What is the PMS number or formula for the old Van Son standard Bordeaux Red?
Thanks, Tim
A quote from the Vanson guide, Pantone 221
"Caution: Many of Van Son’s colours are made using
coloured pigments not found in the PANTONE Basic
Colours. For example, Van Son Bordeaux Red is made from
a unique pigment having spectral reflection features that
cannot be exactly duplicated using other pigments. Although
PANTONE 221 is about as close as you can get to Bordeaux,
using the PANTONE formulas, it will not match under all
light sources. If you match it in daylight, it will not be a
very good match under artificial light and vice versa. This
peculiarity of colours to match under one light but not
under another is called METAMERISM."
