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<blockquote data-quote="JSpence" data-source="post: 1370723" data-attributes="member: 4881"><p>The color is going to vary greatly depending on what light you throw on it. If it's for accenting, then its appearance will be mostly dictated by what color you're putting next to it (white? blue? navy?). All of that gives you a very good excuse for not trying too hard to stick to the 'exact' color. Like Ry said, you're going to have to settle for an approximation. The effort required to be able to brag that you got the Pantone Illini orange is probably not worth it. It's technically not true (being paint rather than ink) and might not look quite right anyway.</p><p></p><p>If it were me, I'd go the route of color match. Find an Illini orange object (nothing fuzzy, of course) that looks right to your eye in your basement lighting. Do a sanity check in sunlight or comparing to the website if it makes you feel better, but... don't go cross-eyed over it. Take it to a paint store and have them match it. Sherwin Williams will only do gallons, but maybe Home Depot will still do color quarts.</p><p></p><p>IMO, you can claim full credit with a good faith effort to avoid creamsicle, burnt orange, and pink. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JSpence, post: 1370723, member: 4881"] The color is going to vary greatly depending on what light you throw on it. If it's for accenting, then its appearance will be mostly dictated by what color you're putting next to it (white? blue? navy?). All of that gives you a very good excuse for not trying too hard to stick to the 'exact' color. Like Ry said, you're going to have to settle for an approximation. The effort required to be able to brag that you got the Pantone Illini orange is probably not worth it. It's technically not true (being paint rather than ink) and might not look quite right anyway. If it were me, I'd go the route of color match. Find an Illini orange object (nothing fuzzy, of course) that looks right to your eye in your basement lighting. Do a sanity check in sunlight or comparing to the website if it makes you feel better, but... don't go cross-eyed over it. Take it to a paint store and have them match it. Sherwin Williams will only do gallons, but maybe Home Depot will still do color quarts. IMO, you can claim full credit with a good faith effort to avoid creamsicle, burnt orange, and pink. :cool: [/QUOTE]
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