{"id":2752,"date":"2024-11-12T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2025-01-28T09:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:15:27","slug":"what-are-the-pantone-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/what-are-the-pantone-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Pantone Colors?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2752\" class=\"elementor elementor-2752\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-406b65d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"406b65d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2a39cd\" data-id=\"f2a39cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbde92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dbde92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Pantone Colors and Why Do We Need Them?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e6c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e6c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, Pantone colors are a standard language for colors. They are used by a variety of companies to help color match. Pantone colors are used worldwide, and customers have the option of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coated vs. uncoated Pantone<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you want consistency with your brand, using Pantones will help that effort. It helps ensure everything you have \u2013 from clothes, business cards, flags, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/product\/vinyl-banner\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vinyl banners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and more \u2013 all match in color no matter the material. While absolute color matching is never guaranteed, using Pantone colors will get you as close as possible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-systems\/pantone-color-systems-explained?srsltid=AfmBOooPaqwAi4K6TYxeCYlwm53OEn-v2joc-rTyGyChGHetTaTzW7ks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pantone Matching System<\/a> was founded in 1956. It was founded by brothers Morris and Jesse Levine. They hired Lawrence Herbert, who used his chemistry knowledge to simplify the stock of pigments and production of colored inks. By consolidating the printing company\u2019s stock of colors, they were able to then sell their first set of color swatches. The idea behind<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> what Pantone colors are<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is that they allow designers to \u201ccolor match\u201d specific colors regardless of the machines used to print.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b1841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81b1841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pantone-Color-Book.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2755\" alt=\"An array of pantone colors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pantone-Color-Book.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pantone-Color-Book-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pantone-Color-Book-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pantone-Color-Book-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pantone-Color-Book-850x567.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c432726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c432726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414842a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"414842a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I Find Pantone Colors?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3e82a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd3e82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wondering <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what Pantone colors are<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> available? The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder#\/pick?pantoneBook=pantoneSolidCoated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pantone website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will provide you with all of their color varieties. For our flags, we use solid-coated Pantone colors. Once you\u2019ve compared <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pantone coated vs. uncoated<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and find a color you like, you can send it to us, and we will be able to match it as closely as possible. At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feather Flag Nation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we prefer Pantone colors to help you get the exact <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/feather-flags\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flag<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you are looking for. If you are unsure of what Pantone color you\u2019d like, you can always send us the CMYK color instead.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you aren\u2019t sure what colors you\u2019d like to use, you can order some of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/product\/color-swatches\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free swatches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! You can pick up to 10 colors. We will print and wash them as we would the flag, giving you the best possible match. You just have to cover shipping. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/product\/color-swatches\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this link to order your swatches!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6459d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6459d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder#\/pick?pantoneBook=pantoneSolidCoated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pantone-swatch-examples-blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2770\" alt=\"A purple Pantone hue surrounded by similar colors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pantone-swatch-examples-blog.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pantone-swatch-examples-blog-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pantone-swatch-examples-blog-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pantone-swatch-examples-blog-850x468.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9893876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9893876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Difference Between Coated and Uncoated Pantone Colors?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167d728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"167d728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feather Flag Nation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we use solid-coated Pantone colors. There are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coated vs. uncoated Pantone<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> colors available, so what\u2019s the difference and why do we need them? The kind of color you pick should directly reflect what you plan to print. With coated materials, the ink will sit on top of the fabric, while with uncoated materials, the ink will sink into it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/stock-feather-flags-swooper-flags\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">polyester flags<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have a coating on them. This means that the ink won\u2019t sink into the fabric, causing it to spread. Because of this, we need our clients to provide us with the solid-coated Pantones. Having the coating on top will help your flag\u2019s ink last longer, and the colors won\u2019t bleed into each other.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8336e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8336e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/coated-vs-uncoated-pantone-colors-blog-post.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2773\" alt=\"A graphic comparing coated and uncoated Pantone colors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/coated-vs-uncoated-pantone-colors-blog-post.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/coated-vs-uncoated-pantone-colors-blog-post-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/coated-vs-uncoated-pantone-colors-blog-post-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/coated-vs-uncoated-pantone-colors-blog-post-850x468.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04dc256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04dc256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Can't I use RGB or CMYK Colors?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cecbe88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cecbe88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to print, Pantone colors will be your ideal match. But <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what are Pantone color<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> alternatives? If you don\u2019t have the Pantone colors, CMYK colors are the next best thing. