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It's Time That Process-Printed PANTONE^® Colors Got a Little More Spot On

At Pantone, we’ve lived the realities of frequent industry printing challenges and understand that matching true spot colors isn’t always easy or affordable. After 50 years of setting the industry standard in color communication, we’ve created a guide to close the spot vs. process color printing gap.

Introducing the PANTONE® PLUS SERIES EXTENDED GAMUT Coated Guide, a new color communication guide for designers and printers that brings printing closer to PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM^® Colors.

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At Pantone, we’ve lived the realities of frequent industry printing challenges.
And understand that matching true spot colors isn’t always easy or affordable.
After 50 years of setting the industry standard in color communication… we’ve created a guide to close the spot vs. process color printing gap.

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Introducing the PANTONE^® PLUS SERIES EXTENDED GAMUT Coated Guide
A new color communication guide for designers and printers that brings printing closer to PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM^® Colors.

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Guide Features:
1,729 seven-color simulations
Convenient, portable fan guide format
Better spot color matches than CMYK
CMYK vs. EXTENDED GAMUT:

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Advantages for designers:
•communicate color more effectively
•more vibrant color options
•fewer rounds of approval
•easy design software integration

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•no special inks required
•consistent color results
•fewer change overs
•more productivity

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Using the Guide: Select desired color from a current PANTONE^® PLUS SERIES FORMULA GUIDE.
Locate page number.
Find corresponding color in the EXTENDED GAMUT Coated Guide.
And specify the EXTENDED GAMUT color in the artwork for your printing partner.

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The PLUS SERIES EXTENDED GAMUT Coated guide features simulations of all 1,729 PLUS SERIES FORMULA GUIDE Colors.
Coated colors printed using a seven-color printing process.
By adding Orange, Green and Violet (OGV) to the traditional Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK) inks, you can achieve an acceptable visual match for approximately 90% of the solid colors in the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM^®.
Adding these commonly used inks "extends" the attainable color gamut significantly.

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EXTENDED GAMUT Coated

1,729 PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM^® Colors simulated in seven-color process
Colors are printed using CMYK plus Orange, Green and Violet
Perfect for packaging, labels, tags and anywhere a wider gamut of color is required in process printing

SOLID-TO-SEVEN Set

PANTONE PLUS SERIES FORMULA GUIDE Set partnered with PANTONE EXTENDED GAMUT Guide
Compare side-by-side PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM^® Colors to our 7-color process printed color simulations
Remove the mystery from printing and see how colors will reproduce.

BRIDGE-TO-SEVEN Set

PANTONE PLUS SERIES COLOR BRIDGE^® Coated Guide partnered with PANTONE PLUS SERIES EXTENDED GAMUT Coated Guide
Compare side-by-side PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM^® Colors to our seven-color and also CMYK process printed color simulations
Ideal and economical when managing process printing expectation

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You Can Benefit From EXTENDED GAMUT

Brand Owners

Manage consistency for acceptable brand color standards to your style guide when multiple spot colors are impractical
Save time – fewer approval rounds
Maintain tighter control of your brand standards

Designers

Easily see how closely seven-color process colors can match spot colors
Confirm acceptable color reproduction standards before press
Expect more satisfying and vibrant printed color results
Save money and time with fewer approval rounds
Go-to-market faster

Printers

Confirm acceptable color reproduction standards before press
Take advantage of more cost-efficient printing to ease the growing demand of shorter runs
Ideal and economical when managing process printing expectation
Enjoy more press time, less down time, less make-ready and stable, quality results
Save time with fewer approval rounds

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Beyond CMYK

Printing using EXTENDED GAMUT Coated formulas allows for a broader color gamut – CMYK PLUS OGV. By adding three additional base inks into the process, solid colors that have traditionally been difficult to achieve can now match closer. For example, orange colors will look truer and cleaner when orange ink is introduced to a print process instead of trying to achieve a suitable match from mixing yellow and magenta inks together.

Compare the Difference

PANTONE - Color Reproduction - Comparing Processes - Good

Good: CMYK

A less expensive form of process printing, but matches only about 55% of PANTONE spot colors.

Missing the mark can become expensive with repeated trial and error approval rounds for results that ultimately aren't always satisfying.

PANTONE - Color Reproduction - Comparing Processes - Better

Better: EXTENDED GAMUT

Seven-color process produces more stable results with cleaner, brighter, crisper effects when compared to CMYK and can match about 90% of PANTONE spot colors.

Save time and money with closer matches to spot colors that are more consistently achievable.

PANTONE - Color Reproduction - Comparing Processes - Best

Best: SPOT COLOR

PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM^® Spot Colors are still the ideal choice for consistent, accurate color reproduction.

Features

1,729 seven-color process simulations of PANTONE Solid Colors on coated stock
Closest seven-color process match with sRGB (standard RGB) values
Screen tint percentages displayed as viewed under D50 lighting (5000° K)
Colors bleed off page edges for ease and accuracy when comparison checking
Portable fan guide format
Most commonly used, 100 lb. text-weight paper stock
PANTONE COLOR MANAGER Software for updating PANTONE Colors in popular design applications
Color locator index
Each color identified with a distinct PANTONE EXTENDED GAMUT Coated (XGC) Number and/or name

Specifications

PANTONE EXTENDED GAMUT Coated Guide Colors are highly achievable by printers through the seven-color process
Adding Orange, Green and Violet to CMYK substantially increases the overall possible color range
Affordable alternative solution for designs requiring multiple spot colors
Save money and time with fewer pre-production approval rounds
Seven-color process uses industry standard CMYK-OGV inks
Screen tint percentages serve as a starting point for adjusting the color match, if desired
Displays PANTONE EXTENDED GAMUT Coated Colors on the most popular paper stock
Portable format provides convenience and fast access to color data

For more information, read our FAQ "What is PANTONE EXTENDED GAMUT Color Printing"

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It's Time That Process-Printed PANTONE^® Colors Got a Little More Spot On