If you guys are anything like me, you find it difficult searching through the limited Pantone color books to find the color you are truly wanting. To me, it is much easier to pick a color using CMYK, where I can just eyeball the different tints and shades of the entire color spectrum.
But then, I really hate going back later and trying to find a Pantone color that perfectly matches my choice. I've found a way in Photoshop to do it pretty easily.
First obviously, open up your file in Photoshop. In this case, it's one of the first logos I ever did.
Next, use the eydropper tool to select the color on your artwork that you wish to find a Pantone match for. Then, to the right double click on that color in the color window.
After that you should see the 'color picker' window. On the right side, click where it says 'color libraries'.
Finally, you should see a list of Pantone colors. The Pantone color that most closely matches your CMYK color will be highlighted in black. In this case, the blue in my CMYK logo is closest to PMS 284 C. You may not get an exact match, but it should be pretty dang close. I believe this works for RBG colors too.Make sure you specify which Pantone Book you want to match your color with in the drop down menu at the top. I think it's best to pick 'solid coated' when printing on semi-gloss or glossy paper, and 'solid uncoated' for matte paper.
This really helped me out, so maybe you guys could get some use out of it... or maybe yall already knew this??
To be honest, I always go for the Pantone colors right away when I start selecting for my designs. Though, I use Pantone Solid Matte, seeing I use matte paper. But I haven't tried Solid Uncoated. Might need to sometime, just to see the results and differences.
ReplyDeleteI do remember that there was a way to look for the Pantones through Photoshop, just didn't remember the exact process. Kudos for sharing this Sean! :)