PAntone Coated equivalent for GOLD 827-C

lol
thanks for that!!
I barely do any print work - maybe 5% - the rest is flash
just looking for a quick fix solution

asap....

could u suggest something from your own pantone books?

:)

good man!
thank u!
very much appreciated!

:)

hmmm...
when i check C36 / M57 / Y79 / K1 as Pantone solid coated, it generates a similar color = Pantone 4645C
definitely a different color though
still no word back from my printer, so can't check with him yet.
is he the ultimate solution holder?

thanks
Aidan

Aiden

I've had a look at 4645 - as a pantone mix it is very heavy on Transparent White which makes it a lot lighter than 875 and obviously not a gold.  What software are you using to set your artwork?  It may be that it is defaulting back to the nearest PMS which with your colour libraries turns out to be 4645.  I mentioned before that a CYMK gold will never be as good as a spot gold - my printers give me the option of having my process work printed with a 5th or even 6th colour ie gold metalic and a sport varnish if I want - you could ask your printer about this.  At the end of the day he will know best, personaly if given the choice I would not attempt to print a process gold - it never looks like the real thing.  Sorry if this leaves you as much in the dark as before - give me 10 mins or so and I'll come back with some more CYMK mixes you can try

Baz

Hi Baz

Thanks very much for the added info
Per my printer, response just received:  '875 is Metallic Gold that is fine'

So hopefully should work out ok
I'm printing on creme stock

Can i leave the eps on a creme bg, and allow the printers to take it off?  Reason being, I have a diminished opacity logo in the page center, over which letters will be printed/typed.
Leaving that area white doesnt show it off like it should.  As much for printer proof purposes as anything else.

Thanks again for your help.  Much appreciated!  This really is a whole new world for me!
:)
Aidan

Aiden

Glad your 875 is okay - I have got 5 more mixes if you want them ranging from 871 to 8580 but if you've seen 875 and are happy stick with it.  I'm just about to head out for lunch but I will be glad to give you any help you need when I get back, a few questions first though:

Why cream stock for a full colour job?
So you are using the logo as a watermark on the printed sheet and at the moment this is an EPS (hopefully 300dpi CYMK at 100%) but you want the printer to knock out the cream? - How much of the artwork can you do yourself - do you have photoshop?  Reason I ask is that if someone askes me to correct their artwork I charge more than if I am creating it myself.
If you can give me as much info as poss I will help as much as poss.

Speak to you later
Baz

hey there

thanks again mate - u're a $%^£ saviour!
using illustrator - i have quark but really dont know much about it besides the help sections
so i've taken the CMYK values for the various spots, and replicated in illustrator
i've done a few print ads, and a brochure, and set those up in illustrator - they came out ok
just this has really thrown me though
so i was sending them an eps (all logos etc are vector based) - so if they wanted to take the
i could send u a jpeg of it if it'd help to explain it more..
dunno - the web makes sense - colors are colors!
thanks again mate
aidan