need a gold color

[x4fx]

hi, does anyone know a specific cmyk or pantone color for printing that looks the most like GOLD? (real gold, like gold foil). they will be printed from a digital color printer, so they know it is not going to be "real gold", and thats ok. anyone with any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks! alison

 

[SPYDERIX]

Is this letters or an object you want to be gold?

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[x4fx]

it is going to be a rectangular shaped box, all gold

 

[SPYDERIX]

The best thing to do is use a combination of yellow and orange. There is a native style in photoshop for a chrome look. Window > Styles apply that to it but then go into the blending options and change the colors you see there and you should get a nice reflective looking gold color.

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[x4fx]

thanks for the help. ill try that next. so far i have been fooling around with the cmyk values. the closest i have gotten is 17/21/89/30

 

[blueark]

The unfortunate thing about metallics is that the conversion to CMYK can be quite subjective. Gold reflecting white is quite different to gold reflecting a color. The CMYK reference you gave may look a little dark, but it depends on the context. As Nate alluded to, you may be better off going for a style rather than a solid color to give the impression of how a reflective gold surface would react to light.

If you do go for a solid, try using fewer process colors to get a cleaner print. A good way to start this is to take the color you have and increasing the S(aturation) component to 100%. Now you can see which colors are most important (CMY), so increase these slightly and remove the black. Something close to your estimate would be 40/42/100/0. This will help with registration and produce a more vibrant color. The 100% yellow will also provide a solid base.