PAINTED EDGE BUSINESS CARDS
Painted edge business cards with colour through the profile.
Edge colour turns the thickness of a business card into part of the design. Choose a full-colour Duplex or Triplex construction, recycled letterpress board, or ultra-thick black Sumo with hot foil.
PIPES & WOOD · 1.5 MM BLACK SUMO · METALLIC BRONZE PAINTED EDGE
VISIBLE THICKNESS
Bonded and ultra-thick cards provide enough profile for edge colour to read clearly.
COLOUR CHOICE
Select a standard edge colour or specify the custom colour supported by the product.
SQUARE PROFILE
Painted edges use square corners so the colour can run consistently around the card.
WHAT THE FINISH CHANGES
The edge becomes visible when the card moves.
A painted edge is read from the side and in a stack, rather than as another printed element on the face. It can repeat a brand colour, introduce a deliberate contrast or continue the character of foil or letterpress used elsewhere.
The base construction matters. Duplex and Triplex cards create a substantial laminated profile while retaining full-colour printing on the faces. Recycled paperboard keeps a natural, fibrous surface beside the edge colour. Dyed-through black Sumo creates the darkest base and usually relies on opaque foil for face detail.
Colour appearance depends on the underlying edge, coating and light. Custom references are matched as closely as the production method allows; they are not presented as an exact proof of a screen colour.
ONLINE PRODUCT ROUTES
Choose the card construction behind the painted edge.
Every route below includes or supports a painted edge while keeping its paper, thickness and face process clear. Open the product to review current quantities, prices and available edge colours.
DUPLEX · APPROX. 700 GSM
Full-colour faces with a painted edge
Two printed and matt-laminated 350 gsm sheets bonded into one substantial card.
TRIPLEX · APPROX. 1,050 GSM
Three bonded sheets with a deeper profile
A thicker full-colour construction for edge colour that remains particularly visible in the hand and stack.
DUPLEX · FLAT SPOT UV
Selective face gloss with edge colour
Matt-laminated full-colour faces use selective flat gloss while the card profile carries a separate colour.
RECYCLED BOARD · 510 GSM
Letterpress, natural fibre and edge colour
One-colour letterpress on substantial recycled paperboard, completed by a painted profile.
BLACK SUMO · 1.5 MM
Two foils with a painted edge
Two separately registered foil colours on dyed-through black board, with a coordinated edge finish.
RAISED 3D UV · APPROX. 800 GSM
Raised clear gloss with an optional painted edge
Two printed 400 gsm sheets, laminated and bonded, with raised UV on both faces and compatible edge colour.
CHOOSING THE EDGE
Use edge colour as part of the material system.
A precise brand reference is useful when the edge should coordinate with a logo or printed field. Metallic and fluorescent choices behave differently from matt colours and should be judged as physical finishes.
Very pale colours over a dark edge, sharp colour changes between batches and large deviations from the available finish system may need individual review. We confirm the practical route after seeing the artwork and chosen card construction.
CHECK BEFORE ORDERING
- Choose the card construction before the edge colour.
- Keep painted-edge cards square rather than rounded.
- Expect physical paint and screen colour to differ.
- Review face artwork and edge colour together.
REAL PRODUCTION
See painted edges in finished work.
PIPES & WOOD
Metallic bronze around black Sumo
White and bronze foil sit on 1.5 mm black board while metallic bronze continues around the profile.
ANAGRAM DESIGN
Bright edge colour with raised 3D UV
Pink and green edges give two identities a visible colour signal beside laminated print and raised clear gloss.
BCL ELECTROMAGNETICS
One blue carried from face to profile
A blue painted edge supports the printed field and raised UV pattern without adding another face process.
NEED HELP CHOOSING THE BASE CARD?
Start with the artwork, thickness and intended edge colour.
Send the design, quantity and colour reference. We will identify the suitable construction before you commit to the edge finish.