Why can't I find certain Pantone plus colors in Illustrator CS6 color books?

[Tanya_Levandoski]

Why can't I find certain Pantone plus colors in Illustrator CS6 color books? For example I want to use PMS 2296C, but it is not coming up in the color swatch book in Illustrator.

[jdanek]

That might be a new, update to the swatch library.  Pantone has an app called Pantone Manager that allows users to update their libraries with new colors.  I read somewhere the app costs around fifty bucks.  Good luck.

[Tanya_Levandoski]

Thanks!

I actually just came across the same thing in the meantime.

And it worked!

If you bought the physical Pantone books, there is a registration/serial number on the back. You can go to Pantone and register it (https://www.pantone.com/pages/MYP_myPantone/mypProductRegistration.aspx)

Then you're able to download the Pantone manager.

There are infact 336 new colors added to the Pantone Plus series. And this is where you need to get them. Once you have them, in Pantone color manager, you go to: File/Export/Adobe Illustrator/sRB. Then restart Illustrator.

Once you go back in, the new 336 colors are available!

[h2de]

HI can u help to answer whats the diffeence between 329 C AND 329 CP... i cant seem to find 329 C ON CS6 - AI only CP

[Jacob Bugge]

h2de,

You can read about it here:

http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/pantone.aspx?pg=20051&ca=1

[h2de]

lol I saw that but i couldnt understand it.... is it just the "type" of paper like everything else?

bco i couldnt actually find 329 C in AI.....

SORRY if this seems trivial

[Jacob Bugge]

h2de,

is it just the "type" of paper like everything else?

Not quite. As you can see, it is listed under Process simulations of solid PANTONE Colors, so it is a process simulation of 329C, something with full C and almost half Y and K, rather than the (quite dark green) spot colour.

[perfect_society5023]

Thank you! After a frustrating arvo I did this and now I've got the colours I need! Cheers!