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TheformulaforaparticularPANTONEColorneverchanges;theformulaforPANTONE165Cisthesametodayasitwasin1963.But,thelookofthecolorwillvarydependingonthepaperorsubstrateonwhichacolorisprinted. ThePANTONEMATCHINGSYSTEMisatransparentinksystem,andthecolor,coating,UV-componentsandothercharacteristicsofthesubstratebeingprintedwillaffecttheappearanceoftheprintedcolor.Asthesamecolorinkcanchangedramaticallyinappearancewhenprintedondifferentpaperstocks,PantonepublishesPANTONEFORMU...
The formula for a particular PANTONE Color never changes; the formula for PANTONE 165 C is the same today as it was in 1963. But, the look of the color will vary depending on the paper or substrate on which a color is printed.
The PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM is a transparent ink system, and the color, coating, UV-components and other characteristics of the substrate being printed will affect the appearance of the printed color. As the same color ink can change dramatically in appearance when printed on different paper stocks, Pantone publishes PANTONE FORMULA GUIDES and CHIPS books on three different paper substrates: C = coated paper, U = uncoated paper and M = matte paper to provide a visual reference of the affect different papers have on color. (NOTE: You may also be familiar with suffixes CV, CVC and CVU which stood for Computer Video, Computer Video Coated and Computer Video Uncoated. These suffixes were used in computer programs prior to ...