White Ink Printing
Looking to print white on kraft, clear, or coloured stock?
White ink printing makes it possible—and powerful.
Whether you're creating elegant business cards, standout labels, or sleek product packaging, white ink helps your designs pop in all the right places. It's a great way to bring contrast, style, and sharp detail to darker or non-white materials.
What Is White Ink Printing?
White ink printing uses a specialised process to apply white as a base or standalone colour—helping to ensure colours retain better accuracy on coloured stocks or backgrounds. It's perfect for:
At Same Day Printing, we offer true white ink printing on a wide range of paper, vinyl, and fabric-based products—customised and turned around fast.
Why Choose White Ink?
Design Tips for White Ink Printing
Products That Support White Ink Printing
Explore popular products that can feature white ink:
Business Cards
Print on kraft, black or coloured stocks for a premium, earthy look.
Stickers & Labels
White ink on clear vinyl for bold designs that float or pop.
Packaging
Enhance kraft or black packaging with sharp white branding.
Apparel Printing
Its a base to all our prints (you dont need to add it), If you include it in your design, it looks great on colours.
Signage & Display
Create striking signs with white-on-dark contrast or layered colour effects.
Why White Ink on Kraft Buffalo stock?
CMYK Only
Earthy and Rustic
White Ink Only
Simple and Elegant
White Ink + CMYK Process
Make it POP
PLEASE NOTE:
As Kraft is not white, printing on Kraft the colour interacts with the brown stock resulting in a different colour outcome than if you print on white. We do not advise or recommend the use of light or transparent colours, as they will not stand out on this stock. For a pleasing outcome, all colours should be dark solids.
White Ink is our specialty fifth colour process which can help you take your kraft business card design to a whole new level of creativity.
Please don't get us wrong, some people love the more subtle and rustic look of black and / or cmyk only on kraft stock. With the right designs for the right products this can be the right solution.
Traditional full colour CMYK print on natural kraft board
Full colour printing processes use a combination of cyan, magenta, yellow and black ink or toner (CMYK). Designed to be printed on a white base, CMYK colours are translucent so they can combine to achieve different colours and effects. As they are translucent (think coloured glass), when printing on a white card colours look solid and bright - but when printed on a coloured base like kraft stock, colours blend with the natural board colour.
Colours darker than the board will generally appear solid, but darker/ less vibrant than they would appear on white.
Colours lighter than the board for instance yellows or light shades may not be visible, or may look more like a watermark rather than a solid feel.
It is important to remember that white elements in standard CMYK designs have no ink/toner applied, showing just the white card underneath, so when these designs are printed on kraft card, they will have no fill and the kraft card will show in these areas.
Adding a white base for vibrancy
But what if you want more pop and vibrancy!
When you want your colours to pop off specialty coloured stock like brown earth looking Kraft stock, and / or you want to include white elements in your design, our specialty white ink option will help achieve the look you're after.
By adding white as the fifth colour in the CMYK printing process, you can not only have white in your design, you can use it as a base layer to create more vibrant, and bright colours on coloured paper stocks.
*** NO TRANSPARENT COLOURS *** when printing with white ink all colours need to be set to 100% opacity. Transparent elements in designs will not work with white ink
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you print white ink on clear vinyl?
Yes! We regularly print white ink onto clear labels and window clings. You can print white on its own or under CMYK colours to maintain vibrancy.
Can white ink be printed on kraft card?
Absolutely. It’s one of the most popular uses for white ink, offering a clean, modern look on natural stocks.
Do you offer white ink for apparel printing?
Yes, we do. White is often used as a base under DTF transfers for dark fabric prints.
Is there a minimum order?
We offer low-minimum runs on many white ink products. Quantities and same-day availability vary by product—contact us for a quick quote.
How should I set up my file for white ink?
Include a spot colour called “White” in your design file. We’ll double-check it at file check, or we can help adjust your artwork if needed.
Ready to Print?
Need help choosing the right stock or designing for white ink?
Contact us for fast, practical advice—or request a quote directly from any product page.
Call Us:
1300 663 242
Email:
helpme@samedayprinting.com.au
Visit: 37 Eucumbene Drive, Ravenhall (appointment recommended)
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