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• • June 3, 2014 at 12:49 am #68775
    Tim Hughes

    Member

    I am having a problem with finding a pantone colour in ID CS6, it’s 2240, and doesn’t appear in any of the books of colour in ID. I also can’t find a fix online, so I turn to the massed wisdom of ID Secrets.

  • June 3, 2014 at 3:49 am #68776
    Masood Ahmad

    Participant

    I too searched ID CS5, CS6 CC but didn’t find it anywhere. However, I do find FOCOLTONE 2240 and PANTONE 224 within Coated and Uncoated libraries.

    https://www.hightail.com/download/ZUcyaklrdVVtNExxYk1UQw

    https://encycolorpedia.com/1b8bb1

    https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=pantone%202240&source=web&cd=7&sqi=2&ved=0CEcQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trademarkspromotionalproducts.com%2Fhtml%2Ftm-threads.pdf&ei=5qWNU5a_L8HHuASGiYKYBg&usg=AFQjCNFltdgkaw0hd-iVWGUNFZZqn5OYXg&bvm=bv.68191837,d.c2E&cad=rja

    Does PANTONE 2240 really exists?

  • June 3, 2014 at 7:33 am #68778
    Tim Hughes

    Member

    Yes the Pantone website shows it, but no support for it in Indesign!

  • June 4, 2014 at 12:35 am #68799
    Masood Ahmad

    Participant

    @indesignsecrets, is there any Colour library available containing Pantone 2240 to be able to import in InDesign.
    If so, can you please share the link on the forum.

  • June 4, 2014 at 2:09 am #68800
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    You can just make a Spot Colour and name it “Pantone 2240”

    Put in the CMYK values for the Spot Colour but don’t have it as process, have it as a Spot Colour.

    C89 M0 Y60 K0

    Is very close to 2240 – but keep in mind your CMYK will never be a perfect match for the spot colour.

    Inform your printers you want the 2240 spot colour and that’s what they will print.

  • June 4, 2014 at 4:39 am #68802
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    I want to second what Eugene said: There is nothing special about picking a pantone color from a library vs. just making one yourself. The important thing is that you name spot color swatch something clear so that when you print separations your printer knows what to use.

  • June 4, 2014 at 7:06 am #68803
    Tim Hughes

    Member

    I agree with Eugene and David, however I have one caveat, I am at the design stage of a job, and my client has a PMS book with the above colours and is picking those colours. I was hoping to use the PMS break down either LAB or CMYK to get the same colour as she is seeing. Thus I was a bit surprised that the library in CS6 is not complete. Its more of a reference thing as opposed to production at this stage.

    So I should really get the same reference book as my client as well, but it would be nice to pick it in ID as well.

    I thank all involved for your input.

  • June 4, 2014 at 8:42 am #68805
    Anonymous

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    I’ve checked the Pantone website, and the Pantone 2240 C does not have a relevant CMYK value. The closest I could come up with using the xRef tool was the breakdown I posted above.

    Beware, that Pantone 2240 on a coated paper would look different in colour than if it was printed on uncoated paper.

    And the Pantone colour could shift slightly depending on press, stock, and other variables.

  • June 4, 2014 at 10:22 am #68807
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    From Eugene (got cut off from his message above):

    It’s best to assure your client that Pantone can’t be replicated on your printer as it’s a very specialist set of colour inks that cannot be reproduced on digital outputs – it’s nothing to do with the breakdown, it’s an actual pot of ink that the printers will use.

    They may darken or lighten it, or run the press heavier on it, or lighter to achieve the colour to match the colour sample.

    I guess at this point you should contact the printers and make sure they have the same Pantone book as you do.

  • June 6, 2014 at 12:21 am #68833
    Tim Hughes

    Member

    David,
    I love the pot of ink line, it’s the best way to make people realise that the end colour has little to do with what the computer says, it’s a reminder that analogue is still a thing.

  • June 6, 2014 at 1:00 am #68834
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    You’re welcome :;

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