COLOR MATCH FROM IMAGE CODE

'What colour is this?' is the question you might be asking. What happens if I don’t know my Pantone ® colour? Therefore, we only recommend using this tool if you have no other references (RGB values will be more accurate). This tool matches only coated (C) Pantones for printing.įinding the correct Pantone colour from an image is difficult, as saving at different quality levels can drastically change the colour profile. On screen there is little difference between these values as they contain the same CMYK percentages, however they will look different when physically printed and viewed under natural lighting. png or other bitmap files, the files are compressed, and colour variation may occur.Ĭoated (C) colours are used for printing on physical products, whereas U and M refer to Uncoated and Matte finishes. Pantones are physical printed colours and can't be truly represented on screen, as each monitor is calibrated differently. Using the Pantone Matching System as a base for colour ensures that prints are consistent across factories, locations, time and products. Technicians will compare the final printed product with a Pantone book under natural lighting to ensure the colours are printed correctly. Inks are mixed in a factory to the shade required and then used to print products. To ensure brand imagery is faithfully reproduced, Pantone spot references are used for each colour used in your design. RGB or CMYK colour codes can be used for printing on paper, however these are not suitable for the ink matching processes used in screen and pad printing on physical products. Pantone is a system used to match colours for print purposes. What is a Pantone ® colour and why are they used?

COLOR MATCH FROM IMAGE CODE

Ordinarily, finding a Hex code or RGB value would need to be done in a specialist graphic design application like Photoshop, GIMP or, however it's easy to do with this tool. Using a high-quality original file will improve the accuracy of the colour selection. gif) files, areas of colour may have slightly different hex and RGB values, and will change from the original. Click on multiple areas on the image and find exact values instantly, without losing your previous choices.ĭue to the compression process in many bitmap (.jpg. Graphic designers, printers and marketing professionals often need to find the exact values for a particular spot on an image. This tool can be used as an online colour picker for images.

Delete colours if you don’t need them any moreįinding Hex, RGB and CMYK values from an image.

Sometimes the closest match may not be the first card.

To view a wider range of references, click on “View More” and use the scroll bars to visually compare colours.

Please be aware that we show the closest match, which may not be identical to the Pantone due to changes in the quality of the image when it is saved.

Closest matches will be displayed on a card.

Your selected colour is shown along with Hex, RGB and CMYK values.

Select a file on your device, upload it, and then click on each colour where a match reference is required.

Color match from image