CMYK TO PMS

avani
15.May.2008 3.41pm
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I am looking for a PMS No. for this C=0 M=2 Y=87 K=59.

ANY HELP WILL be great. thanks



Theunis de Jong
15.May.2008 4.15pm
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This older thread has a few good tips. My (admittedly old) Photoshop comes up with PMS 620C, slightly darker. 619C is a bit more lighter.

If you happen to use Illustrator, you can try this script, which sounds really good.


ClineCo
15.May.2008 4.26pm
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It’s sort of an odd color build.

620 is c0 m0 y100 k56

619 is c0 m6 y100 k47

618 is c0 m0 y91 k34

This is according to my Solid to Process swatch book.


Nick Job
16.May.2008 3.32am
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Corel Draw gives C0 M0 Y87 K60 as Pantone 5825.


Nick Job
16.May.2008 3.36am
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Using the Solid Coated Pantone palette (Corel Draw 12) it gives your split exactly. I like to use an older palette which doesn’t differentiate between coated, matte and uncoated.

Answer is definitely Pantone 5825


Nick Job
16.May.2008 3.44am
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Just dug out my Pantone Survival Kit (solid to process) and Pantone 5825C splits down as 0,0,80,60 so who knows where the Corel built-in palette gets its splits from but it’s not the same as the Pantone specs! Having said that the CMYK colours in the Pantone solid to process book are in my opinion often nowhere near the Pantone colour. What do you do?