Expanding the Possibilities of Color

Hexachrome: In 1995, Pantone introduced the 6-color Hexachrome process, which uses reformulated 4-color process CMYK inks plus Hexachrome orange and green, enabling printers to reproduce twice the color gamut of conventional CMYK. By using six colors instead of four, Hexachrome is said to simulate more than 90 percent of spot colors found in the Pantone formula guide. This means fewer press changeovers and washups and the advantage of being able to gang up print jobs for added speed and efficiency because the press can stay configured for Hexachrome instead of changing it every time new spot colors are called for. This eliminates the washup time required between jobs to make ready the press.