Pantone Dark Grey Suggestions

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June 9, 2013
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Hello,

I am trying to make business cards in Adobe Illustrator using the Pantone Color System. In my logo, the middle circle is a dark grey: C20 Y20 M20 K80. I can't find a suitable Pantone grey that is this dark. Pantone 425U is too light. Do you have any suggestions? Also, which Pantone Black is the darkest? Thanks.

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Correct answer Jacob Bugge

David,

You may consider something like Pantone Black 7C or 439/440 for the dark grey and Pantone 6C for the black.

Jacob Bugge

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David,

You may consider something like Pantone Black 7C or 439/440 for the dark grey and Pantone 6C for the black.

davidhunternycAuthor

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Thank you Jacob. What is the difference between U and C? I would imagine that C is coated and would not work on matte business cards?

Also, I just checked. Pantone Black 7C is: C0 M0 Y15 K82. This is as close to my original CMYK colors as I'm going to get. Thanks.

Jacob Bugge

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David,

Sorry, forget the C. It should just have been Pantone Black 7 or 439/440 for the dark grey and Pantone 6 for the black. Then U for Uncoated as implied in your OP.

I just happened to look in a solid to process for C(oated) and forgot about the OP.

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