These are the 1,113 Pantone colours with a reference, here are a few examples of Pantone colours; PANTONE 185 C PANTONE Blue 072 C PANTONE Reflex Blue M PANTONE 1375 M PANTONE 2755 U PANTONE 300 U They are mixed and used as individual colours. The number should be followed by either C (coated), M (matte) or U (uncoated), depending on what surface the colour is printed onto. This range is available in the Formula Guides, or Chips Books .

The Pantone Color Bridge is the only guide that does this? It is currently only available in gloss. See here for the Pantone Colour Bridge.

Yes they vary depending on which type of paper or board they are printed onto. Pantone help this by selling the Formula Guides and Chips books on the three different stock, C (coated), M (matte) or U (uncoated).

This is a separate range of colours, containing 301 colours. Only available on Gloss, see here for Pantone Metallic Colours. An example of a Pantone Metallic reference is PANTONE 8060 C.

This is a separate range of colours, containing 154 colours. Available on Gloss or Uncoated see here for Pantone Pastel Colours. An example of a Pantone Pastel reference is PANTONE 9280 C.

The best set, which will answer most basic questions about Pantone Matching System is the Essentials, see here for Pantone Essentials, or any of the component parts which are all sold separately.

These are small tear-off sections of solid Pantone Colours, that you can physically send to a client to show the exact colour you are communicating about about, thus avoiding any inaccuracies? See here for Pantone Chips.

The PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM has 14 metallic and 14 fluorescent colours.

Pantone Goe is a new system of 2,058 colours. These are all new colours and are different to the Pantone Matching System which has been used for decades. See here for Pantone Goe. Examples of Pantone Goe references are PANTONE 32-4-1 C & PANTONE 124-1-2 C.

No! The PANTONE Goe System will compliment and expand, not replace, the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM. With 45 years of equity, the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM has been used to create thousands of brand identities. Therefore, we fully expect that the two systems will co-exist for the foreseeable future. Both systems will continue to be supported by Pantone and our industry partners.

The PANTONE Goe System Publications do not include any special effect colours.

No. The numbers are different and the inks are mixed from different bases; so even the colours that appear similar may differ slightly. However, when using the myPANTONE palettes software you can select a colour from the Colour Wheel or plug in known RGB values. Then by switching back and forth between the Goe Library and the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM solid colour libraries you will see the "closest" colour in each library.

See here for advance Pantone Goe informationhere.

The Fashion & Home and/or Textile range are exactly the same products. Pantone market them as F&H but they are also known as Textiles. The colours are supplied either onto Paper, Cotton or on CD. They are the same colour whichever material they are produced onto but as they are designed for the Textile industry they are most accurately viewed on Cotton.

PANTONE 16-4134 TPX - Bonnie Blue.
16-4134 - is the colour reference, the TPX means Textile (range) Paper (you are looking at that colour on paper) X - you are viewing the latest version of guides.
16-4134 - is the colour reference, the TCX means Textile (range) Cotton (you are looking at that colour on cotton) X - you are viewing the latest version of guides.
All the colours have names ie Bonnie Blue, but these are not commonly referred to.

Nothing, the X means you are viewing the latest guides. The colours have not changed but some new colours were added to the TPX/TCX guides.

No we do not, nor do Pantone produce or sell it. They only manufacture the colour charts.

The Pantone Paint guides are exactly the same colours and references as the Pantone Fashion & Home or Textile range. Example of a Paint colour, PANTONE 16-4134.

The Pantone Plastics range contain 1,740 transparent and opaque colour references. This includes a complete range of chromatics, browns and greys, pearlescents, fluorescents and metallics.

T255-1-1 is an example of a Pantone Plastic colour, plus the stipulation of whether it is required as Transparent or Opaque.