How do I find PMS 2359C in Photoshop?

[amidreaming]

Hi!

A client told me that a design element had to be PMS 2359C. I couldn't find this in the color picker/color libraries/pantone+ books...

I'm on a PC and first tried with Photoshop CS6, then started the trial of CC to see if it's in there, but I could not find it. Can anyone help?

Thank you!

[davescm]

This might help

Search - Find a PANTONE Color

Dave

[amidreaming]

Thank you for that Dave!

This shows that 2359 C has color values:

RGB=127,115,132

HEX=7f7384

CMYK=52,48,31,15

Yet when I enter the 7f7384, the CMYK=53,53,35,7, even when I created the document and specified CMYK. Do you know what might be going on? I've been using RGB for the web for years, but am just getting into creating graphics for print.

I also still don't see how to find that specific pantone color in photoshop, maybe their color libraries aren't up to date?

[davescm]

The trouble with just quoting numbers is that they are meaningless without an associated colour-space.
For example RGB=127,115,132 represents a different colour in sRGB as it does in ARGB. It is the same with CMYK.

If you are working in CMYK , I presume you have been given which profile to use from your printer. Can he advise?

I could not find that colour in the Photoshop swatch libraries either.

Dave