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Pantone

Pantone

The Pantone Matching System is a colour system developed by the US-American company Pantone in 1963. Currently (as of 2013), it contains 1677 colours. The Pantone colours are references - which are known throughout the world, can be recognised and reproduced as exactly as possible, so that e. g. the defined corporate design of a company can be observed precisely. Since the perception of colours greatly depends on the material carrying the colour, Pantone provides proof samples made from different materials (colour guides on coated (Pantone C) and uncoated (Pantone U) paper, opaque and transparent plastic chips, coloured textiles).

These materials are always subject to an ageing process; therefore, old Pantone formula guides have often lost their original colour value. Whenever two parties are talking about a Pantone colour, they should clarify which guide was used to determine the hue (material and age). After some time, old formula guides should be replaced by new ones.

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