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type: faq
title: "Do I need a physical Pantone swatch book?"
description: "Yes, if color accuracy matters. Monitors create color with light (RGB), which never matches how ink sits on paper, so on-screen color is only a rough previ"
resource: https://www.4over4.com/faqs/general/do-i-need-a-physical-pantone-swatch-book
tags: ["Marketing Materials", "faq"]
timestamp: 2026-07-20T18:54:40.856Z
---

# Do I need a physical Pantone swatch book?

Yes, if color accuracy matters. Monitors create color with light (RGB), which never matches how ink sits on paper, so on-screen color is only a rough previ

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