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    Trapping Standards

    These standards should be used for trapping the preferred match color versions of the Brand Marks and the Acceptance Marks.


    Color Trapping Standards (follow the trapping steps below, from left to right)

      Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 (Acceptance Marks only)
    MasterCard Brand Mark/Acceptance Mark (1) MasterCard Red and Yellow Interlocking Circles trap to each other.
    (2) MasterCard Yellow spreads to trap MasterCard Red.
    (3) MasterCard Red maintains the correct size and shape of the trapped area.    		 MasterCard brand name reverses out to white. The MasterCard Red and Yellow Interlocking Circles spread to trap the MasterCard Dark Blue Acceptance Rectangle.
      Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 (Acceptance Marks only)
    MasterCard Electronic Brand Mark/Acceptance Mark (1) MasterCard Red and Yellow Overlapping Circles trap to each other.
    (2) MasterCard Yellow spreads to trap MasterCard Red.
    (3) MasterCard Red maintains the correct size and shape of the trapped area.    		 MasterCard brand name reverses out to white. The MasterCard Red and Yellow Overlapping Circles spread to trap Electronic name. The MasterCard Red and Yellow Overlapping Circles spread to trap the MasterCard Dark Blue Acceptance Rectangle.
      Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 (Acceptance Marks only)
    Maestro Brand Mark/Acceptance Mark (1) Maestro Blue and Red Interlocking Circles trap to each other.
    (2) Maestro Blue spreads to trap Maestro Red.
    (3) Maestro Red maintains the correct size and shape of the trapped area.    		 Maestro brand name reverses out to white. The Maestro Blue and Red Interlocking Circles spread to trap the MasterCard Dark Blue Acceptance Rectangle.
      Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 (Acceptance Marks only)
    Cirrus Brand Mark/Acceptance Mark (1) Cirrus Dark Blue and Light Blue Interlocking Circles trap to each other.
    (2) Cirrus Light Blue spreads to trap Cirrus Dark Blue.
    (3) Cirrus Dark Blue maintains the correct size and shape of the trapped area.    		 Cirrus brand name reverses out to white. The Cirrus Dark Blue and Light Blue Interlocking Circles spread to trap the MasterCard Dark Blue Acceptance Rectangle.
    Drop shadow      
    Decals and signs
    Greater than 63.5 mm (2.5")    		 Drop shadow reverses out to white and then prints 100% MasterCard Dark Blue.    
    Decals and signs
    63.5 mm (2.5") and smaller    		 Drop shadow overprints the Interlocking Circles in 100% MasterCard Dark Blue.    
    Communication materials
    not signifying acceptance    		 If Blue, the drop shadow reverses out to white and then prints in 100% MasterCard Dark Blue. If black, the drop shadow overprints the Interlocking Circles in 100% black.    

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