PANTONE Essentials Guide Set
Six essential guides for workflows using spot, process and digital colors.
The PANTONE® Essentials Guide Set bundles Formula Guide, Color Bridge Guide Set, and CMYK Guide into six portable fan decks. Featuring 8,069 color references in a protective carrying case, it supports spot color selection, CMYK design, and color conversion for print and digital projects.
Designers can work with 2,614 traditional spot colors, compare 2,587 spot colors to their process alternatives, and explore 2,868 CMYK colors. Formula and Color Bridge Guides include 224 new Graphics colors, keeping the core PANTONE Graphics System up-to-date.
Color Bridge provides CMYK, RGB, and HTML values for PANTONE Spot colors. Lighting Indicator pages help to judge if lighting conditions are suitable for physical color evaluation. The carrying case keeps all six guides organized and ready for use in different workspaces.
Key Features
- Includes Formula Guide, Color Bridge Guide Set, and CMYK Guide.
- Six portable fan guides in a protective carrying case.
- Provides 8,069 references for spot colors, spot-to-process colors, and four-color process colors.
- Includes 2,614 traditional spot colors, 2,587 spot-to-process colors, and 2,868 CMYK colors.
- 224 new colors in Formula and Color Bridge Guides.
- Printed on 100 lb (180 g/m²) coated and 80 lb (118 g/m²) uncoated paper.
- Environmentally friendly inks and formulations suitable for coatings in print production.
Applications
- Select and communicate colors for branding, logos, packaging, and print materials.
- Compare PANTONE Spot colors to CMYK process results.
- Use RGB and HTML values to translate color decisions to digital design and animation.
- Transport a coordinated set of core PANTONE Graphics guides between different workplaces.
