AppleInsider

Plugin now required to use most Pantone Colors in Adobe products

Not all Pantone Color books have been removed — CYMK Coated, CYMK uncoated, and Metallic Coated will remain. However, If you want the entire library, you'll need to download Pantone Connect through ...
Ars Technica

Pantone wants $15/month for the privilege of using its colors in Photoshop

If you want to use up-to-date versions of Adobe's Creative Cloud apps, you've already been paying subscription fees for years now. And if you want to use Pantone colors inside of Adobe's apps, it's ...
Photo Review

BenQ offers free subscription to Pantone Connect

Purchasers of BenQ DesignVue PD Series and PhotoVue SW Series monitors can receive a free one year premium subscription to Pantone’s digital platform, Pantone Connect. Pantone Connect ensures colour ...
Gizmodo

Adobe Photoshop Designers Are Furious That Pantone Is Forcing Them to Pay $15 to Use Its Colors

Designers are voicing their frustration on the page for the Pantone Connect plugin, which they have to buy to use Pantone colors in Adobe apps. reading time 4 minutes Hell hath no fury like an Adobe ...
The New York Times

Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year Is Mocha Mousse

Is this shade of dusty brown a repudiation of “Brat” green? By The Styles Desk On Thursday, Pantone announced its 2025 color of the year: Mocha Mousse. Far softer than the “Brat” green that dominated ...