# Look Ma! No Pantone Guides? (how to get color right for print)

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/look-ma-no-pantone-guides-how-to-get-color-right-for-print/152092
**Category:** design
**Created:** [June 21, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/look-ma-no-pantone-guides-how-to-get-color-right-for-print/152092 "2005-06-21T04:43:22Z")
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### Author: ![piku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@piku](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/piku)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/look-ma-no-pantone-guides-how-to-get-color-right-for-print/152092/1 "2005-06-21T04:43:22Z")

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Question for those that do a lot of print work. I work currently on AI CS2, and have no pantone guides to help me be sure that the colors I use on the screen come out right on print. One reason being, its expensive.

Anyways, for those that are on the same boat, or currently misplaced their guides… what do you do to ensure that your design works? (w/o printing them too… yah, i’m poh)

TIA