By customer request we've updated our ink selection to include the latest 2024 Pantone Base Colors. These inks are specifically formulated to match the new Pantone mixing bases, allowing you to recreate the PMS colors featured in the newest Pantone Formula Guide using the formulas provided in the book.
While Pantone provides these formulas as a helpful guide, please keep in mind that results may vary. Sometimes the formula will deliver the exact color you're aiming for, sometimes it will get you close, and occasionally it may make you cuss. Rest assured, we now offer the newest base colors to give you the best starting point for your printing needs.
It's important to note that these inks are not made with coatable bases. The use of aqueous coatings in offset printing has become so widespread that Pantone has made all their new bases coatable to ensure color consistency when coated. Traditional (legacy) pigments in some of the older bases could "burn out" or shift color when coated with aqueous finishes. However, because aqueous coating is not commonly used in letterpress printing, these new base colors have not been formulated to be coating-safe for that specific process.
In short, we've got you covered with the latest Pantone Base Colors for letterpress printing, but remember that they are not designed for coating.
