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What is the difference between CMYK and Pantone (PMS) colors?

April 26, 2017CMYK colors difference Pantone PMS

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What is the difference between CMYK and Pantone (PMS) colors?

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CMYK and PMS are just two different color modes used in commercial printing. With CMYK, the colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black (K) are mixed at different percentages to produce a resulting color. Pantone colors, created by the company Pantone, Inc., consists of colors prepared by CMYK base colors mixed at different percentages to produce an large array of colors that are assigned a pantone number and made available on a color chart or guide. This allows Pantone colors to be used as a very accurate method of color matching for printing. Offset printing utilizes basic CMYK color mode and Silkscreen printing uses Pantone color mode.