Pantone

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pantone

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the company headquarters?Carlstadt, New Jersey, USA
2. What is the year of PMS launch?1963
3. What is Pantone and why is it called a secret language of colors?Pantone is a system that gives each color a unique number so everyone can talk about the same shade. It helps designers, printers, and manufacturers use the exact same color no matter where they are.
4. How did Pantone start and when did it first create its color system?Pantone began to help the cosmetics industry with color standards. In 1963 it launched the Pantone Matching System, a set of thousands of colors each with a special number.

Proprietary Color Naming System: A unique, company-owned method for identifying and standardizing colors.