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Spot Color Guide

Learn about spot colors and our stock availability

What is spot color ink? Spot color ink is 100% opaque and mixed color by color. Each color get printed individually to the applicable artwork areas. Spot color inks are not suitable for artwork with complex elements, photos, or a high quantity of colors. All of our formulas are available with up to 6 spot colors or as a full color CMYK if necessary.

What are the advantages of spot color ink? We mix our spot color inks using the PANTONE® color matching system. This means your finished product will be the same color every time with a solid 100% opaque appearance unlike digital and other print processes that use multicolor dots to create the colors. Learn more

We highly recommend using a physical PANTONE® formula guide when selecting and comparing spot colors as the colors may appear differently on each monitor. Shop PANTONE® formula guides

Stock Spot Colors

Our stock colors can be used in your order FREE of charge. If you need a specific color not listed in our offering, take a look at custom colors below.

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Standard

    Metallics

      Specialty

        Need another color?
        We can custom match a PANTONE® for $—. The fee will only be applied once per color per order. Scroll down to learn more.

        Custom PANTONE® Spot Colors

        We can match colors from the following PANTONE® formula guides: Solid Coated, Pastels & Neons, and Metallics. The box below will allow you to search our database of available colors by PMS number. If you cannot find a certain PMS number, please contact us for assistance.

        Search for a PANTONE® color