Pantone to CMYK Converter
Get an approximate CMYK breakdown of a Pantone color when a job has to be printed in four-color process.
How to use: Pantone to CMYK
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Search for a Pantone color
Type a code such as 485 C or a name such as Warm Red and pick it from the list.
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Read the CMYK values
The tool shows an approximate CMYK breakdown along with HEX and RGB.
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Check before printing
Copy the values and confirm them with your printer, since real ink mixes depend on paper and press.
Pantone versus CMYK
Pantone colors are spot colors: each one is a separate premixed ink. CMYK, or four-color process, builds every color from dots of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. When a design with a Pantone color has to be printed on a regular four-color press — a magazine, a flyer, a digital print — the spot color must be simulated in CMYK, and some Pantone colors, such as bright oranges, greens and many blues, can only be approximated.
Search for a Pantone code or name, and the tool shows CMYK values together with HEX, RGB and HSL. The CMYK numbers here are a plain mathematical conversion from the screen color, not an official ink recipe. For production, use the values from the Pantone Color Bridge guide or ask your printer, since the right mix depends on the paper, the press and the color profile.
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