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That one Pantone chip my coworker swore was blue but it was actually green
I work on packaging design at a small print shop in Cleveland, and this guy Dave kept picking this color for beverage labels that looked like a murky olive. He insisted it was a 'cool blue' because the Pantone number started with a 3. I finally pulled the actual chip book out and showed him it was literally called 'Moss Green' on the 2016 formula guide. How do design pros who should know better keep ignoring the actual color name and just guessing based on the number?
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cole_mitchell5714d agoMost Upvoted
Maybe the 3 series is mostly cool tones but that one definitely got mislabeled.
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terry_mitchell14d ago
Man I'd probably call that one 'plum surprise' and move on.
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