What term refers to the Pantone color's CMYK equivalent?

• A. Pantone Color Guide
• B. RGB to CMYK
• C. Pantone CP (CMYK equivalent)
• D. CMYK Conversion

Answer: (C)

Understanding how Pantone colors translate to four‑color printing is key. Pantone colors are precise spot inks, but many printers use CMYK in four‑color process printing, which can’t reproduce a Pantone shade exactly. The term that specifically points to the CMYK recipe that best approximates a Pantone color is Pantone CP (CMYK equivalent). It signals the CMYK values you’d use to reproduce that Pantone color in process printing, bridging the Pantone system and CMYK workflows. The Pantone Color Guide is the collection of the spot colors itself, not their CMYK counterparts. RGB to CMYK describes general color-space conversion, not Pantone-specific mappings. CMYK Conversion is a broad term and doesn’t identify the Pantone relationship.