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Solid Coated V4
Coated stock workflows.
PANTONE Solid Coated-V4.acb
Download Coated (.acb)Illustrator color books
Solid Coated and Solid Uncoated libraries
Restore the Adobe Color Book (.acb) libraries that current Illustrator installs no longer ship. Follow the Mac and Windows guide, then keep a physical Pantone book when a color has to match on press.
Library downloads
These are .acb color books, not ASE swatch files. ASE uses a different Illustrator menu and will not show up under Color Books.
Solid Uncoated V4
Uncoated stock workflows.
PANTONE Solid Uncoated-V4.acb
Download Uncoated (.acb)Both libraries
Coated and Uncoated in one ZIP.
PANTONE-Solid-Coated-Uncoated-V4.zip
Download ZIPInstall summary
- Download the
.acbfiles and keep the original filenames. Do not import them as ASE swatches. - Quit Adobe Illustrator completely. Closing document windows is not enough. Mac: Illustrator menu, Quit, or Command-Q. Windows: File, Exit, and confirm it is not still in the system tray.
- Copy the files into
Presets/<locale>/Swatches/Color Booksfor the Illustrator version you open. Not the parent Swatches folder. - Restart Illustrator. Choose Window → Swatch Libraries → Color Books, then PANTONE Solid Coated-V4 or PANTONE Solid Uncoated-V4.
- For a color that has to match on press, compare a current physical Pantone coated or uncoated swatch book. The screen is approximate.
Mac
/Applications/Adobe Illustrator <YEAR>/Presets/<locale>/Swatches/Color Books/ Finder may show Presets.localized. That is the same folder. Locale examples: en_US, en_GB.
Windows
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator <YEAR>\Presets\<locale>\Swatches\Color Books\ Program Files may ask for an administrator. Locale examples: en_US, en_GB.
Superluxe Merch is not affiliated with Adobe or Pantone.
Download the .acb libraries
Download Solid Coated, Solid Uncoated, or the ZIP of both. Keep the original filenames.
These are not ASE files. Do not rename them or open them as documents.
Quit Illustrator and copy into Color Books
Quit Adobe Illustrator completely before copying. Closing documents leaves the app running.
Mac: Illustrator menu, Quit, or Command-Q. Windows: File, Exit, then confirm it is not still in the system tray.
/Applications/Adobe Illustrator <YEAR>/Presets/<locale>/Swatches/Color Books/ Finder may show Presets.localized. Put the files in Color Books, not the parent Swatches folder.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator <YEAR>\Presets\<locale>\Swatches\Color Books\ Program Files may ask for an administrator. Put the files in Color Books, not the parent Swatches folder.
Restart and open Color Books
- Relaunch Adobe Illustrator.
- Open Window → Swatch Libraries → Color Books.
- Choose PANTONE Solid Coated-V4 or PANTONE Solid Uncoated-V4.
If a library is missing, it is in the wrong year, the wrong locale, or the parent Swatches folder.
Check critical color in a physical book
Use the library for the spot name. For a color that has to match on press, compare a current physical Pantone coated or uncoated swatch book.
Superluxe Merch is not affiliated with Adobe or Pantone.