Why Do Pantone Colors Look Different in Illustrator?
Contents the Pantone Swatch Libraries That Reside in Illustrator Cs Contain Cmyk Representations of What the Pantone Ink Will Look Like When Printed Using a...
The PANTONE swatch libraries that reside in Illustrator CS contain CMYK representations of what the PANTONE ink will look like when printed using a spot color plate. … When these swatches are converted to CMYK colors, or printed as process colors, the CMYK representations inside the PANTONE swatch are used.
Why do colors look different in Illustrator?
Illustrator is trying to help you. It’s trying to keep you from using colors that cannot properly display or print. This is what color management does. The color that you are trying to select is outside the gamut of the color model that your CS6 applications all are now set to use.
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Why are Pantone colors different?
The inks printed on the color swatch can fade and become yellowish with time. Also, different editions may be printed on different paper stock, e.g. matte finish versus coated finish. This can result in slight color variation between editions.
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