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Introduction
The best-selling guide in the world for design inspiration, color
specification, and printing accuracy, Formula Guide illustrates
1,867 Pantone spot colors with their corresponding ink
formulations. Use this guide for logos and branding, marketing
materials, packaging, and when spot color printing is required.
PANTONE Color Suffix differences: C, CV, CVC, CVU, CP, UP
What do the different PANTONE suffixes mean?
"CV" = computer video. This designation is used to denote that a
color is an electronic simulation of a PANTONE Color. It is used in
older versions of software applications that license PANTONE
Colors, e.g., Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia FreeHand, QuarkXPress,
Adobe Photoshop, etc.
"CVC" = computer video, coated paper. This denotes electronic
simulation of the color specifically as it appears on coated paper;
"CVU" does the same on uncoated paper.
In May 2010, the PANTONE PLUS SERIES was introduced, which is a
sweeping upgrade to the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM, including the
addition of 224 brand-new colors, new paper stocks, and a new
chromatic re-arrangement of the colors. As part of this upgrade the
guides and books on Matte coated paper were discontinued. PANTONE
Color Manager software is offered free of charge to purchasers of
any PANTONE PLUS SERIES products, allowing for digital update of
PANTONE libraries within licensed software applications. The
software is also available for purchase; please contact your
appropriate Pantone office location for details.
The digital libraries currently use the following designations:
C = coated paper, i.e., PANTONE 185 C
U = uncoated paper, i.e., PANTONE 185 U
CP = coated paper, process simulation, i.e., PANTONE 185 CP (used
in PANTONE+ COLOR BRIDGE COATED).
UP = uncoated paper, process simulation, i.e., PANTONE 185 UP (used
in PANTONE+ COLOR BRIDGE UNCOATED).
The following designations for PANTONE Colors used in earlier
versions of PANTONE COLOR BRIDGE are now obsolete:
PC = process simulation, coated paper, i.e., PANTONE 185 PC.
UP= uncoated paper, process simulation, i.e., PANTONE 185 UP.
EC - Euro process simulation, coated paper, i.e., PANTONE 185 EC.
This was used in the European version which is now obsolete.
