Pantone Colours and Spot Colour Printing
For printing in spot colours Pantone supply a number of colour 'swatches' (The Pantone Colour Guides). These are lists of all the colours available showing exactly how they look once printed. It is possible to achieve a very close match to these colours as each one is mixed before use on the printing press. Swatches are available on different papers as this will affect how the colour looks, e.g. Uncoated paper will allow the ink to soak further in and colours will therefore look duller.

Pantone Colours and Full Colour Printing
When printing in full colour a exact match to Pantone colours cannot be made as four inks are used and mixed in different quantities across a sheet of paper to produce full colour images. Having said this, it is much better to choose and use colours frm printed swatches than to rely on the apperance of colours on a monitor - especially if no calibration has been carried out, as they will nearly always be closer to the final product. Swatches are available showing not only the Pantone® colours, but also the nearest colour that will be achieved using the full colour process.

We carry a range of Pantone Colour guides®. Please contact us to discuss which is the best guide for your requirement's.