RGB to PANTONE

Hi!

I'm new here. I need to translate 4 rgb/CMYK values to PANTONE codes (preferably those that ends with TPX, otherwise those that ends with C). A friend has told 1000 times to me how I am suppouse to do it, but I do not understand properly. Is there a good soul out there that could do this to me?

The colors are:
1)
CMYK 0,272 / 0 / 0,043 / 0,078
RGB 171 / 235/ 225
2)
CMYK 0,977 / 0 / 0,954 / 0,314
RGB 4 / 175 / 8
3)
0 / 0,924 / 0,987 / 0,075
236 / 18/ 3
4)
CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 0,302

Thank you soooo much!

Ami

For a ballpark conversion, pop those values in your color picker and then click the button right below 'cancel'.

better grab someone with good eyes and a swatchbook..

curious though, if you designed using the CMYK/RGB values, why are you specifying PANTONE after the fact?

Hello,

I need to do this too. What "cancel" are you referring to? I can't find a "button right below cancel."

Could someone please clarify?

Thanks!

Do you have your color picker window open?

Jim,
Yes, I believe I figured out the button you were talking about (it has a right-pointing arrow on it). At that point, I couldn't figure out what to do. I would like to find the closest PMS match to a CMYK color.

Never mind! I figured it out.

I double-clicked on the little color swatch in the TOOL PALETTE. That brought up the Color Picker. Then I simply clicked on the COLOR LIBRARIES button and chose the correct "BOOK" from the dropdown menu (in my case, it was PANTONE Solid Uncoated). Photoshop then automatically shows the closest PANTONE match to my CMYK color.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!!

- Steve

Of course, use this as a rough guide. This is really a backwards way of picking a color. You are supposed to have a printed swatch book in front of you to choose PMS colors. The PMS color you discovered through the color picker means nothing more than the RGB color. There is typically no point in doing this kind of conversion. You should always rely on printed swatches.