Pantone Colors

Pantone or Spot colors, also known as PMS colors (Pantone Matching System), are colors that have a specific number that is related to a particular color. These are very specific ink colors and is a true matching system.

When a piece is printed using pantone colors, there is no matchprint required. There are hundreds of pantone colors. For example, our KOPY-RITE logo is made up of two pantone colors, Black and Pantone 287 (which is one of many shades of blue). Sometimes, people will submit their artwork and say they want black and red (black is straightforward, but there are many different pantone "red" colors.)

When artwork is submitted, we will always request an electronic file form to be completed, this will tell us how the artwork was created and if the designer is working in CMYK or specific pantone colors.