How do I use a Pantone swatch from Pantone Connect to create a monotone logo? It is not available in the color picker.

Question

I frequently need to change monotone logos to match documents in InDesign. I’ve always used photoshop to create a monotone logo and chosen the pantone swatch that matches the document in InDesign. Since the removal of Pantone books from Photoshop, this has not worked. The Pantone swatch from Pantone Connect is not available in the color picker in the monotone panel. Surely there has to be a way to use the Pantone swatches in this area. Any idea how I can add the Pantone swatch to the color libraries? Or is a there a better way to change the color in the logos? Some of them are fairly complex.

Color Picker - There is no Pantone option in the color libraries dropdown.

Thank you for your help,

GS

Graphic Squirrel · Answer

UPDATE - I had added the Pantone swatch to the Photoshop swatch palette before starting and tried to use the color dropper tool to choose it for the monotone color. It didn’t work the first time I tried it, but after several tries, it did choose that color swatch, though it didn’t say the the name of the Pantone color. I saved it and placed it in InDesign and separated the plates, and sure enough, it said the color I chose was the same color as the InDesign Pantone color. Maybe it was just a glitch. Hopefully it will work again in the future. It sure was easier when Pantone and Adobe played nicely together…

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