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Originally Posted by Robertb
Griffonwing, can you live with one shade bluer: 2955??
The recommendations of 4485, 462, and 463 were good. #463 is a sort of metallic dark brown with a greenish tint. Maybe I can please all who want green and all who want brown with #463.
Likewise, I am thinking of pleasing those who want purple and those who want pink by going with #2385. I see that as a very lively color that men and women should both love.
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2955 - very nice
4485, 462, and 463 - I personally would not select those
2385 is very nice too,
but I personally prefer reader that is as un-obtrusive as possible. Sometimes when I am bored I go to the back of the room and I pull out the Reader and I to not want to attract attention to the fact that I am reading ;-)
If I wanted to go wild, I might consider 7492
You should also consider the finish of the surface. Will it be matte, semi gloss, high gloss, super shiny?
For a high gloss surface a "Ferrari red" might be an interesting choice
Robert, I hope you have purchased or at least borrowed one of those Pantone guides.
Because the primary reason why Pantone is doing such a good business is that monitors can not represent printed colors. Monitors work by mixing Red Green and Blue colored light and Pantone printed colors work by mixing Cyan Magenta Yellow and blacK ink. Pantone spot colors (and colors for plastic) work by mixing 13 base pigments.
Mixing colors for plastic is even more complex than printing.
We might help you to choose the color but it is extremely important that you view an actual printed Pantone Guide before ordering devices.
Also make sure the factory has one
I worked in DTP and I have seen quite a few people that were severely disappointed by a printed color that was chosen on RGB monitor. *The* most often misused color is blue. If you choose blue color according to the RGB space (0,0,256) and transform it automatically into CMYK, the printed material will have very strange mix of kinda bluish magenta hue.
Basic desktop inkjet printers compensate for this, but if you have materials printed at the shop using offset CMYK printing you are in for a surprise. And with plastic ...
Please have a look at the disclaimer at the end of pdf file (address provided by griffonwing)