You can't trust your monitor or your desktop printer when it comes to accurate color-matching. Pantone spot color guides, also known as swatch books, are a far better way to choose spot colors for your printed projects. Find just the right spot color for the paper stock you'll be using. One of these swatch books are what you'll want to add to your toolbox for all your solid spot color needs.
1. PANTONE Solid Chips 3 book set
Get coated, uncoated, and matte samples of 1,114 solid PANTONE colors. Each color comes with 6 tear-out chips that you can attach to artwork and files to show clients the colors they'll be getting.
2. PANTONE Solid Chips 2-book set
The same colors as the 3-book set, but with only the coated and uncoated stocks, no matte finishes.3. PANTONE Formula Guides Coated / Uncoated / Matte
No tear-out chips but each easy-to-transport fan guide contains 1,114 solid PANTONE colors with ink mixing formulas. Contains three guides on coated, uncoated, and matte finish stock. (The PriceGrabber link may show the name as "Coated" only but product GP1202 is the Coated/Uncoated/Matte Guide)4. PANTONE Formula Guides Coated / Uncoated
No matte paper samples, but you'll get 1,114 solid PANTONE colors on coated and uncoated stocks on convenient fan guides.5. PANTONE Tints Coated
One way to give your designs the appearance of more color when using a limited palette is to use tints. This guide shows the solid PMS colors in nine tints from 10% to 80%. It's a binder with coated stock, black and reverse type effects, and other special effects illustrated.