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PANTONE® CMYK COLOR GUIDE coated, uncoated

• Introduction of a unified product that will satisfy U.S. and Euro print conditions.
  
• Colour system to enable confident use of 4-colour process colours in offset lithographic printing and unambiguous communication of colour between designer and printer.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

• Reference tool for PANTONE 4-colour process system in a fan guide format.
  
• 2,868 PANTONE process colours.
  
• 2 columns and 8 rows of individual colors on a page - total 16 colours per page.
  
• CMYK values printed beneath each colour.
  
• Available on coated and uncoated papers.

FEATURES

• Printed using ISO standard CMYK inks and ISO print standards where applicable.
• Useful regardless of geography.
• Chromatically arranged to easily find desired colours.
• Larger colour area than previous guides/colour flows light to dark.
  
• FSC certified papers used throughout.
• Printed at industry standard 175 line screen.
  
• Delta E 1.75 between colours makes colours distinct and printable.
  
• G7 workflow was used.
• Color identification numbers are ordered sequentially by page number and sequence on the page
• (ex. 2-1, 2-2,...2-14, 2-15, 2-16) to make locating and identifying colours straightforward.

PRINTING NOTES

WORKFLOW

• This guide was produced using a complete digital workflow.

SCREEN TINTS

• The digitally-produced screens with Euclidean dots were output.
• Used CTP technology.

COLOUR INK SET

• Ink set conforms to ISO 2846-1.

PRINT PARAMETERS

• Where applicable, conforms to ISO-12647-2:2-2004/Amd 1:2007.

PRINT ROTATION

TARGET DENSITIES

• Measurements were taken with non-polarized ISO Status T reflection density filters.
• Establish dry-back effects before utilizing these values.
  

PAPER STOCK

• Coated: #1 grade 100 lb gloss text stock (148 g/m2)
• Uncoated: premium grade 80 lb text stock (133 g/m2)

LINE SCREEN

• 175 lines per inch/69 lines per cm

TONE-VALUE INCREASE TARGETS

GRAY BALANCE COMBINATION
Tone       C          M          Y
Mid        50%    40%     40%

PRINT VARIABLES
Many variables in the printing process may affect colour reproduction, including:

• Output devices
• Dot shape and dot gain
• Print rotation, form layout
• Colour registration
• Ink colour accuracy/density
• Variations in paper colour
• Quality and texture

The Pantone CMYK Color Guide - GP4001, is a colour system to enable confident use of 4-colour process colours in offset lithographic printing and unambiguous communication of colour between designer and printer that will satisfy U.S. and Euro print conditions.

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