C=30

M= 0

Y= 5

K= 0

"Try not, Do! or do not, there is no try."
-Yoda

Light Blue - Pantone 2975
C-25 / M-0 / Y-0 / K-0
R-118 / G-207 / B-243

I used Art Directors toolkit. . . mind you this is Coated. . . maybe uncoated is different? ADTK gives you the CLOSEST match. . . :]

"Try not, Do! or do not, there is no try."
-Yoda

its coated.... si which one should i use?

YES YES, don´t worry, I know when tu ose C or U. I was just clarifying that the Pantone I selected was coated since ireid asked whether it was coated or not.

Thanks for your help guys. I think I´m gonna go for the 25C. :)

30 C seemed a bit much.

But then. . .that generally happens. . .

Select the pantone color in Illustrator, fill a rectangle with the color and convert it to CMKY by going into the color palette and choosing CMYK. That will give you the color. . .

"Try not, Do! or do not, there is no try."
-Yoda

I Know that there´s a guide Pantone has for these types of conversions, I never quite trust Illustrators color conversions. Oh but how I´d love to get my hand on that guide...

I have that very guide... The Pantone Color BRIDGE!
and it says the CMYK values are:
C-35
M-0
Y-6
K-0

weird.

I have to get my hand on that guide...

What version of the software you are using will matter too. A few years ago Pantone changed their Pantone to CMYK conversion numbers to better reflect computer-to-plate (as opposed to computer to negs). This changed the CMYK breaks. I know the CS version of the Creative Suite did NOT reflect these changes so the numbers did not match my brand new Color Bridge. But there was a download available to update the color swatches on Pantone's site. The newer versions of the Suite should reflect the changes.

You can find the Bridge at Pantone's site http://www.pantone.com/Pages/Products/Product.aspx?pid=286&ca=1 for both coated and uncoated.

I never trust color conversions done by softwares. I´m sure the Pantone people have a pretty good idea on how their colors covert to CMYK. Thanks for the tip con the guide J

Remember the CMYK color and corresponding Pantone colors never, or hardly ever, match. Do you have a client trying to save money on a job? ;)

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Powerpoint is not a design application.

You should do one of two things:

1. Get client to sign a contract stating that he/she understands the color he approves in CMYK from a desktop printer will most likely not resemble the pantone color on a professional press.

2. Have client look at a pantone book for the color, and have your printer run off a digital iris proof (I think they still make these, it's been a while!) and have him/her sign off on that.

You'll sigh even harder if the client blames you for bad color on this job. If he/she won't do one of these things, stop doing the job, get paid and walk away because it's going to be nothing but heartache.

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Powerpoint is not a design application.

How to find the CMYK equivalent of a Pantone color

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