CHOOSING SCREEN PRINT INK COLORS

You’ve got two main options:

1 - Pick from our Stock Ink Color List

2 - Find a Pantone Code we can color match (Scroll down for more on that)

A key ingredient in Screen Printing is ink colors. We do our best to match your artwork as closely as possible, but getting an exact, perfect match between computer screens and ink is tricky. We’ve got a few tools to help you design your shirts.

We have a list of stock bucket ink colors that we keep on hand at all times. The images here and the pdf link has Hex codes, RGB, CMYK, and Pantone Codes listed to help find the closest match possible.

STOCK INK COLOR PDF download
Illustrator Swatch .ase download

COLOR MATCHING

COLOR MATCHING

PANTONE COLOR MATCHING

We do offer color matching services. We use PANTONE SOLID COATED Color book for all of our color references.

  • CUSTOM COLOR INKS WILL BE CHARGED A $25 FEE

Tip & Tricks:

#1: Physical Match: If you can get your hands on a physical color book that’ll provide the most accurate color matching. Sift through all the colors until you find the one you like (see the photo to the left).

#2: Digital Art: If designed your art in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, download the Pantone Color book below and load it into your program. You’ll have to look through the swatched to find the color that matches best.

PANTONE SOLID COATED SWATCH BOOK (.acb)
Learn more

*THIS IS ACOLOR BOOK FILE THAT MUST BE OPENED IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR.

SWATCHES TAB > SWATCH LIBRARIES MENU > OPEN SWATCH LIBRARY

COLOR COUNT

HOW MANY COLORS DOES YOUR ARTWORK ACTUALLY HAVE? Or Need? (probably less than you think)

1 Color

  • Use Cases

    • Lowest Price Print

    • Often best in White or Black

    • LOGO TEES!!!!!

    • Halftone Images with a “vintage vibe”

2 colors

Use Cases

  • Cost Effective

  • Simplified Photos

  • Simple Designs - 2 Color Logos, Text with Outlines or Drop-shadows

  • You can do way more with 2 colors than you realize

3 colors

Use Cases

  • Great Amount of Detail

  • Extra layer of “depth” & color contrast

  • Details + a highlight color

4 colors +

Use Cases

  • Complex Designs

  • 4 Color Process Print (Realistic Images)

  • Color Heavy Illustrations

*** We can print a maximum of 8 colors ***