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		pxx on Nov 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Adobe no longer licenses Pantone colors to be used... The cardinality of one set is much bigger than the cardinality of the other one. Pantone 871 is mapped to #84754e. If you see #84754e and also get the instruction "use only Pantone colors", it is not ambiguous!

chrisseaton on Nov 2, 2022 [–]

Someone needs a lookup table to map those back - that’s what you’re paying for. They aren’t claiming to ‘own’ the colours.

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