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		Hamuko on Nov 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Adobe no longer licenses Pantone colors to be used... And then you'd probably not get what you expect since your CMYK printer isn't calibrated like the print shop's printer is, despite having the same kind of paint.

seba_dos1 on Nov 2, 2022 [–]

You get what you want, because you use a Pantone color to match it. Otherwise we wouldn't be having this discussion at all.

However, for Photoshop specifically, the only use of that information is to display an RGB approximation.

(although with uncalibrated printer you'd be screwed one way or another, I guess)

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