Cool Difference Coated Uncoated Pantone

When ink is put on a poly mailer it sits on top of the surface.

Difference coated uncoated pantone. This thread is archived. PANTONE 710 U dont really match PANTONE 710 C very well but PANTONE 185 U does match fairly well. When you create a new Pantone swatch there is Pantone Solid coated and uncoated but also Pantone CMYK coated and uncoated.

Thats because dark colors have more color pigment in them. There is an important distinction between coated versus uncoated printing surfaces with regards to color. These physical books contain nearly two thousand colour swatches.

This is desirable for sharp and complex designs as the ink stays on top of the paper preventing bleeding. Basically a PMS build in the coated bridge swatch generally has a higher value than the same PMS build in the uncoated swatch. Pantone Premium Metallics Colors are referenced using a five-digit number that begins with 10 followed by a C to indicate coated paper stock.

Uncoated paper has no surface coating permitting maximum ink absorption into the paper. When printing plates are made the plates containing the CMYK Pantone color broken up to each of the 4 basic SWOP colors will be exposed with the proper dot gain. For example a poly mailer is a coated surface as are coated papers.

The same exact ink will look one way when laid on a coated surface versus an uncoated surface. Uncoated is a more matte finish whereas coated is for glossier finishes although in part that is down to coated paper being naturally more glossy. Regardless this is an approximation of the true or spot Pantone color.

The color difference in coated and uncoated stocks is also true for Process Colors though for slightly different reasons. Older programs might tag. For example PANTONE 185 is a bright red while PANTONE 355 is kelly green.