Pantone Resources
Want to know which Pantone Guide you need? Learn which guide will give you the information and colours you require. Take a look at the various information PDFs that will explain all you need to know. Watch videos on the amazing new Pantone Match card. We have videos that explain all about the way that colour works within our lives and industries, from product design to fashion design.
Pantone Colour Addition History — Are You Missing Colours?
Did you know that Pantone has added 1,503 new colours since 2010? The 2026 Formula Guide now contains 2,614 total colours — including 224 brand new additions in this latest release. If your guide is more than a year or two old, you could be missing colours that are already being specified in client briefs and brand guidelines.
The timeline below shows every colour addition since 2010:
| Year | Colours added | Running total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 224 new colours | First Plus Series |
| 2012 | 336 new colours | 50th Anniversary edition |
| 2014 | 84 new colours | Plus Series updated |
| 2016 | 112 new colours | Plus Series updated |
| 2019 | 294 new colours | New guide design |
| 2022 | 229 new colours | Updated formula guide |
| 2026 | 224 new colours | 2,614 total — up to date |
Click the image below to download the official Pantone colour history guide (PDF):
Source: Pantone LLC © 2026. All rights reserved.
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PDF Documents
New 2022/23 Pantone Formula Guide
Pantone have added 1282 colours since 2010. Find your guide to see if you are missing out
New 2022/23 Formula Guide Coated & Uncoated
Visualise and communicate colour for graphics and print
Color Bridge Guide Set Coated & Uncoated
Translate Pantone Colours into CMYK, HTML, and RGB
Which Guides Do I Need to Work from Home?
Pantone guides that can be shipped right to your front door!
Colour Bridge Guide Coated
Translate Pantone Colors into CMYK, HTML, and RGB
Colour Bridge: What Changed?
The new colour bridge has been modernised to show CMYK colours
The PANTONE Printing Process Explained.
The language of colour
Videos
Which Pantone Guide Do I Need?
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NEW Pantone Formula Guide GP1601b
New for 2023 is the GP1601b Pantone Formula Guide with the addition of 224 New Colours.