When should the Pantone color card formula guide be used or replaced?

The benefits of using/replacing Pantone color card formula guide

1. Improving communication efficiency between designers and clients

 The Pantone Formula Guide can eliminate uncertain color factors in products, as the guide arranges colors in order, allowing you to immediately compare all colors in the same color scheme. When you choose colors together with customers, you can clearly know that the colors everyone sees are consistent.

 2. Reducing color difference between samples and bulk goods

 The Pantone Formula Guide provides a Lighting Indicator page to determine the optimal lighting required for evaluating colors, eliminating unnecessary disagreements. As shown below, when the lighting is ideal, the two colors on the lighting indicator page will match perfectly; When the lighting is poor, there will be a color difference between the two. ‍

 3. Providing color inspiration

 The Caitong Formula Guide is also a good helper for you. It offers 2161 commonly used colors on the market, arranged according to color schemes. You can carry it with you and let the rich colors of Pantone inspire your inspiration, allowing you to match various colors anytime and anywhere.

Reasons for updating the Pantone color card formula guide

 If you haven‘t updated your Pantone guide and color book for several years, your colors will no longer fully meet market demand and will no longer be accurate and reliable. The color will fade and turn yellow within 12-18 months, which means that the guidelines and color swatches need to be replaced to ensure consistency.


These products contain new formulas and are formulated with new base inks, which are compatible with coatings during the printing process, and do not contain barium or 65% plant ingredients, making them more environmentally friendly. The Pantone Guide and Color Ticket Manual are produced to the highest standards. We ensure high consistency of ink formula for each version printed on the most commonly used commercial grade 100 pound and 80 pound book paper, carefully supervised during the production process to avoid defects. However, although we know that you may want to keep them forever, colors become inaccurate over time due to processing, fading, and aging, and guidelines require replacement on average every 12 months (depending on your usage and storage habits). Caitong recommends updating the guide every 12 to 18 months, as daily use and exposure can make colors inaccurate.