Abstract: A CCD image sensor with a color filter array (CFA) for color imaging involves stripes of Cyan and of Yellow filter material on the imaging surface of a CCD array, preferably a full-frame (FF) CCD imager, with the two sets of color stripes arranged perpendicular to each other and one set parallel to the array axes to form two layers at the areas where they cross. Unit color cells comprise 2-pixel by 2-pixel blocks, each containing a Cyan, a Yellow, a Green (where the stripes overlap), and a White (where there is no stripe) pixel. Also, the longitudinal set can be segmented into two pixels or more in length, and the segments transversely displaced or staggered to form an elongated checkerboard pattern to compensate for devices with single-column blemishes.