OUGD404 - Pantone

Pantone is a standardized colour matching system which uses the Pantone numbering system for identifying colours. Because all the colours are standardized, this allows different designers and manufactures to match colours exactly using the numbering system. The Pantone Solid Colours palette consists of over 1,100 unique numbered colours was created to help designers and printers manage colours for print projects. Pantone colours are described by their allocated number, for example ‘PMS 130’ – PMS standing for ‘Pantone Matching System’. Most of these colours are referred to using a three or four digit number followed by a C or U. The ‘C’ stands for coated paper or gloss paper, and the ‘U’ for uncoated. There are also a small number of named colours such as PANTONE Chilli Pepper or PANTONE Aqua Sky.