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yosh089
yosh089
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January 9, 2018
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Looking for Pantone color swatch

  • January 9, 2018
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Hi,

Pantone Color of the Year 2018 Tools for Designers I Ultra Violet 18-3838

I want to setup my Illustrator file with the Pantone 18-3838 color.

Its my first time i am working with pantone colors.

When i open the color librarys there are lots of pantone options - see screenshot below.

Can someone please tell me where i find the 18-3838?

Thanks,

Joerg

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    Correct answer @mj

    This is part of the cotton swatch library that does not ship with Illustrator.

    See: PANTONE 18-3838 TCX Ultra Violet - Find a Pantone Color | Quick Online Color Tool  which will give you color mixes where possible.

    That's the bad news.

    The good news is you can import color swatches into Ai or use Pantone X-Ref to approximate the color in another color space.

    See this article for more info on both options. https://successfulfashiondesigner.com/tutorials/where-are-the-pantone-colors-in-adobe-illustrator/

    A direct link to PantoneXref

    Color Xref - Pantone Color Cross-Reference

    Good luck

    3 replies

    yosh089
    yosh089Author
    Participant
    January 9, 2018

    Thanks guys. Both helped Awesome!

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 22, 2019

    Nevertheless you should get a printed example from your client, because you can't know if the converted color does match.

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 9, 2018

    You  can use Pantone Color Manager to add swatches to Illustrator:

    https://store.pantone.com/eu/en/pantone-color-manager-software-download.html

    But you can also create your own swatch.

    According to the link you gave PANTONE 2096 C is the one you need for printing.

    You can simulate it using sRGB values R101 G78 B163

    @mj
    Community Expert
    @mjCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 9, 2018

    This is part of the cotton swatch library that does not ship with Illustrator.

    See: PANTONE 18-3838 TCX Ultra Violet - Find a Pantone Color | Quick Online Color Tool  which will give you color mixes where possible.

    That's the bad news.

    The good news is you can import color swatches into Ai or use Pantone X-Ref to approximate the color in another color space.

    See this article for more info on both options. https://successfulfashiondesigner.com/tutorials/where-are-the-pantone-colors-in-adobe-illustrator/

    A direct link to PantoneXref

    Color Xref - Pantone Color Cross-Reference

    Good luck

    M
    muthuk1984
    Participating Frequently
    November 22, 2019

    Hi,

     

    My client needs a cover page to be designed with "PANTONE 17-1463 TCX" and he had provided the link as given below

     

    https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/17-1463-TCX

    It is showing purchase option for this pantone color as "Cotton Swatch Card".

     

    I'm ready to purchase this Card, but can I able to use this in Adobe InDesign CS6.

    If yes, what kind of file I will be getting and how I could use it? Can anyone help on this ASAP.

     

    Thanks,

    Muthu

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