Method for color control of a printing press (4) by a computer (3), the computer (3) for color control executing a first inline color control mode (8) which regulates desired color setpoints (12), the first inline color control mode (8) during a start of the printing machine (4) is suspended after a machine standstill and is only activated again after reaching a desired production speed (10), which is characterized in that the computer (3) during the start of the printing machine (4) until the desired Continuous printing speed (10) carries out a second, separate color control mode (9), which realizes the desired target color values (12) by controlling the amount of ink required for this in the relevant inking units.
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