The Pantone System and How it Works...
Pantone is a color system for selecting, specifying, and controlling color.
There are two primary palettes in the Pantone system:
Pantone Solid Color Palette
Pantone Textile Palette
The Pantone Solid Colors Palette, with over 1100 unique, numbered colors, was originally devised to help printers and designers specify and control colors for print projects. This is the most widely used Pantone palette, with colors sometimes referred to as 'PMS' (for Pantone Matching System) or 'spot colors', and is used in the graphics, print, and publishing, industries.
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How Pantone
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She really likes Pantone 199 Red. It's perfect for the client, and will be used as the primary color for the logo and any identity work that may follow |
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She designs the logo, and specifies
Pantone 199 red as the primary color for the logo and business
cards. The client ok's the proofs, and the designer sends
the job along to the printer, including a Pantone color
chip for exact color reference. |
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The printer looks up the color the designer specified (Pantone 199 Red) in the Pantone formula guide, and specifies that color on the job ticket. |
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When the job goes to the press, the press operator finds that color (Pantone 199 Red) in their Pantone guide. There is a mixing formula in the guide (circled) for the operator to follow. |
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The press operator takes 12 oz. of Pantone Rubine Red ink, and 4 oz. of Pantone Yellow ink, and mixes them together. The resulting ink is Pantone 199 Red. |
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Using the ink they just mixed, their Pantone formula guide, and the Pantone color chip as a color standard, the press operator will print the business cards.
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With the Pantone matching
system, color consistency is guaranteed, from design to
client, to pre press, through the pressroom, to final delivery.
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How the Pantone
Textile system works |
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She really likes Pantone 17-3619 TPX, Hyacinth . It's the perfect color for one of the casual tops. She submits her line to her client, and they approve the colors she has selected. The client specifies Hyacinth Purple for one of the tops in their new line, and sends their initial order to their overseas manufacturer. |
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The overseas manufacturer custom dyes a lot of of fabric. They use their Pantone for fashion and home color guide to match the color the customer specified, as well as quality contol the dyeing process. |
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This fabric is send to the cutting and sewing team, and they produce the initial order of 2000 pieces and ship to their customer. |
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With the Pantone for fashion and home matching
system, color consistency is guaranteed, from design to
client, to overseas manufacturing, to final delivery. |
