Pantone Color Finder

[David]

here's a pdf made from Illy...

[Joe]

Looks blue to me.

[David]

blue it is then!

Thanks Joe!



This one goes next to the customer that spec'd their color as "forest green".
My question... which forest and then which one of the 80 bazillion greens did you want?

[Joe]

blue it is then!

Thanks Joe!



This one goes next to the customer that spec'd their color as "forest green".
My question... which forest and then which one of the 80 bazillion greens did you want?

The green one? (man I am on a roll today!)

[DigiCorn]

I usually open the swatch in Photoshop, and then let PS decide the best match.

[Tracy]

OMG! I'm so sorry I forgot about this!
Illustrator came up with 541 and 542
the light blue is a bit off maybe you can pick a different color

[David]

thanks!
I think those 2 colors are kinda a reverse PMS thingie, you know you pick a pms color and print it in cmyk and it comes out close to the color, but no cigar.
Well, this is a screen mix that they want as a spot color, and the colors are close, but no cigar.

[Tracy]

yeah from what I understand the DS color is Process?
confusing!

[Kermy812]

I've done this a few times using color guide in Illustrator:
http://fashionclassroom.com/blog/illustrator-tutorial-how-to-match-colors-to-pantones

[Tracy]

I used Method 2, never herd of the method 1 must try!

[David]

Thanks Kermy!
I'll give those a shot and see what happens.

cheers!

[Diddler]

Here's another option. Helpful for matching colours across different mediums etc.

http://www.perbang.dk/rgb/F7E654/

[Skryber]

I usually open the swatch in Photoshop, and then let PS decide the best match.

I do the same thing. It always works out better that the online converters. I'll have to see if this one comes up with the same results as Photoshop.

[Foozball]

Here's another option. Helpful for matching colours across different mediums etc.

http://www.perbang.dk/rgb/F7E654/

Nice link - saved for the next time we get into the "What are the process values, for that PMS, once it's converted to HEX color?"   
I times of desperation, crap like this buys me time to try and find the person who knows what they are doing! 

[Rodi]

I learned to open photoshop and write the lab numbers down, then ditch em and put em back in. Only issue is I often use Maximum K to force QR Codes and crap process items to K, so I gotta remember to put back to sheetfed. LOL, I also have to check total ink as I do 260 total for the envelope client in house.