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Subject: CMYK to wall-paint and Pantone codes
Category: Family and Home > Home
Asked by: jhabley-ga
List Price: $12.00
Posted: 12 Dec 2002 14:09 PST
Expires: 15 Dec 2002 09:54 PST
Question ID: 123806
I am planning to paint the walls of a room with the CMYK (cyan,
magenta, yellow, black) colours used in four-colour process printing.
I need to find a list of corresponding paint colours (i.e. the colour
code on the paint chips at the paint store) for Behr and at least two
other premium brand paints. This way, I could go to the paint store
with a paint
code number, and would get the exact matching colours used in CMYK. I
would also need the Pantone equivelent colour for CMY&K.

Clarification of Question by jhabley-ga on 15 Dec 2002 09:54 PST
Thanks to all -- yes, it was a tough question. Seems now perhaps a bit
unanswerable. Yesterday, we went out and bought paints anyway -- to as
close a match to our eye as we could. We're pretty pleased with the
results.

lot-ga -- No, we're not British, we're Canadian -- so we spell colour
the right way too!  ;-)

davebug-ga -- thanks especially for all your time!  Posting a photo of
the now-painted room is a great idea, and I have a digital camera. How
do I post it to show you all?
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Subject: Re: CMYK to wall-paint and Pantone codes
From: safe-ga on 13 Dec 2002 00:52 PST
 
First of all you should know that colour model translations (from CMYK
to Pantone) are pretty relative. For more information on this subject
check out this article: "Why Does It Look Different On My Monitor?",
by Dan & Mern Reeves, HipShot.com http://www.hipshot.com/why.html (the
title can be misleading, but it's actually about the differences
between colour models).

Anyway, you can get the updated Pantone-CMYK equivalence charts from
Pantone.com ( http://www.pantone.com/support/support.asp?idArticle=73
): select the platform you are using (PC or MAC) then the format you
want the chart in (you should select either PDF or EPS).

I have no idea what the correspondence between CMYK and premium brand
paint codes are or where you could find such information, maybe
someone else can help with that.

Hope this helps,
SAfe.
Subject: Re: CMYK to wall-paint and Pantone codes
From: davebug-ga on 14 Dec 2002 18:02 PST
 
Several colors are specified in the Pantone codes simply by their
color name, as opposed to by a numerical identifier. Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow, and Black are 4 such colors. Thus, the correct Pantone code
for those for colors is simply:

Pantone Process Cyan
Pantone Process Magenta
Pantone Process Yellow
and
Pantone Process Black

These codes will usually be followed by a C (meaning Coated) or M
(meaning Matte) to specify the color finish.

In talking to a manager of a Home Depot store I was told that there is
not an exact conversion from Pantone to any brand's color identifying
scale, and that, additionally, the color identifying scale for paints
varies from brand to brand.

However, he did mention that, for free, Home Depot will color match
any square of color (with recommended minimum size of 2 centimeters
square).

Obviously, color matching is a subjective skill. However, if you have
an official Pantone color swatch for the 4 colors mentioned above
(available for purchase here:
http://www.pantone.com/shop/shop.asp?idArticle=347 ). Unfortunately,
if this is the only time you'll be dealing with Pantone colors,
purchasing the color cards is an expensive way to get your paint. If
you have any friends in the printing business, or if you are willing
to ask a few printers, you may find one who will loan you his/her
Pantone set for a day.

(Make sure you don't get paint on it, though!)

If you aren't worried about *exact* color matching, you may try
printing the 4 colors from an inkjet printer. It's likely that the
color test pages the printer prints out will automatically make use of
each of the 4 ink colors. If not, you'll have to find a program (like
Photoshop or one of it's cheaper cousins), specify a 100%
Cyan/Yellow/Magenta/Black color, and create a palette of your own.

Unfortunately, I'm not able to provide you with any specific Behr or
other paint brand codes, so I'm just posting this as a comment. Hope
this helps you in your quest. Be sure and post pictures online if you
succeed.
Subject: Re: CMYK to wall-paint and Pantone codes
From: lot-ga on 14 Dec 2002 21:08 PST
 
In the UK they have a mixing service Dulux is one.. advertised on the
telly - people ripping up samples for swatches, quite humorous
adverts. (are you based in the UK? you spelt color as colour.. anyway)
You can get the exact CMYK colours from any cornflakes pack or other
packaging flap. Most packaging has test colour squares, tint patches
and registration marks on the flaps for print checking by printers and
graphic designers for colour, dot density and screen angle.
regards
lot-ga

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