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Trapping Standards

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


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

  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.
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 Overlapping 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.