Pantone gives designers 175 new ways to celebrate color

06 Jun '11

5 min read

• Obtain CMYK, HTML and sRGB values for all colors
• Extract colors from images and photographs
• Build and export color palettes for use in popular design applications
• Preview colors under various lighting simulations to visualize the effect different lighting conditions have on color appearance
• Create color-managed palettes using industry-standard ICC display and output profiles
• Identify colors that cannot be accurately reproduced in print or on screen with out-of-gamut warning alert.
• Sync with PANTONE CAPSURE and export measured colors to use in palette development

The PANTONE FASHION + HOME new colors library will also be accessible within PANTONE CAPSURE, the compact, handheld device that lets design professionals, contractors, paint retailers and do-it-yourselfers confidently measure and match color inspiration instantly from any surface. Current CAPSURE users will be prompted to download the 175 new colors through CAPSURE Sync later this summer.

PANTONE FASHION + HOME SMART Color System

Pantone is the only globally available, off-the-shelf color system that designers and their vendors can trust for unsurpassed color accuracy. The PANTONE FASHION + HOME SMART Color System helps meet speed-to-market needs, lower color management costs and provide higher color quality at point of sale – requirements necessary in today's global market. Using the PANTONE FASHION + HOME SMART Color System, designers can reduce color-development cycles by 50 percent or more.

The PANTONE FASHION + HOME SMART Color System provides:

• Consistent, reproducible color to make the System sensible for top name brands and retailers.
• Optimized color constancy that makes the System easily manageable.
• New products that use globally available dyes on all swatches to ensure accessibility for customers worldwide.
• Colors in the System that are relevant to today's fashion and home marketplace and match the industry demands for tough, durable colors that are formulated for maximized colorfastness.
• Starting dye formulations and local technical color matching support through our relationship with Clariant.
• Spectral data for all 2,100 colors in the PANTONE FASHION + HOME Color palette

Pricing, Availability and System Information

PANTONE FASHION + HOME Color System new color products will ship in June and are available immediately for pre-order from the Pantone website and PANTONE resellers worldwide.

Every PANTONE FASHION + HOME new colors purchase includes COLOR MANAGER Software, free-of-charge, upon registration. COLOR MANAGER is compatible with MacOS X 10.5 or higher, and Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

myPANTONE and X-Ref are available for download at the Apple iPhone App Store. myPANTONE and X-Ref are compatible with Apple iOS 3.1.2 or higher, and can be used on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The PANTONE FASHION + HOME new colors library will be available this summer.

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