Pantone neons and fluorescents (801–814) we print
Impossible in CMYK, impossible to keep. Loud for a reason, and honest about the fade.
On-screen approximation: not a colour-accurate reference. Match to a physical PANTONE® chip before you sign off.
On our stocks
Cotton softens the fluorescent glow, while coated white keeps it clearer. Coloured stock interferes with the bright reading; an opaque coloured foil is better for coverage on dark paper, but is not a fluorescent ink match.
13 colours
Left: coated · Right: uncoatedWhat to know before you specify one
- Fluorescents fade. UV exposure kills them in months in a window, years in a drawer. They also cannot be matched in CMYK: there is no process build that reaches them, so a neon is a spot ink or it is nothing.
- A CMYK build of a spot colour is an approximation, not the colour. It matters most on large flat solids, on brand-critical marks, and in the brights and deep blues where process simply cannot reach. It matters least in small type and inside photography.
Colours with a full write-up
Common questions
- Do these neons & fluorescents (801–814) shift on uncoated stock?
- Yes. Uncoated fibres absorb the ink, so it generally reads softer and less saturated. Judge the physical chip that matches your stock.
- Can I get these neons & fluorescents (801–814) on dark paper?
- Standard offset and letterpress inks are translucent. For light colour on dark paper, choose opaque foil or a suitable screen-printing pass instead.
- Can you match one of these in CMYK instead?
- No exact fluorescent match is possible in CMYK. A process approximation loses the glow.
- Will fluorescent ink stay bright in a window?
- Fluorescent colours fade with light exposure. They suit short-lived pieces better than long-term display, and cannot be reproduced exactly with a CMYK build.
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