Try changing the colour model to CMYK in the printer config with the gutenprint driver as suggested in the upstream bug report.
** Package changed: ubuntu => gutenprint (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gutenprint (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1529881 Title: CUPS 1.7.2 distorts colors on Canon PIXMA MG5250 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gutenprint/+bug/1529881/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs