Pantone Formula Guide coated & uncoated GP1601A

Pantone Formula Guide Coated & Uncoated,  294 new colors added in 2019

Pantone Formula Guide  When it comes to graphics and print is the absolute, worldwide standard for choosing and matching colors. Whether you’re a designer looking for inspiration or a print provider needing to match colors, this guide is the best way to select, communicate and compare colors for logo designs, packaging, and signage. The New edition offers 294 more direct matches to the Pantone Fashion, Home + Interiors System for greater color consistency across various materials. Also includes essential formulations to mix spot color inks to properly match Pantone Formula Guide  colors.

Displays all 2,161 market-driven spot colors on coated and uncoated paper stocks, Versatile end-to-end tool for everything from design inspiration to press check, Two compact fan decks are ideal for easy viewing and portability, Provides a visual reference for Pantone Formula Guide Spot Colors available in digital design programs

The Pantone Color Matching System is largely a standardized color reproduction system, as of 2019 it has 2161 colors. By standardizing the colors, different manufacturers in different locations can all refer to the Pantone system to make sure colors match without direct contact with one another.

One such use is standardizing colors in the CMYK process. The CMYK process is a method of printing color by using four inks—cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. A majority of the world’s printed material is produced using the CMYK process, and there is a special subset of Pantone Formula Guide that can be reproduced using CMYK.[8] Those that are possible to simulate through the CMYK process are labeled as such within the company’s guides.

However, about 30% of the Pantone system’s 1114 spot colors (as of year 2000) cannot be simulated with CMYK but with 13 base pigments (14 including black) mixed in specified amounts, called base colors.[9] Those 1114 colors included 387 colors with numbers 100 to 487 from 1975 and some lighter colors from 600 to 732 in 1991. The original 4 digit colors introduced in 1987 were remapped into 3 digits.

FEATURES

• Helps ensure consistent color reproduction in branding, logos, marketing, packaging, and other graphic design applications on a range of different materials
• Portable, handheld fan decks provide the easy on-the-go reference
• Versatile end-to-end tool for everything from design inspiration to press check
• Printed on most commonly used paper stock weights (100 # coated and 80 # uncoated)
• The lighting indicator page demonstrates when lighting conditions are suitable for proper color evaluation
• Considered the ultimate tool for inspiring, matching, and communicating color to those in graphic design, digital design, product design, and printing

COLORS

• 294 new, on-trend, market-relevant graphics colors added
• Includes 2,161 total Spot Colors – the largest collection in the Pantone Graphics System
• Colors arranged in chromatic format with new colors integrated throughout the guide and top corners marked for easy reference
• Provides a visual reference for Pantone Spot Colors available in digital design programs
• Enhanced printing process provides improved color accuracy
• Colors displayed with their corresponding numbers and ink formulations
• Index in back of guide provides numeric location for each color

APPLICATION

Use for inspiration and production in designing logos, branding and marketing materials, packaging, and other graphic design needs
Ink formulations help printers accurately achieve Pantone Spot colors on printed materials
Used to communicate consistent color throughout workflow and supply chain around the world
Bring Color to Life, Digitally
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