Adobe and color-matching supremo Pantone have decided toremove support for Pantone colors from Adobe products.
However, according to evidence from the field, what actually happens is that those colors turn black.
Most printers have Pantone color palettes as their main standard when making prints.
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That may be true, but updating those libraries isn’t the solution.
Designers are not happy.
Another option is to just ditch Pantone.
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“We are also contemplating no longer using Pantone in our brands.
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When Pantone was built into Adobe products, it was an easy and attractive option.
Now, who would bother unless their client specifies they have to?
This could turn out to be a case where Pantone’s decision ends up hurting it instead of helping.
But for designers in the future, it won’t make that much difference.
Update 11/4/2022: Corrected a mistake in paragraph one.
