This present invention is embodied in a printing system for improving the lightfastness of printed documents produced by a color printer. The present invention includes a preprogrammed lightfastness scheme that can be incorporated in any suitable color printer, such as an inkjet printer, for improving lightfastness of printed documents. In general, the present invention can include an inkjet printhead assembly that incorporates a preprogrammed lightfastness scheme directly into the printer driver for selectively improving color documents produced by an inkjet printer. A general lightfastness scheme can be developed for each class of inkjet printhead assemblies during manufacturing of the class of inkjet printhead assemblies.