Understanding and converting Pantone

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December 11, 2016
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The Pantone library includes many sets some of which I'd like to begin to work with; including newer Pantone Libraries. How can I work with Pantone, then convert to HDR \ CYMK \ RGB 8/16 without any color loss when working with strictly Pantone in Photoshop or Illustrator on occasion ? I know that Pantone is spot colors so maybe I'm missing a piece of the puzzle ?

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Is there not a 1:1 comparison of Pantone <> CYMK then from CYMK I hopefully can convert to RGB 8 /16 or HDR ?

Hi

See this thread : Re: CMYK and PMS

Pierre

Derek Cross

Community Expert

When you select a Pantone spot colour you only get a representation of the color on your monitor and when/if you convert it to CMYK that space just gives the best version it can. So, for example, bright orange in RGB will become a kind or brown color in CMYK.

StrongBeaverAuthor

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Is it possible to get an accurate representation on a monitor of Pantone ?

Derek Cross

Community Expert

It depends whether your monitor has been accurately calibrated and which Pantone color. Many are outside the monitor's color gamut, for example silver, gold and fluorescent pigments.

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