just keep in mind that forkbeard is describing how you'd figure out which Pantone color is closest to the color you've created in Photoshop, but it doesn't change the actual color in the file to that Pantone color. Even if you choose a Pantone color from Photoshop's color picker, the resulting foreground color is immediately converted to RGB or CMYK (depending on the color mode in force) upon closing the Picker dialog. IOW there is no "Pantone color mode".
Hard to tell from your question exactly *why* you need to know about Pantone colors in Photoshop, but if the reason is simply to be able to call the client and say, "the blue should be Pantone 286," then Forkbeard's answer is sufficient...but it would be better to double-check with a printed Pantone guide.
If on the other hand you need to convert the file so it can be separated into spot (Pantone) color plates (as opposed to CMYK plates) for printing purposes, then that's a horse of a different <ahem> color....
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by: forkbeardPosted on 2000-10-08 at 16:06:28ID: 4630515
If you open the color picker in photoshop there is a button under the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons titled "Custom". Hit that and the window will change to the Custom Color window. In the top Tab titled "Book:" there are several preset color families to choose from (including Pantone).
All of these colors are preset (sometimes refered to as spot) colors that designers and printers use in order to have accurate colors. These colors are assigned a number to insure that the color you are using on your computer is the same color that the printers will use. You can buy printed color guides of each of these families to have a better idea what the color really is going to look like regardless of what it looks like on your monitor.
Pantone is a very popular color family among designers but you could use any of the families as long as your printing service supports them. It sounds like they are assuming you made the logo using Pantone colors.
Use the eye dropper and select a section of color in your logo. Then open the color picker and switch to the Custom color mode. In the window there is a square divided in half by two colors. The bottom color is the color of your logo and the top color is the closest color in the Pantone family. It may be very close or way off. Underneath the two colors is a number. This number is the Pantone color's number.
If you dont like the Pantone color the computer selected you could try and find an alternate in the 3,000+ colors available.
Good luck and I hope this helps.
forkbeard