Identifying a Pantone
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- Ranger
Does anybody know if there's a way to identify a pantone colour after the swatch has been renamed in a file?
It's an EPS logo file, all set up nicely for once, but they've renamed the PMS number as 'corporate blue'.
- monospaced0
eeek, nope ... you should ask them specifically
- vaxorcist0
they probably have a style guide... "corporate blue = pantone #xxxx" you might find other things of use in it if you can get it....
- monospaced0
There's also this option. Just leave it named "corporate blue" and just use it elsewhere. No need hunting down the exact PMS unless you absolutely have to. Cheers.
- PMS for Pantone Matching System or something similar?uan
- exactlymonospaced
- Mr_Right0
You could go by the CMYK screen mix and match to closest PMS using the bridge Pantone book. Also, I believe there is an Illy script that takes the CMYK screen mix of a color and will give you the PMS equivalent (or as close as possible).
But having said all that, it's likely that if they named a PMS color with a generic name like "corporate blue" then it's a special PMS mix they use for their blue.
Just use Reflex Blue, done.
- too many blues that have similar CMYK breakdowns... probably not the best solution, unfortunatelymonospaced
- monospaced0
Printers love Reflex Blue!