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    Colorplan paper

    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.

    Milled by GF Smith, United Kingdom. Hull-based merchant behind Colorplan — the most-specified dyed-through coloured paper in the world, and our default when an edge has to show colour.

    60 shades

    Colorplan Adriatic paper swatch — adriatic

    Adriatic

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Amethyst paper swatch — amethyst

    Amethyst

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Azure Blue paper swatch — azure blue

    Azure Blue

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Bagdad Brown paper swatch — bagdad brown

    Bagdad Brown

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Beauty Coral

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Bitter Chocolate paper swatch — bitter chocolate

    Bitter Chocolate

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Bright Orange

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Bright Red paper swatch — bright red

    Bright Red

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Bright White paper swatch — bright white

    Bright White

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Candy Pink paper swatch — candy pink

    Candy Pink

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Chartreuse paper swatch — chartreuse

    Chartreuse

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan China White paper swatch — china white

    China White

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Citrine paper swatch — citrine

    Citrine

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Claret paper swatch — claret

    Claret

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Cobalt paper swatch — cobalt

    Cobalt

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Cool Blue paper swatch — cool blue

    Cool Blue

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Cool Grey paper swatch — cool grey

    Cool Grey

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Dark Grey paper swatch — dark grey

    Dark Grey

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Ebony paper swatch — ebony

    Ebony

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Emerald paper swatch — emerald

    Emerald

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Factory Yellow paper swatch — factory yellow

    Factory Yellow

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Forest paper swatch — forest

    Forest

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Fuchsia Pink paper swatch — fuchsia pink

    Fuchsia Pink

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Harvest paper swatch — harvest

    Harvest

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Hot Pink paper swatch — hot pink

    Hot Pink

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Ice White paper swatch — ice white

    Ice White

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Imperial Blue paper swatch — imperial blue

    Imperial Blue

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Lavender paper swatch — lavender

    Lavender

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Lockwood Green paper swatch — lockwood green

    Lockwood Green

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Mandarin paper swatch — mandarin

    Mandarin

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Marrs Green paper swatch — marrs green

    Marrs Green

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Mid Blue

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Mid Green paper swatch — mid green

    Mid Green

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Mist paper swatch — mist

    Mist

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Natural paper swatch — natural

    Natural

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan New Blue paper swatch — new blue

    New Blue

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Nubuck Brown paper swatch — nubuck brown

    Nubuck Brown

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Pale Grey paper swatch — pale grey

    Pale Grey

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Park Green paper swatch — park green

    Park Green

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Pistachio paper swatch — pistachio

    Pistachio

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Powder Green paper swatch — powder green

    Powder Green

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Pristine White paper swatch — pristine white

    Pristine White

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Purple paper swatch — purple

    Purple

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Racing Green paper swatch — racing green

    Racing Green

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Real Grey paper swatch — real grey

    Real Grey

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Rose Quartz

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Royal Blue paper swatch — royal blue

    Royal Blue

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Rust paper swatch — rust

    Rust

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Sand

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Sapphire paper swatch — sapphire

    Sapphire

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Scarlet paper swatch — scarlet

    Scarlet

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Slate paper swatch — slate

    Slate

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Smoke paper swatch — smoke

    Smoke

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Sorbet Yellow paper swatch — sorbet yellow

    Sorbet Yellow

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Stone paper swatch — stone

    Stone

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Tabriz Blue paper swatch — tabriz blue

    Tabriz Blue

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Turquoise paper swatch — turquoise

    Turquoise

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Vellum White paper swatch — vellum white

    Vellum White

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan Vermilion paper swatch — vermilion

    Vermilion

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    Colorplan White Frost paper swatch — white frost

    White Frost

    Colorplan · 350 gsm

    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.

    GF Smith Brocade embossing — A dense woven swirl, close to a fine damask cloth. Reads as texture at arm's length, as pattern in the hand.

    Brocade

    fine pattern

    GF Smith Buckram embossing — The stiff bookbinding cloth weave — a tight, even crosshatch.

    Buckram

    medium pattern

    GF Smith Colonnade embossing — Fine parallel fluting, like a column. Strongly linear.

    Colonnade

    medium pattern · directional

    GF Smith Coltskin embossing — A fine hide grain — irregular, matte, animal rather than mechanical.

    Coltskin

    medium pattern

    GF Smith Cord embossing — Tight ribbed lines running one way, like corduroy.

    Cord

    coarse pattern · directional

    GF Smith Damask embossing — A formal figured pattern, the classic table-linen motif.

    Damask

    fine pattern

    GF Smith Dapple embossing — Soft irregular mottling, like light through leaves.

    Dapple

    fine pattern

    GF Smith Fabric embossing — A plain cloth weave — the most neutral of the textile patterns.

    Fabric

    medium pattern

    GF Smith Fine Linen (one sided) embossing — The familiar linen weave, rolled finer than standard Linen. Supplied one-sided: the reverse stays smooth, which is where fine type should go.

    Fine Linen (one sided)

    fine pattern · one sided

    GF Smith Granular embossing — An even sand-fine grain across the whole sheet.

    Granular

    fine pattern

    GF Smith Gravure embossing — A very fine engraved-plate tooth, almost smooth to the eye.

    Gravure

    fine pattern

    GF Smith Laid embossing — Traditional laid lines — close parallel chain lines, the historic writing-paper surface.

    Laid

    fine pattern · directional

    GF Smith Leather embossing — A deep hide grain — the coarsest of the skin patterns.

    Leather

    coarse pattern

    GF Smith Linen embossing — The standard linen weave, deeper and more visible than Fine Linen.

    Linen

    medium pattern

    GF Smith Matrix embossing — A regular geometric grid — mechanical where the cloth patterns are organic.

    Matrix

    medium pattern

    GF Smith Morocco embossing — The classic bookbinding goatskin grain, pebbled and irregular.

    Morocco

    coarse pattern

    GF Smith Pebble embossing — Rounded stone-like mottling, larger than Dapple.

    Pebble

    coarse pattern

    GF Smith Plain embossing — No pattern — the reference smooth surface, shot so the range can be compared honestly.

    Plain

    fine pattern

    GF Smith Ridged embossing — Bold parallel ridges, the most architectural pattern in the range.

    Ridged

    coarse pattern · directional

    GF Smith Ripple embossing — Soft undulating waves, water rather than cloth.

    Ripple

    medium pattern

    GF Smith Sandgrain embossing — A dry, even sand tooth — slightly coarser than Granular.

    Sandgrain

    medium pattern

    GF Smith Silkweave embossing — A fine silk-cloth weave — tighter and glossier in the light than Fabric.

    Silkweave

    fine pattern

    GF Smith Smooth embossing — The mill's flat calendered surface. Not an absence of pattern so much as a deliberate one — the benchmark the rest of the range is judged against.

    Smooth

    fine pattern

    GF Smith Stipple embossing — A dense field of fine dots, like a stippled drawing. Even, mechanical, quiet.

    Stipple

    fine pattern

    GF Smith Stucco embossing — A troweled plaster wall — irregular, matte, architectural.

    Stucco

    coarse pattern

    GF Smith Wire embossing — The mill wire mark — fine parallel screen lines pressed into the wet sheet.

    Wire

    fine pattern · directional

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