Pantone

graphics A set of standard colours for printing, each of

which is specified by a single number. You can buy a Pantone

swatch book containing samples of each colour. Some computer

graphics software allows colours to be specified as Pantone

numbers. Even though a computer monitor can only show an

approximation to some of the colours, the software can output

a colour separation for each different Pantone colour,

enabling a print shop to exactly reproduce the original

desired colour.

(1996-03-23)