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Why don't the
colours match?
Different material equals
different colour
The same ink colours will look different when
printed on different materials. This effect is
most noticeable when the same colour is seen on
Glossy materials such as vinyl and matt materials
such as polyester. The colour on vinyl looks much
clear. Try it yourself by printing same image on a
photo paper and normal paper. The same image on
different materials will not match.
The colours seen on your
screen can be seen different on other screens
Colours vary widely from monitor to monitor.
That means, the colour you pick from a graphic
program might be seen different on other monitors.
There are a host of reasons.
Different brightness or contrast settings. How old
your monitor is and who made it. Different
software colour-matching (Windows has some colour
matching built in). Even the same file viewed in
different applications will probably look
different.
Solution to this problem
If you are creating images on your computer,
don't expect a colour from what you are just
seeing from your screen will be printed same due
to above reasons.
In order to have the same colour
- Choose the colour from
Panton Colour Chart, and then using that PMS
number from Panton Colour Chart pick the same
number from your graphic program. (percentage of
PMS colours should be avoided)
- Please provide a printed
sample as well as PMS numbers. Colour laser,
desktop printouts are not considered acceptable
for colour match. If you must provide this type
of sample, please use "photo quality paper".
(NOTE: Files
without a colour match will be adjusted for
pleasing colour) |
