SMART color swatch card standard

• Individual loose fabric swatches are available for all 2,100 colors
• Double folded fabric measures 4" x 4"
• Unfolded swatch measures 4" x 8" giving vendors twice the amount of fabric for optimum color visualization and instrumental evaluation
• Each card is identified with four PANTONE Color name and number strips so that a swatch can be cut when being used for multiple design projects and locations
• Readily available swatches using globally available dyes
• Spectral data availability

• The loose, unbacked design enables fabric to be compared to skin tones and other materials
• The PANTONE Colors are your benchmark standards that should be used to set up your primary color standards to be approved for production.
• Consistent, reproducible color
• Optimized color constancy
• Durable colors formulated to maximize colorfastness
• As a quality control tool, the consistency and accuracy of the PANTONE FASHION + HOME Colors assures reliable color reproduction time and time again.
• Provides the most accurate and effective way to communicate and specify color choices to clients and manufacturers.
• Swatch Cards of the same color can be sent to multiple production sites around the globe and aid in the coordination of multi-component programs.
• As a production tool, any PANTONE FASHION + HOME Color can be selected and communicated throughout the world by using the six-digit PANTONE Color Number.
• You specify the fabric and the PANTONE FASHION + HOME Number and our dyestuff licensees can supply a dye formulation.
• The combination of visual as well as electronic measurement provides maximum color control.

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