Did You Know: Three-Tiered Color Printing Saves Businesses Money

 

For years, businesses have accepted that printing in color comes with a flat-rate cost—regardless of whether they’re printing a full-color brochure or a simple logo on a letterhead. But did you know that there is a Three-Tiered Color System that allows businesses to pay based on actual color usage?

 

Most businesses using color printers are charged the same per-page cost for any color print job, no matter how much or how little color is used. That means a document with a tiny color logo costs just as much as a fully designed marketing flyer.

 

Braden Business Systems offers Kyocera’s Three-Tiered Color System which is designed to align costs with color usage. Instead of a one-size-fits-all pricing model, color prints are divided into three tiers:

 

  • Simple Color (Low Coverage)
    • Small logos, headers, or a touch of color on an otherwise black-and-white document.
    • A fraction of the cost of full-color prints.
  • Business Color (Medium Coverage)
    • Documents with charts, infographics, and moderate color usage.
    • More cost-effective than traditional full-color pricing.
  • Creative Color (High Coverage)
    • Marketing materials, full-page graphics, and heavily designed printouts.
    • Traditional full-color pricing applies, but only when needed.
Why This Matters for Businesses
With a three-tiered pricing model, businesses only pay for the actual amount of color used on each page. This model provides several advantages:

 

  • Cost savings: Businesses can significantly reduce their color printing expenses by avoiding unnecessary full-color charges.
  • More control: Companies can optimize their printing policies based on document needs.
  • Better budgeting: Predictable costs based on real usage rather than a flat-rate charge.

 

Who Benefits Most from Three-Tiered Color?
Industries that frequently print internal reports, invoices, legal documents, or correspondence with minimal color stand to benefit the most. Examples include:

 

  • Law firms: Often print contracts with a small color logo—now charged at a lower tier.
  • Schools and universities: Frequently print syllabi, lesson plans, and student materials that may only require basic color elements.
  • Healthcare offices: Print forms with color-coded sections without incurring full-color printing costs.

 

A Unique Offering in the Local Market
Kyocera is the only manufacturer offering this tiered color system, and Braden Business Systems provides it. For businesses looking to gain more control over print costs without sacrificing quality, this system provides a simple but impactful solution.

 

Would this kind of pricing model make sense for your business? Many organizations are finding that small changes in print strategy can lead to big savings over time.

 

Reach out to Braden Business Systems today to learn more about Three-Tiered Color Printing.

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kyocera’s Three-Tiered Color Printing System?
Kyocera’s Three-Tiered Color Printing System is a cost-saving approach that charges businesses based on the actual amount of color used in a document. Instead of paying a flat rate for every color print, users are billed at different pricing levels depending on whether the page contains minimal, moderate, or high amounts of color.

 

How does Three-Tiered Color Printing reduce business printing costs?
Traditional color printing charges the same rate for any use of color, whether it’s a small logo or a full-color brochure. With Kyocera’s tiered model, businesses only pay for the color coverage on each page, which can result in significant savings over time—especially for documents with light or moderate color use.

 

Who benefits most from Kyocera’s Three-Tiered Color Pricing?
Businesses that frequently print invoices, reports, contracts, and internal documents with minimal color will see the greatest cost savings. Industries such as law firms, healthcare offices, schools, and financial institutions benefit from this pricing model since they often print materials with only small amounts of color.