Why Use Pantone Colors?
- At December 30, 2011
- By The Team
- In design, PrePress
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By Ryan Lucia
Prepress Manager
Pantone is a standardized color matching system, utilizing the Pantone numbering system for identifying colors.By standardizing the colors, different manufacturers in different locations can all reference a Pantone numbered color, making sure colors match without direct contact with one another
Color is very subjective, which is why the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM® works so well. It takes all the guess work out of color identification. Every computer monitor is different, and most aren’t calibrated even weekly. This means that the color depicted on your screen will not be accurate and could be many shades off from what the color actually looks like.
Today’s Pantone Matching System features 1,341 Pantone solid colors, printed on coated and uncoated papers. Each page contains 7 colors, with ink mixing formulas. The pages also include an RGB icon , indicating colors achievable on-screen, and an CMYK icon , indicating colors achievable in CMYK color printing. Colors that bear both the RGB and CMYK icons are ideal choices for designs that will be reproduced using multiple processes.
