Colors without limits. Are you ready? 🌈 ✴️
Bring pure, unfiltered joy to your next project with 224 brand-new, human-made Pantone shades - ranging from zesty citruses to dreamy, mystical purples.
How many new colors were added?
224 new mixed colors were added, bringing the total Formula Guide color count to 2,614. Our collection of 224 new colors ensures today’s designers have the colors they need to create tomorrow’s vision. These colors include a range of reliable, robust core tones, while also delivering playful and energetic hues.
How does Pantone add new colors?
The newest set of 224 colors begins with a review of the entire Pantone Matching System to identify new, distinctive color opportunities. The Pantone Color Institute then applies its trend expertise to develop colors most valued by designers and brands. Together, these efforts produce new colors that reflect both trend insights and real design demands.
Which Pantone Graphics Products contain the new colors?
New colors appear in the Pantone Formula Guide, Pantone Color Bridge, Pantone Solid Chips, Pantone Solid Guide Set, Pantone Reference Library, Pantone Portable Guide Set, Pantone Essentials Set, Pantone Solid Color Set and the Pantone Coated Combo.
Were new colors added to the Metallics or Pastels and Neons Guides or Chip Books?
No. New colors were not added to either of these product lines, and no cover changes were made. The products remain the same.
Will the new colors be available as Pantone On-Demand Digital Swatches?
Yes, the coated colors are available to order as Pantone Reference On-Demand Swatches.
How can Pantone Colors be accessed in popular design, printing, and quality control solutions (including X-Rite measurement instruments and software)?
The new Pantone Colors are available in Pantone Connect and also in the Pantone Connect Extension for Adobe Creative Cloud. All of your favorite apps for design, print quality, and color formulation have been provided the latest Pantone master digital data so you can design and produce with the new Pantone Colors with confidence no matter where you are.
What types of coatings can be applied over Pantone Colors?
The Pantone Colors as printed in the latest guide are fully compatible with overprint varnishes, aqueous, and UV coatings.
What printing process is used to produce Pantone Books?
Pantone uses offset lithography to print all the Pantone Guides and Color Chip Books for graphics.
Has the paper changed in the new Pantone Formula Guides?
No, Pantone has maintained the consistent paper and paper weight for all the Pantone Matching System Guides (both Coated and Uncoated). Coated: #1grade 100 lb gloss text stock (148 g/m2), Uncoated: premium grade 80 lb text stock (118 g/m2).
How many base inks are used to mix solid Pantone Colors?
Eleven base color inks are used to mix solid Pantone Colors. (Pantone previously used 18 mixing bases to create the Pantone Matching System Colors.) The new base inks are formulated from vegetable oils and other bio-renewable resources. All the new base inks are barium-free.
Did the appearance of the Pantone Color Matching System Colors change in the latest guide?
Pantone always strives for the best quality that can be achieved with a production printing process. The new guide colors are matched to the Pantone master digital data, which is consistent with every printing of the Pantone Formula Guide.
Why do some colors in the Uncoated Pantone Formula Guide show small white specs?
The latest Pantone Formula Guide is produced using state-of-the-art lithographic offset printing rather than the traditional direct-print process. With offset printing on uncoated paper, some colors may show small white specs. This is expected and has minimal impact on the quality or accuracy of each Pantone Color, as confirmed through our production measurements.
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