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techterms.com\/definition\/cmyk#:~:text=Stands%20for%20%22Cyan%20Magenta%20Yellow,as%20you%20blend%20them%20together.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CMYK <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. These are the four colors used in every printer. They are mixed together to make up all the other colors. Since Pantones are universal, they will match better than CMYK. CMYK colors will vary depending on the printer being used.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CMYK colors will work instead of Pantones, but RGB colors will not. RGB colors are strictly meant for digital screens. Your phone, computer, and TV all use RGB colors. RGB stands for Red, Green, and Blue. These colors reflect the light used by your monitors. Because these are lights, that gives them their bright and neon look. RGB colors cannot be used for print. If you send us RGB files, we will convert them to CMYK, which means they may lose some of their brightness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a side-by-side example of color as CMYK vs RGB:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d889c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6d889c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/RGB-vs-CMYK.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2762\" alt=\"A graphic comparing color as CMYK vs RGB\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/RGB-vs-CMYK.png 1000w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/RGB-vs-CMYK-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/RGB-vs-CMYK-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/RGB-vs-CMYK-850x680.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a8bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40a8bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Will My Custom Flag Look When Printed?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcd92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fcd92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proof we provide for you will not directly reflect how the flag will print. Since the screen uses lights to show colors, our colors will print 10-15% lighter. The lighting will also affect how the flag appears. If the sun is in front of your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/feather-flags\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">custom feather flag<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it will appear brighter with more vivid colors. If the sun is behind your flag, it will appear darker. The overall color will be different than the proof. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/return-policy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We do not provide free reprints or refunds due to color variation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbf10b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdbf10b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/design-request\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1745\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/teal-flag-color-difference.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2792\" alt=\"A graphic showing a blue flag in direct and indirect sunlight\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/teal-flag-color-difference.jpg 1745w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/teal-flag-color-difference-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/teal-flag-color-difference-768x660.jpg 768w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/teal-flag-color-difference-1024x880.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/teal-flag-color-difference-850x731.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1745px) 100vw, 1745px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a4cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90a4cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get Started on Your Custom Flag Now!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255dba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"255dba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have a better idea of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what Pantone colors are,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> understand how to use them, and have compared <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coated vs. uncoated<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pantone<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, go ahead and send in your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/swooper-flags\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free design request<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can use the Pantone site to pick any colors you would like to use. Send in your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/design-request\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">design request<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with logos, images, or whatever else you need to make the perfect flag. You will hear back from our designers within the same business day (as long as the request is sent during office hours). You can email directly with them to design your flag to perfection!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still have questions about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what Pantone colors are?<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us!<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Send us an email at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:sales@featherflagnation.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sales@featherflagnation.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or give us a call at 1 <a href=\"tel:+18779005692\">(877) 900-5692<\/a>. We are open M-F from 8am-4:30pm PST.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4275c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4275c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/swooper-flags\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Click-Here-to-Start-Your-Free-Design-Request.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7044\" alt=\"\u201cClick here to start your free design request\u201d graphic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Click-Here-to-Start-Your-Free-Design-Request.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Click-Here-to-Start-Your-Free-Design-Request-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Click-Here-to-Start-Your-Free-Design-Request-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5afd76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5afd76d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/we-do-not-guarantee-color-matching-blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2815\" alt=\"\u201cWe DO NOT guarantee color matching\u201d graphic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/we-do-not-guarantee-color-matching-blog.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/we-do-not-guarantee-color-matching-blog-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/we-do-not-guarantee-color-matching-blog-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/we-do-not-guarantee-color-matching-blog-850x468.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3faa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d3faa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to printer variations and outdoor conditions, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/featherflagnation.com\/return-policy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we do not guarantee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> any color matching. Providing Pantone colors is the best way to get the closest color possible to what you need. 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The idea behind Pantone colors is to better color match throughout different mediums, regardless of the machines used to print. At Feather Flag Nation, we use Solid Coated Pantone colors. If you provide us with your Pantone colors, you'll have a higher chance of your flags colors better matching your brand.\"\r\n        }\r\n      } ,{\r\n        \"@type\": \"Question\",\r\n        \"name\": \"How do I find my Pantone colors?\",\r\n        \"acceptedAnswer\": {\r\n          \"@type\": \"Answer\",\r\n          \"text\": \"By going to the Pantone website, you'll be able to color pick different Pantone colors. Most brands have a specific list of Pantones they use, but if you're just starting or simply aren't a brand, going to the color picker on the Pantone site will help you narrow down what colors you need. There are hundreds to choose from. 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