About PMS colors

The Pantone Matching System, or 'PMS' for short, originated in New Jersey, USA, in the 1950s. The idea behind PMS is to allow designers to match specific colors once a design enters the production phase, regardless of the equipment used to produce the colors. This system has been widely adopted by graphic designers and printing companies. Colors can appear differently per surface, which is why there are Pantone color collections for coated, uncoated and matte paper.

PMS is a standardized color reproduction system and contains 2,161 colors as of 2019. By standardizing the colors, different manufacturers in different locations can refer to the Pantone system to ensure that colors match without having direct contact with each other.

Coated (1,781)

By using PMS colors, printing companies can ensure that the prints match the demands of the client. By using PMS colors, you can be sure that your printeds will always be delivered in the right colors. PMS colors are indicated by a unique number followed by a letter. The letter indicates the type of paper. For example, 'C' stands for coated, 'U' for uncoated and 'M' for matte.

all Coated colors

Widget PMS colors

Do you want to display the PMS colors on your website so your visitors can view the colors? Then use our widget using the code below. You can use this solution in your website for free and without restrictions. If desired you can set a different width and height.

About the website PMScolorguide.com

The website PMScolorguide.com provides an overview of all PMS colors (1,781). The colors are divided into categories and you can look up a color using the color code. On the detail page of each color you can view a full-screen color impression. We also provide additional information about a color, such as matching color codes (CMYK, RGB, CIELab, HSB/HSV, HSL and HEX).

Webshop PMS color fans

Besides the free color information we offer physical PMS color fans for sale. Because computer screens are not able to display the true PMS colors, we recommend using a physical color fan to be sure of the correct color. As a reseller of the official Pantone products, we sell the Pantone Formula Guide GP1601A.

PMScolorguide.com is visited by many visitors everyday. We target multitple countries using PMSkleuren.com, PMScolorguide.com, PMSfarben.de, CouleursPMS.fr, ColoriPMS.it, ColoresPMS.es and PMSfarger.se. This website is an initiative of Whirlwind Internet, located in Uden (The Netherlands). From this location we ship the color fans to our customers on weekdays.

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