Foil directory
Every foil we stamp, by number.
Foil is metallised film with no fixed RGB value. These are our studio photographs of each foil; the card in your hand is the honest version.
How foil stamping is applied: dies, passes, registration →The house foil card
One card, 40 stamped films , the foils we keep on the shelf and reach for first. Every photograph here is that card, shot under studio light. Foil is metallised film, so no screen can match it; the card is the honest version, and we will send you one.
Front
The everyday metals and pigments: golds, silvers, coppers and the solid colours that carry most of our stamping work.
Back
The special-effect face , holographic, diffraction and pattern films, which only really read in motion.
Every foil on the card
Matte Gold
171M
Yellow Gold
101
Warm Gold
104
Light Gold
113A
Beige
P82-3-3
Champagne
P81
Lt Copper
194
Copper/Bronze
115-1
Rose Gold
117-3
Warm Grey
P82-2
Silver
120
Matte Silver
123M
Baby Pink
P83-2-2
Orange
117-7
Maroon
156
Red
130
Matte Red
139-11M
Coral
P83-1-1
Magenta
130-10
Plum
137
Purple
150
Navy
155-8
Prussian Blue
P95
Blue
150-5
Cyan
144-1
Turquoise
143
Seafoam
P84-1
Green
140-9
Metallic Olive
198
Olive
143-3M
Holographic
L2-004
Holo Glitter Silver
L2-010
Holo Sunburst
L2-005
Ruby Gemstone
L3-003A
Clear Holo Stipple
L8-012
Clear Holo Gemstone
L8-003
Black Holo Gemstone
L6-003
Blue Holographic
L5-004D
White
P92
Black
162-9
Want the card in your hand? Order a sample kit.
See every foil in motion
The house card under studio light: metals, pigments and the holographic films moving the way they do in the hand, which no photograph can show.
The full collection
246 foils
Black Holo Gemstone
L6-003A
Yellow Gold
101
Warm Gold
104
Light Gold
113A
Copper Bronze
115-1
Rose Gold
117-3
Orange
117-7
Silver
120
Red
130
Magenta
130-10
Plum
137
Green
140-9
Turquoise
143
Cyan
144-1
Purple
150
Blue
150-5
Navy
155-8
Maroon
156
Black
162-9
Light Copper
194
Metallic Olive
198
Clear Holo Gemstone
L8-003
Clear Holo Stipple
L8-012
Holographic
L2-004
Holo Sunburst
L2-005
Holo Glitter Silver
L2-010
Ruby Gemstone
L3-003A
Blue Holographic
L5-004D
Matte Silver
123M
Matte Red
139-11M
Olive
143-3M
Matte Gold
171M
Austin's pick
Champagne
P81
Warm Grey
P82-2
Beige
P82-3
Coral
P83-1
Baby Pink
P83-2
Seafoam
P84-1
White
P92
Prussian Blue
P95
Black Linen Beam
L6-051
Black Square Grid
L6-057
Sunflower Gold
101-1
Green Gold
101-2
Olive Gold
101-3
Lemon Gold
101-4
Deep Yellow Gold
101-9
Apricot Gold
103
By finish, explained
Bright metallic
Bright metallics mirror their surroundings. Smooth stock gives a clean reflection; busy artwork competes with the shine.
Bright metallic foilsMatte & satin
Matte and satin read quietly and hide fingerprints. They sit comfortably on coloured stock without the sharp reflections of a mirror finish.
Matte & satin foilsBrushed
A directional grain breaks up the reflection. Simple marks leave room for the texture; tiny details can fight it.
Brushed foilsPigment
Pigment foil is opaque, making it the answer for light colour on dark stock. It gives clear contrast without a metallic reflection.
Pigment foilsPearlescent
Pearlescent foil is semi-translucent and shifts with the paper beneath it. Pale, smooth stock keeps the sheen clear; dark paper changes the colour.
Pearlescent foilsHolographic & diffraction
Holographic and diffraction patterns come on gold, silver, red, green and blue bases. Smooth stock helps them throw their rainbow; coarse texture breaks it up.
Holographic & diffraction foilsBlack holographic
A black base carries the rainbow more quietly, revealing it as the card moves. Smooth stock and open artwork let the pattern show.
Black holographic foilsClear specialty
Clear holographic film reads only at an angle. The paper colour stays visible beneath it; a smooth surface gives the cleanest optical shift.
Clear specialty foilsBy finish
We stamp with KURZ, Crown Roll Leaf, Great Western and CHENHUI. Start with the finish: what it should look like in the hand, and we confirm the exact roll on your quote.
By manufacturer
CHENHUIValue line
Numbered finishes for specialty printing.
Common questions
- How do you match a foil finish?
- We compare the finish itself: colour, release, substrate grip and registration. Fine detail survives foil: lines hold to 0.1 mm; we design to 0.15 mm. A real sample shows the match better than a catalogue code.
- Do the colours on this page match the real foil?
- No, and they cannot. Foil is metallised film: it reflects its surroundings, so it has no fixed RGB value. Every colour here is an on-screen approximation. Order a sample before you commit a brand colour to metal.
- Which foil should I use for white type on dark paper?
- An opaque pigment foil, never letterpress. Letterpress ink is semi-translucent and will not read as white on a dark sheet. On Colorplan Ebony and similar dark dyed-through stock we stamp opaque white pigment foil.
- Can you foil on plastic or film?
- Yes, but the foil has to be built for it. Most paper-first metallics will not grip a synthetic substrate. Each foil page states substrate by substrate where it grips and where it fails.
- Do you stock all of these?
- Yes. We stamp with KURZ, Crown Roll Leaf, Great Western and CHENHUI. The colour rows published here are the ones we hold verified codes for; the rest are quoted by finish and confirmed by code on your quote. Rolls have minimums, so an unusual colour on a small run may carry a roll cost. We will tell you before it is quoted.
Choosing the paper too? The paper directory covers every stock we print on, and each foil page links to the stocks it sits best on.