Hello folks,

We are trying to convert PMS 021c to cmyk. The designer gave us files with 0/78/91/0 as the breakdown. It does not match. 0/78/91/0 is intended to match 021c on other products like mugs, plastic folders, and so on.

Is 021c out of the CMYK gamut?

Is the following a true statement true?
Pantone spot colors are intended to be printed as solid inks and not as mixed CMYK colors. Only about 50% of Pantone spot colors can be matched in CMYK. 25% of the colors will be close. And 25% are not even close.

Thanks for any thoughts or comments.