Can You Tint My Paint Using A Pantone Reference?

The Pantone system has been widely adopted by graphic designers and reproduction and printing houses. While we can match the majority of the range, matching some colours may be easier than it would be for others.

This is for several reasons: when converting a colour to an analogue paint as opposed to its digital format, we have to consider how the colour may look in direct lighting or from specific angles. For example, viewing reds at certain angles in abnormal bright lighting may give them more of an orange look, and similarly, brighter blues may look cyan, or white.

Manufacturing processes, paint capability limitations, may also change the final, or actual nature of some colours, and it isn't easy to compensate for that, and as such there are a lot of precautionary measures we try to take to ensure that paint colours we produce will line up with Pantone's original colour as closely as possible.

If you have the Pantone code, you can contact our customer service team at enquiries@valtti.co.uk and ask them if your shade is possible. We always recommend purchasing a sample pot to try the recommended shade on your wall or surface.