# Color question **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [December 7, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-question/72598 "2004-12-07T14:54:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gpdesigner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gpdesigner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gpdesigner)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-question/72598/1 "2004-12-07T14:54:05Z")
I am freaking out over Pantone… maybe I am not understanding it correctly and I will definately search the boards when I throw out this shout… WHY… is Pantone so different… can some one tell me. They claim that these are very spacific color ranges the STANDARD for checking colors yet I see plenty of room for error… examples if you go to this page… [http://www.apple.com/pro/color/palettes/brown.html](http://www.apple.com/pro/color/palettes/brown.html) the 'earth tone color is pantone 139 139 pantone solid coated in Photoshop is #B67000 but if you go here… [http://www.seoconsultants.com/css/colors/conversion/100.asp](http://www.seoconsultants.com/css/colors/conversion/100.asp) the pantone color for ‘earth’= 139 is #AF7505. I have to say I am feeling a bit disapointed… aRRRRGGGG… research gp