PANTONE Formula Guide Set Coated and Uncoated
The essential physical reference for matching and specifying PANTONE spot colours.
Choose, match and communicate colour with the latest PANTONE® Formula Guide Set. The two portable fan decks display all 2,614 market-driven PANTONE Graphics System spot colours on coated and uncoated paper, including 224 new PANTONE Matching System colours positioned at the front for easy reference.
Designed for graphic design, branding, packaging, marketing and print production, the set gives designers, clients and printers a shared physical colour reference. Each colour is shown with its PANTONE number and ink formulation, helping teams specify and reproduce spot colours accurately from early concepts through to press checks.
PANTONE Connect extends the physical guides into digital workflows with access to more than 20,000 up-to-date PANTONE Colours, Adobe Creative Cloud integration and colour conversion across RGB, CMYK and hex formats. It also supports the creation of colour stories and real-time collaboration. A free trial is available.
Key features
- Two handheld Formula Guide fan decks showing colours on coated and uncoated paper stocks.
- Includes all 2,614 PANTONE spot colours in the Graphics System, including 224 new colours.
- Displays each colour with its corresponding PANTONE number and ink formulation.
- Printed on commonly used stock weights: 100 lb (168 gsm) coated and 80 lb (118 gsm) uncoated.
- Lighting indicator pages help confirm whether viewing conditions are suitable for colour evaluation.
- Colours are arranged chromatically, with the new colour pages at the front and a numeric index at the back.
- An enhanced printing process supports improved colour accuracy.
Applications
- Find inspiration and specify colour for logos, branding, marketing materials, packaging and other graphic design work.
- Compare how PANTONE spot colours appear on coated and uncoated paper.
- Communicate consistent colour between designers, clients, printers and suppliers.
- Use the ink formulations to support accurate spot colour reproduction during print production.
- Carry the compact fan decks between the studio, client meetings and press checks.
