The Pantone Matching System (PMS) is used to communicate ink colors between designer and printer. Using standard premixed inks in exacting formulas, a vast variety of spot colors can be created.

(Pantone Matching System or PMS) The trade name for an industry standard color matching system.

Pantone Inc's check standard trademark for colour preproduction and colour reproduction materials. Numbers preceded with PMS eg PMS288.

A popular system used to specify different colors of ink. The Pantone system lists over a thousand different colors, each one of which is a particular type of printing ink; by specifying colors with their Pantone numbers, any element of ambiguity about the exact color wanted is removed. Pantone inks are used most often in SPOT COLOR printing, but Pantone also publishes guides specifying how the colors can be simulated by mixing the primary colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. (Note: Pantone and the Pantone reference system are registered trademarks of Pantone, Inc.)

The name of a color matching system where ink colors are identified by given numbers e.g. PMS 301 (PMS: Pantone Matching System).

A registered name for a universal ink colour matching system.

(Graphic) The name given to a particular colour model. Each colour has a code, relying on the output device to create the exact colour. Mostly used in Large scale printing projects where the desginer needs a specific colour with little error margin. Compare: RGB. Compare: CMY.

An international colour standard that can be duplicated by printers using Pantone inks

Matching System (PMS) A system developed for color identification. Each PMS color has a unique number and formula for ink mixing. PMS colors are also referred to as "spot" colors

A colour scale consisting of about 3,000 gradations in tone that is used in editing digital images.

a colour reference code, which is used throughout the print industry as standard

Am international colour matching system.

A worldwide colour matching system for printing ink.

The proprietary Pantone colour matching system is the most popular method of specifying extra colours - not out of the CMYK four colour process - for print. Pantone colours are numbered and are made up out of a base set of colours. By specifying a specific Pantone colour, a designer knows that there is little chance of colour variance on the presses. Pantones are generally used as spot colours, such as logos, to ensure colour consistency for corporate identities. However, they can also be used in halftone graphics and for duotones. Pantones can also be simulated using the colours from the CMYK spectrum - and Pantone even publish a guide for doing so. However, the results can often be unsatisfactory, especially for greens and oranges. This is one of the motivations for the development of the Hexachrome printing system.

see PMS

One of the most widely used colour matching systems in commercial printing.

Pantone is a colour matching system used by printers to minimise the variation between one batch of ink and another in "the same" colour. It is a fixed palette of numbered colours and serves the same purpose as the "colour split" which tells a printer what proportions to use of the four inks that are used in full-colour printing.

A brand-name for a popular color matching system, or series of printed color swatch es used to match, specify, identify, and display specific colors or colored ink combinations.

An international system of matching colour for printing, designating unique colours by standard numbers.

Standardized series of thousands of colors, each with specific color formulations and identification number. PMS colors are duplicated in swatch books and in computer-graphics programs to allow exact duplication of colors in printing and other marking processes, such as signmaking.

Pantone, Inc.'s check-standard trademarks for color reproduction and color reproduction materials. The PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM (sometimes referred to as "PMS") identifies over 500 colors and the formulas for creating inks in those colors. Four-color process printing can only approximate many of these colors. You can select PANTONE Colors in various illustration and desktop publishing software programs.

A company that produces color-matching technology. The Pantone® Matching System contains 3,000 colors that are specifically blended for an exact match each time they are printed.

A patented printing ink colour matching system involving a range of a stock of colours with which by intermixing a predetermined combination and amount one can attain a precise colour.

A spot color matching system supported by most computer desktop publishing and graphics design software.

The industry standard color management system for printer color reproduction. Pantone uses exact percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black to create colors. (see CMYK)

A standard set of colors, with each color specified by a number. The Pantone colors can be further broken down into a color separation used by professional...

a registered name for an ink colour matching system.

MATCHING SYSTEM (PMS) Color matching system originally developed for the offset printing industry, commonly used in the membrane switch industry for its broad acceptance, range of colors and ease of use. Over 1000 colors are cataloged. See Photo

the company who makes the Pantone® Matching System, a standard color-matching system used by printers and graphic designers for inks, papers and other materials. A PMS colour is a standard colour defined by percentage mixtures of different primary inks.

Pantone Inc's check-standard trademark for colour preproduction and colour reproduction materials. Each colour bears a description of its formulation (in percentages) for subsequent use by the printer.

brand of printing ink, also a colour matching system.

A widely-used color matching system designed to ensure that colors will be consistent whether viewed on-screen or in output from a printer. Many image editing and illustration programs allow you to specify a color by its Pantone Matching System number.

A company producing numerous colour matching systems for print and computer applications. The PMS® colour-matching system is commonly used to represent 3,000 distinct colours through a numbering system.

Proprietary name of a widely used colour-matching system.

a registered name for an ink color matching system.

The Pantone Matching System (PMS) is a colour standard which defines a wide range of colour solids and the combination of process colours required to achieve the closest match to the solid Pantone colour.

Pantone Matching System (PMS) refers to specific formulations of ink colors

A company producing numerous color matching systems for print and computer applications. The PMS® color-matching system is commonly used to represent 3,000 distinct colors through a numbering system.

Pantone, Pantone Matching System and PMS+ are Pantones Inc's check-standard trademarks for colour standards, colour data, colour reproduction and colour reproduction materials, and other colour-related products and services, meeting its specifications, control and quality requirements

Pantone Inc., a corporation headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, USA, is known for its Pantone color matching systems, used in a variety of industries, primarily printing, although it is sometimes used in the manufacture of colored paint, fabric and plastics. The company is most well known for their Pantone Matching System (PMS), a proprietary color space.