Methods and systems for handling drifting of colors in printing scenarios

A multi-function device for handling drifting of colors situations in printing one or more images, the multi-function device comprising:

• a user interface for allowing a user to provide input to adjust color of one or more gray portions in an image submitted for printing;
• a controller comprising one or more modules for:
• receiving the image for printing, wherein the image comprises the one or more gray portions and non-gray portions, and wherein the one or more gray portions are to be printed using composite gray colors;
• identifying the one or more gray portions in the image;
• determining color values associated with the one or more gray portions of the image;
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• based on the user input, selectively adjusting the determined color values associated with the one or more gray portions of the image, without affecting non-gray portions of the image, thereby generating an updated image;
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• a print engine to print the updated image comprising adjusted color values for the one or more gray portions of the image such that gray color in the printed image is consistent with gray color of the image submitted for printing.

A printing device for handling drifting of colors in printing, the printing device is for:

• receiving an image for printing, wherein the image comprises one or more gray portions and one or more non-gray portions, and wherein the one or more gray portions are to be printed using composite gray colors;
• receiving an input from a user to adjust color of the one or more gray portions of the image;
• identifying the one or more gray portions of the image;
• determining color values associated with the one or more identified gray portions of the image;
• based on the user input, selectively adjusting the determined color values associated with the one or more gray portions of the image, without affecting non-gray color portions of the image, thereby generating an updated image;
• printing the updated image comprising adjusted color values for the one or more gray portions of the image such that gray color in the printed image is consistent with gray color of the image submitted for printing.