Formula guide | Coated & Uncoated
PANTONE FORMULA GUIDE | COATED & UNCOATED
Ultimate Color Matching Tool to Communicate Color in Graphics and Print
229 New Colors to Create With!
Share, compare, communicate, and match colors with the new edition of the Pantone Formula Guide. This versatile, end-to-end color matching tool displays all 2,390 market-driven spot colors in the Pantone Graphics System on coated and uncoated paper stocks. Now updated with 224 brand new Pantone Matching System (PMS) colors, the latest Pantone Formula Guide also features five new eco-friendly Pantone base mixing inks compatible with coating in print production processes. Compact, handheld fan decks provide easy, on-the-go physical references for the actual appearance of Pantone Colors in digital design applications, and include essential formulations for mixing spot color inks to properly match Pantone Formula Guide colors.
- 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 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 lb (168 gsm) coated and 80 lb uncoated (118 gsm)
- 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
- 224 new, on-trend, market-relevant graphics colors added plus 5 new Basic Colors
- Includes 2,390 total Colors with the largest gamut in the Pantone Graphics System
- New Colors are contained in the front of the guide
- Enhanced printing process provides improved color accuracy
- Pantone Colors displayed with their corresponding numbers and ink formulations
- Index in back of guide provides numeric location for each color
- Tolerance aim < 2.0 ∆E00 to Pantone master standard reference