Editing Spot color (section)

== Classification ==
Spot color classification has led to thousands of discrete colors being given unique names or numbers. There are several industry standards in the classification of spot color systems, such as:
* [[Pantone]], the dominant spot color printing system in the [[United States]] and [[Europe]].
* [[Toyo Ink|Toyo]], a common spot color system in [[Japan]].
* [[DIC Corporation|DIC]] Color System Guide, another spot color system common in Japan – it is based on [[Munsell color system|Munsell color theory]].<ref>[http://www.theinformedillustrator.com/2012/09/process-versus-spot-color.html The Informed Illustrator: Digital Spot Color Systems]</ref>
* [[ANPA color palette|ANPA]], a palette of 300 colors specified by the [[Newspaper Association of America|American Newspaper Publishers Association]] for spot color usage in [[newspaper]]s.
* [[GCMI]], a standard for color used in package printing developed by the Glass Packaging Institute (formerly known as the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute, hence the abbreviation).
* [[HKS (colour system)|HKS]] is a color system which contains 120 spot colors and 3,250 tones for coated and uncoated paper. HKS is an abbreviation of three German color manufacturers: Hostmann-Steinberg Druckfarben, Kast + Ehinger Druckfarben and H. Schmincke & Co.
* [[RAL colour standard|RAL]] is a color matching system used in Europe. The so-called RAL CLASSIC system is mainly used for varnish and powder coating.
Because each color system creates their own colors from scratch, spot colors from one system may be impossible to find within the library of another.