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What is Pantone Bridge swatch book?
The Color Bridge Guides illustrate how Pantone Spot colors can reproduce in CMYK, for confident color management across platforms. Graphic and print designers can visualize Pantone Spot colors side by side with their closest, industry-standard CMYK equivalent when process printing is required.
How do you read a Pantone color guide?
Pantone Process Color numbers start with the letter P followed by a one- to three-digit number, a dash, and a one- to two-digit number. The “C” suffix indicates coated stock and the “U” uncoated.
What Pantone color book should I use?
The Color Bridge Guide is the best Pantone swatch book for designers who mostly do digital work but sometimes do print work. It allows you to convert to values for both print and digital. The print colors are going to be less bold than if you got a print-focused color guide but they will be more affordable to print.
Is Pantone free to use?
All Pantone Colors and Pantone Libraries are included in Pantone Connect. Both free and paid accounts provide full access. Limitations on which color data can be accessed are applied to the colors for free accounts.
How to match color guide to CMYK swatches?
For best color appearance matches to Bridge Guide CMYK swatches, designs using CMYK tint values should be proofed or printed to the same CRPC6 or CRPC3 press references.
Is the Pantone color bridge guide in CMYK?
Guide also includes HTML and RGB equivalent values for digital design applications. Essential tool for designers to see how Pantone Spot Colors appear when printed in CMYK, rather than using spot color inks. Includes all 2,139 Pantone Spot Colors and their closest, industry-standard CMYK color matches
How many colors are in the color guide book?
Guides are printed to match G-7 calibrated CRPC6 and CRPC3 press references. For best color appearance matches to Bridge Guide CMYK swatches, designs using CMYK tint values should be proofed or printed to the same CRPC6 or CRPC3 press references. Includes 294 new, trend- and market-relevant graphics colors, for a total of 2,139 colors.
Where can I find the Pantone color guide?
To quickly find a color by number or name, use the index located in the back of the Guide to identify the page. Guide paper is 100lb text-weight stock – chosen due to highest common industry popularity.