
Keeping color from varying across mediums is very difficult because not only is color subjective to some extent, but also because devices use a wide range of technologies to display color. You can use these swatch books or color guides to see what the actual spot color looks like on the different finished papers.Ī Color Matching System, or CMS, is a method used to ensure that colors remain as consistent as possible, regardless of the device/medium displaying the color. PANTONE swatch books (printed samples of ink) come in uncoated, coated, and matte finishes. The only way to truly tell the difference between these colors is to look at an actual PANTONE swatch book. In Illustrator, 624 U, 624 C, and 624 M look exactly the same and have the same CMYK percentages applied to them. The coating and finish of the paper affects the apparent color of the printed ink even though each lettered version uses the same formula. The letter suffixes of U, C, and M tell you how that particular color will appear on uncoated, coated, and matte finish papers, respectively. While PANTONE 624 is the same ink formula (a shade of green), the letters that follow it represent the apparent color of that ink mix when printed on different types of paper. There are over one thousand PANTONE spot colors available.Īre PANTONE 624 U, PANTONE 624 C, PANTONE 624 M the same color? Yes and No. Each spot color in the PANTONE system is assigned a name or a number. Printers use a special mix of ink to achieve the color needed.

The PANTONE Matching System (PMS) is the dominant spot color printing system in the United States.
#Color match an image code
Scan QR Code To Open Browser PANTONE swatch overview What do you think about this pantone color finder ? Acceptable image file format depends on each browser.Click on the head of color block, the color code will be copied to the clipboard.Add the color distance can get more results.If any PMS colors near the color you selected, it will be listed below.Click any pixel on the image (select a color).
#Color match an image download


Or you would like to know what PMS color closest to the logo. If you have a logo image, and you would like to know what Pantone color code in it, This logo color finder can suggest us some spot colors for printing.
