Standard colour guides enabling the designer to describe colours precisely for reproduction.
A widely used proprietary system for specifying spot colour in percentages of eleven standard colours with the use of a Pantone name or number. This ensures that the right colour is obtained in print even though the colour may not look right when displayed on a computer monitor. Each PANTONE colour has a CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) or process colour equivalent. Paper Coated paper: A shiny, varnished paper. Uncoated Paper: Unvarnished paper, usually has a higher ink absorption rate than coated paper.
Back An international printing standard that allows printers to print using uniform colors no matter where they are. Most spot color printing uses this standard, including CD printing.
An international printing, publishing and packaging color language providing an accurate method for the selection, presentation, specification, communication, reproduction matching, and control of color.
Color publication guides to help the designer communicate colors for reproduction. The colors correspond to inks used in the printing process.
The color system used most often in the US by commercial printers to mix and match ink colors.
An ink color system containing about 500 color swatches, each of which is identified by a color number and a formula for the ink.
The PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM is an international reference for selecting, specifying, matching and controlling ink colors. The PANTONE formula guides of 1,114 solid PANTONE Colors shows corresponding printing ink formulas for each color, and is printed on coated, uncoated and matte stock to show color variations caused by the stock used for each formula.
A worldwide industrial and consumer language for the selection, presentation, specification, communication, matching and control of color.
Widely-used system of colour matching on Coated and Uncoated stock, also known as PMS.
The most widely used system for specifying and blending match colors. If you are unfamiliar with this system, ask your BOPI account executive to show you a sample of a PMS book with all the Pantone colors.
Trade name for a color matching system used by printers to specify inks for printing. A specific formula is used to produce each shade, and each shade is assigned a specific number. Often referred to as "PMS".
A colour matching system that refers to colours by number instead of by name.
Pantone, Inc.'s check-standard trademark for color reproduction and color reproduction materials; a system of solid ink color mixing, matched to swatch book samples.
A worldwide standard for specifying a particular color in printing inks.
A color scale used to precisely match colors for printing. Each color has a coded number indicating the precise recipe for mixing inks to produce the color.
An international system used to mix inks to standard colors. This is similar to paint-mixing systems used at paint stores.
Ink colour system used extensively in the graphic design and printing industries; Pantone colours are carefully graded so that exact colours can be matched throughout the design and print process. Inks are referred to by a specific number, which corresponds to the ink colour
A standardized ink color system widely used in the graphic arts industry, includes approximately 800 basic colors for both coated and uncoated paper. The color number and formula for each color is shown beneath the color swatch in the ink book.
a universal color matching system that is based on ink colors used in the printing industry, also known as PMS colors.
A standardized series of thousands of colors, each with specific color formulations and identification numbers. PMS colors are duplicated in swatch books and in computer-graphics programs to allow exact duplication of colors in printing and other processes.
A proprietary color mixing system.
Abbreviated PMS. A standard color matching system that utilizes a swatch book with over 900 numbered colors for the purpose of consistent color communication.
A system of colour that ensures repeatable mixing of specific spot colour inks no matter where or on what stock the job is printed. Typically a printer will show a customer a PMS book in order to choose a specific spot colour, identified by a number, which is to be used in their print job. The book also contains information on the the exact measurements of component inks required to reproduce that colour. This way the customer and printer knows exactly which colour is to be achieved.
A colour guide to help visualize, communicate and control applied process Colours for type, logos, borders, backgrounds and other graphics treatments.
A system of inks, color specifications, and color guides for specifying and reproducing color.
Color scale used to precisely match colors for printing. Each hue has a coded number indicating instructions for mixing inks to achieve that hue.
Commercial system for specifying colors by means of numbered color samples. Used for "spot areas" of single colors or those other than process (CMYK) colors.
A popular color matching system used by the printing industry to print spot colors (colors that can be reproduced with only their own ink) but not for process colors, which need a combination of the four inks, CMYK. Each PMS color has its own name or number that helps you make sure that your colors are the same each time you print, even if your monitor displays a different color or if you change printing services.
A registered trade name, system of colour matching used in computer software, paper and inks.
A book of standardized color in a fan format used to identify, match and communicate colors in order to produce accurate color matches in printing. Each color has a coded number indicating instructions for mixing inks to achieve that color.
Numbering system for identifying 3,000+ colors created through combination of standard SWOP inks. Pantone produces numerous colormatching systems for standard print and computer applications.
A color scale used to precisely match colors for printing. Each color has a coded number indicating instructions for mixing inks to achieve it.
A commonly used system for specifying ink colours.
Universal numbered colour scale used to produce industry recognised colour matches for printing etc.
an ink color system widely used in the graphic arts. The PMS system identifies more than 700 colors, provides designers with swatches for specific colors, and gives printers the formulas for creating those colors.
Based on a color swatch book system that gives printers recipes for how to mix inks to match the colors shown, Pantone is the most widely used ink color matching system in America.
(PMS) The most common system for colour specification and colour matching.
Unique numbering system for identifying colors created by combinations of standard SWOP inks.
A colour scale used to precisely match colours for printing. Each colour has a coded number indicating instructions for mixing inks to achieve it.
A book of standard ink colors and various shades of each, which are used to match and identify the colors of pre-printed samples. It is a universal ink matching system put out by Pantone Ink Company.
Universal color matching system used extensively in the graphic design and printing industries; Pantone colors are carefully graded so that exact colors can be matched throughout the design, reprographic and print process
A registered color-matching system used by printers and graphic designers
a popular color matching system used by the printing industry to print spot colors. Most applications that support color printing allow specification of colors by indicating the Pantone name or number.