The overprint coefficients jx and kx are calculated by solving a simultaneous equation consisting of the equation relating to the first calibration point P91 and the equation relating to the second calibration point P92. That is, an equation representing a straight line denoted by reference numeral L91 in 
Although the patches are provided in 10% increments in the C×F chart shown in 
Next, the values of Xb, Yb, and Zb (tristimulus values of the background color) for calculating final overprint prediction values in the above Equations (1) to (3) are obtained using the C×F chart printed using the ink of spot color 1 (referred to as “spot color 1 chart” for convenience) (step S920). Specifically, the values of Xb, Yb, and Zb are obtained by colorimetry of the patch PA95 (see