Colorplan
50-plus shades, dyed all the way through the sheet. Cut it, deboss it, die-cut a hole in it , the edge is the same colour as the face. The reason almost every dark card we print is Colorplan.
- Mill
- GF Smith
- Colours
- 60
- Weights
- 350 / 135 / 270 gsm
- Surface
- smooth, rough
The story
50-plus shades, dyed all the way through the sheet. Cut it, deboss it, die-cut a hole in it , the edge is the same colour as the face. The reason almost every dark card we print is Colorplan.
Where it shines
- Stationery and identity projects
- Choose a weight that suits your piece
How we print it
- foil
- blind deboss
- emboss
- spot uv
- screen print
- edge paint
- edge foil
- letterpress
- digital flat
Worth knowing
- GF Smith Colorplan Adriatic: smooth uncoated European stock, dyed through to the core.
- Foil sits like jewellery on this shade: keep coverage restrained.
- GF Smith Colorplan Amethyst: smooth uncoated European stock, dyed through to the core.
The range
60 shades
Embossed surfaces
These patterns are rolled into the sheet at the mill, before anything is printed — so any Colorplan shade can be ordered with any of them. Hover a tile to see the same sheet under raking light, where the relief reads. Coarse patterns break up hairline foil and fight letterpress; we will say so on your quote.
Brocade
fine pattern
Buckram
medium pattern
Colonnade
medium pattern · directional
Coltskin
medium pattern
Cord
coarse pattern · directional
Damask
fine pattern
Dapple
fine pattern
Fabric
medium pattern
Fine Linen (one sided)
fine pattern · one sided
Granular
fine pattern
Gravure
fine pattern
Laid
fine pattern · directional
Leather
coarse pattern
Linen
medium pattern
Matrix
medium pattern
Morocco
coarse pattern
Pebble
coarse pattern
Plain
fine pattern
Ridged
coarse pattern · directional
Ripple
medium pattern
Sandgrain
medium pattern
Silkweave
fine pattern
Smooth
fine pattern
Stipple
fine pattern
Stucco
coarse pattern
Wire
fine pattern · directional
Feel it first
A screen cannot tell you how a sheet feels. Compare the weight, surface and colour in hand.
Common questions
- What is Colorplan best suited to?
- Choose the shade and weight for your piece. Ask for a sample to judge the sheet in hand.
- How do you print on Colorplan?
- Foil stamping, Blind deboss, emboss, spot uv, Screen printing, edge paint, edge foil, letterpress, Digital and offset
- What should I know before choosing Colorplan?
- Paper colour and surface change with the light. Feel a sample first, and confirm the weight and finish before ordering.
