Pantone FAQ’S

1. Can I purchase a fabric swatch for all Pantone numbers? No, fabric swatches are only available for colours in the Pantone Fashion & Home range where the numbers have 6 digits and are suffixed TCX e.g. 11-0601 TCX or are suffixed TN e.g. 16-2150 TN. All of the other Pantone ranges are produced on printed paper. To purchase fabric swatches (and cut down variations of these) see the swatch ordering page of our website. 2. We have received the pantone swatches, and several of these have the words ‘revised standard’ on them. Can you explain what this means…have they changed the colour? Revised Standard means that the dye recipe has changed since the colour was first established; it may not have been recently. The recipes of some colours were changed to make them more reproducible in the real world so that there were not problems in the factories in achieving the colour. It does not mean that the actual colour has changed, as the revised recipe is formulated to match the original for colour under D65, however the swatches are marked up to alert you to the possibility that the colour may be slightly different under another light source. 3. If I buy a fabric swatch will it be the same as my supplier overseas? Yes, any dyed cotton production for SMART swatches and the other cotton products occurs in one dyehouse in New Jersey, USA and the quality control is very strict, colours have to match the original standard to a delta E measurement of 0.5 which is hardly noticeable when visual matching and also has to be on the same side of the standard in chroma, hue and lightness as all previous production of that colour. 4. I only need one colour – do I need to buy a whole book? No, If you require a Fashion & Home Cotton or Nylon colour it is possible to purchase individual swatches and we hold stock of all 2331 colours in the range we also sell replacement pages for all of the Graphics Solid Chip books and also the Fashion & Home TPX Color Specifier book and so you only need to purchase one page. The pages have seven colours and each is represented by six postage stamp sized tear out chips. To purchase please email pantone@verivide.com 5. Can I buy Plastic Chips for specifying the colour of plastic components, toys, homeware etc? Yes, Plastic Standard Chips are available for all of the Graphics PMS coated colours and also the Fashion & Home TCX colours. As there are thousands of colours we do not hold stock in the UK but we are happy to order and import them for you from Pantone with a lead time of approx 7-10 days. 6. Is everything in your online shop a stock item? No, we try to hold at least one of each of Pantone Graphics and Pantone Fashion & Home books in stock (more of the popular items) ready for despatch the same day if your order is completed before 2pm but we cannot guarantee stock of all of the Munsell items or the Pantone Plastics. We will order any out of stock items from Pantone the same day and usually receive these within 10 days. - See more at: https://www.verivide.com/article/pantone-faqs#sthash.Qoz9PN03.dpuf

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