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    • February 12, 2017 at 2:40 pm #92153
      Bev Bateman
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      Hello – I have been asked to design a logo using Pantone 3546 U. It is not in my swatch library. The Pantone website gives it the CMYK value of 1, 94, 100, 2. If I type this into Illustrator, will it be the exact same colour as the Pantone? And will this be suitable for print?

      I think this is probably a basic question but I am new to this.

      Thanks.

    • February 13, 2017 at 9:57 am #92162
      Mike Wenzloff
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      The CMYK and RGB numbers from Pantone are without respect to color management and output intent–they are dumb (raw) numbers. If this color is going to be output as a spot color, it doesn’t matter what the color values are with the exception of on-screen representation because if you also designate this as a spot color, the Pantone spot plate will be properly included in the PDF.

      But if this color will not be output as a spot color, I would use the LAB numbers (well, I would use them anyway), which are L=48.235, A=54, B=31. This way whether the job will be output as a screen PDF for viewing, PDF output for print using different output conditions, or output conditions that may change (print to digital, print to offset, print to offset in the USA and perhaps in Europe, etc.), then the LAB numbers will translate better to different conditions.

    • February 13, 2017 at 11:58 am #92165
      Bev Bateman
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      Thanks very much – that’s really helpful. I will give it a go.

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