How this works

Pantone Plus Series spot colors are mixed from a fixed palette of 14 base inks: Yellow, Orange 021, Warm Red, Red 032, Rhodamine Red, Purple, Rubine Red, Process Blue, Reflex Blue, Reflex Blue 072, Green, Violet, Black, and Transparent White. Each Pantone code corresponds to a specific fractional recipe of those base inks.

This lookup returns the recipe Flexum uses on press, plus the standard fastness ratings — lightfastness on the Pantone scale, and resistance ratings for nitrocellulose varnish, alkali exposure, and calendering. Provide a batch size in kilograms to convert the ratios into per-ingredient grams for a real mix.

Common questions

Why are the percentages slightly off from another shop's recipe?

Recipes vary by ink manufacturer and Pantone book edition. Flexum's recipes are tuned for the base-ink batches we stock — substituting a different supplier's base inks will require adjusting the ratios on press.

What do the resistance ratings mean?

"+" = resistant, "+/-" = partial resistance, "-" = not resistant. These cover three common post-press finishes: nitrocellulose varnish overprint, alkaline chemistry exposure (cleaning, packaging contents), and calendering (heat + pressure smoothing). If your job needs all three, look for recipes that show "+" across the board.

What about metallics (871-877), Day-Glos (801-814), or Black 2-7?

Those Pantone codes are sold pre-mixed — Flexum stocks them as finished inks rather than blending them from the 14 base inks. Looking up one of those codes returns the product type and a "no mixing recipe" note instead of ratios. Order them directly by code.

Can Flexum mix this for me?

Yes — for Pantone Plus Series spot colors, Flexum custom-mixes on-site in Tallinn. Request a quote with the Pantone code, quantity, and ink system (offset, flexo, etc.) for current turnaround.