Obtain a free Pantone Color Finder (e.g., from a ink supplier or the official Pantone website's color picker).
If you are a graphic designer, printer, or brand manager, you have likely hit a frustrating wall recently. You opened Adobe Illustrator expecting to find your trusty Pantone swatch library (such as Pantone Solid Coated or Pantone Solid Uncoated), only to see grayed-out files, missing swatches, or ominous "Not Available" error messages.
Have questions about a specific Pantone library (Neons, Pastels, Metallics, or CMYK Bridge)? Leave a comment below, or check our companion guide: "How to Convert Pantone to CMYK Without Losing Quality."
: In Illustrator, go to Window > Extensions > Pantone Connect .
