Autumn 2010 SMART Colour Swatch Cards Setting up seasonal color palettes has never been easier. Individual unbacked loose fabric swatches available for all 1,925 colors provide a precise way to select, specify, control and communicate your color choices. Double folded fabric measures 4" x 4". Unfolded swatch measures 4" x 8" giving vendors twice the amount of fabric for optimum color visualization and instrumental evaluation. Each card is identified with four PANTONE Color name and number strips so that a swatch can be cut when being used for design or merchandising tools. FEATURES • Individual loose fabric swatches are available for all 1,925 colors. • Double folded fabric measures 4" x 4". • Unfolded swatch measures 4" x 8" giving vendors twice the amount of fabric for optimum color visualization and instrumental evaluation. • Each card is identified with four PANTONE Color name and number strips so that a swatch can be cut when being used for multiple design projects and locations. • Readily available swatches using globally available dyes.

BENEFITS
• The loose, unbacked design enables fabric to be compared to skin tones and other materials.
• The PANTONE Colors are your benchmark standards that should be used to set up your primary color standards to be approved for production.
• Consistent, reproducible color.
• Optimized color constancy.
• Durable colors formulated to maximize colorfastness.
• As a quality control tool, the consistency and accuracy of the PANTONE Textile Colors assures reliable color reproduction time and time again.
• Provides the most accurate and effective way to communicate and specify color choices to clients and manufacturers.
• Swatch Cards of the same color can be sent to multiple production sites around the globe and aid in the coordination of multi-component programs.
• As a production tool, any textile color can be selected and communicated throughout the world by using the six-digit PANTONE Textile Number.
• You specify the fabric and the PANTONE Textile Number and our dyestuff licensees can supply a dye formulation.
• The combination of visual as well as electronic measurement provides maximum color control.