color values are calculated using RGB.

RGB

Is Red, Green, Blue. A mix of the Red, Green, Blue will make up the color. Max is 255 and Min. is 0 (zero). R = 255, G = 255, B = 255 is White and R = 0, G = 0, B = 0 is Black. The above settings is Yellow.

HSV / HSB

HSV stands for Hue, Saturation, and Value. HSV is also known as HSB, Hue, Saturation, Brightness. Red is at 0°, Green is at 120°, Blue is at 240°. Max. H = 359° Min. H = 0°. Max. S = 100%, Min. S = 0%. Max. V = 100 %, Min. V = 0% http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSV_color_space

CMYK

Is Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black), Max is 1 and Min. is 0,. So the CMYK has a 1001 settings for each color. When you save a barcode in the EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)  file format and the option 'Save *.eps in the CMYK format' have been checked, then the CMYK will be used for the EPS, if the option isn't checked then RGB will be used.

Pick a Color

If you do not know what the color settings is for the design you are making or want the barcode to use then you can use the eyedropper / pipette, please note the the default mouse pointer is used , Click on the eyedropper / pipette and then point at the color you would like to use as the background for the barcode.

If you would like the window of Barcode Image Maker Pro to Minimize when picking a color then, please check Minimize. Default is unchecked, Don't Minimize.

When you have clicked on the eyedropper / pipette this small window will show at the top left corner. The color is shown and also the Red, Green, Blue, RGB. Please look at the image above. Select the color you want to use and then click on the Left mouse button. If you do not want to select any color then click on the Right mouse button to cancel selection. In this case you are selecting the background color.

Pick a inverted color.

If you have selected Invert Color in the Barcode menu you will be picking the inverted color. The inverted color is the lower color of the two colors shown in the image above. When you have clicked on the eyedropper / pipette this small window will show at the top left corner. The colors are shown and also the Red, Green, Blue, RGB, for the color (not the inverted color). Please look at the image above. Select the color you want to use and then click on the Left mouse button. If you do not want to select any color then click on the Right mouse button to cancel selection. In this case you are selecting the background color.

Select Invert Color for EAN (not EAN-128, as it's GS1-128), UPC, ISBN, ISMN, ISSN, JAN

Select Invert Color for Code, GS1-128, ITF, and others

Please Note!!

Set/Pick Background Color is NOT available in Windows XP, but Barcode Background color selector will show. You will be able to fill in the RGB, HSV/HSB, CMYK

Please Note!! This quote is from the GS1 manual

“The most suitable and reliable colour combination is black bars on a white background. However, as a general rule, the background of the barcode symbol can be a light, warm colour that does not contain any black (such as yellow or light orange), and the bar colour can be a dark, cool colour that has no, or low, red content (such as dark blue or dark green). It is also a recommendation to avoid high gloss inks as this can cause problems with the reflectance values.”