271 years before Pantone, every color imaginable in an 800-page book
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271 years before Pantone, every color imaginable in an 800-page book
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Re: 271 years before Pantone, every color imaginable in an 800-page book
#2Maybe no license fees to use 271 year old colors in your Photoshop files?
Re: 271 years before Pantone, every color imaginable in an 800-page book
#3Maybe no license fees to use 271 year old colors in your Photoshop files?
Yup, especially since you also need to a buy a "sample pack" from pantone if you're actually doing anything serious with those colors (eg, printing, manufacturing, etc.), and those are not cheap.
Linus (Tech Tips) made a nice video a few days ago about that.
Re: 271 years before Pantone, every color imaginable in an 800-page book
#4What a treasure! I particularly like one thing about the picture of the butterfly. Look up what’s wrong with nearly every modern depiction of butterflies if you dare…
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Re: 271 years before Pantone, every color imaginable in an 800-page book
#7Related:
A Guide to Color from 1692 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33628768 - Nov 2022 (3 comments)
A Guide to Color from 1692 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26755839 - April 2021 (18 comments)
A colourful book (1692) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7702850 - May 2014 (8 comments)
Re: 271 years before Pantone, every color imaginable in an 800-page book
#8Interestingly, neither the web page nor the previous threads address that the colors in the book might have changed/faded over the centuries, depending on the dyes used. The pages probably didn’t get significant light exposure, but heat and chemical factors might have had an impact. And, of course, the photos might not be completely color-accurate.
Re: 271 years before Pantone, every color imaginable in an 800-page book
#9Maybe no license fees to use 271 year old colors in your Photoshop files?
The good news is that it’s not a real problem.
If Pantone provides no value, just don’t use it. You can still type in any HSV, RGB, etc. you want.
Re: 271 years before Pantone, every color imaginable in an 800-page book
#10Maybe no license fees to use 271 year old colors in your Photoshop files?
The good news is that it’s not a real problem. If Pantone provides no value, just don’t use it. You can still type in any HSV, RGB, etc. you want.
That won't help you when you go to have those printed and they need to select inks. Or you want matching clothing items and need corresponding dyes.