Colour reference problem

Hi All,

How do I get a colour reference for a fabric without using a swatch or going into a shop or a manufacturer with a sample? If I have a piece of say, watered silk ribbon and I want to order some more, is there a reference system where I can say \"I need some watered silk ribbon in colour reference ABC123X\" and that colour reference would correspond to the colour I need in that fabric? It would be the textile equivalent of Pantone colours in printing.

Sorry if this is a stupid question. (I'm famous for them)

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Yup, there are pantone swatches for fabrics, too, which are expensive. Many manufacturers also use the Pantine printing colors.

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Kay Lancaster

If money is no object then have a look at

Thank goodness I'm colour blind

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kevmc

Can you go to a paint store or someplace like Home Depot and check it with there color cards Juno

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Juno B

Or, when I worked in a fabric store, we used the spools of Coats and Clarks threads.

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Alice in PA

Unless you've got a really carefully calibrated monitor, the colors you see online won't match a pantone book anyhow. Your best bet may be to find a commercial artist or printer who'll let you sit there with your swatch and play matchy-match.

I belong to a fabric coop that uses the $20 shopping color guide for describing colors, even if the description is "nearest Blue Green pg 150 18-4525"

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If you did have the number, some Xerox printers have the ability to produce a swatch of the matching color.

There are also markers available at art stores with Pantone numbers... you may be able to find a match that way, but there are only about 300 colors.

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