Digital License Plate (DLP) Spot Color Guide
The DLP system is a four color process using black, yellow, magenta and cyan thermal ribbons, creating the
lusion of 10008 of variations of color. Trying to match certain PAS spot colors with process color fs not always
possible.
Ifa customer requires a precise color for a certain design element, one of the 3M™ spot colors listed below
maybe substituted for one of the process ribbons (usually black). This will limit the design to the three process.
colors remaining,
The chart below list the Pantone color closest to the 3M spot color as a reference. Use a Pantone guide, not
this RGB screen representation for matching these colors.
PANTONE? 110C PANTONE® 143C PANTONE® 1165C PANTONE? 1797C
3M GOLDEN YELLOW [3M SUNFLOWER YELLOW 3M ORANGE 3M TOMATO RED
PANTONE? 186C PANTONE® 704C PANTONE? 202C PANTONE® 340C
3M INTENSE RED ‘3M DARK RED 3M BURGUNDY 3M GREEN
PANTONE? 356C PANTONE? 3425C PANTONE” 3308C PANTONE® 300C
‘3M LEAF GREEN 3M PINE GREEN 3M FOREST GREEN 3M OCEAN BLUE
PANTONE? 286C PANTONE? 2945C PANTONE? 288C PANTONE? 429
3M BLUE 3M BRIGHT BLUE 3M DARK BLUE 3M GRAY
PANTONE? sv
3M WHITE
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