To download and use Pantone colors in Adobe Illustrator today, you must use the Pantone Connect extension from the Adobe Exchange. Adobe phased out most built-in Pantone color books in 2022 due to licensing changes, leaving only a few CMYK and Metallic libraries as standard.
⚠️ This is tedious for many colors and may not be perfectly accurate for printing.
. This meant that the pre-loaded Pantone color libraries designers relied on—like the iconic Solid Coated and Uncoated books—disappeared from newer versions of Illustrator.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [Your Version]\Presets\en_US\Swatches
A few basic Pantone libraries are still built into Illustrator without a subscription. Open the panel ( Window > Swatches ).
To download and use Pantone colors in Adobe Illustrator today, you must use the Pantone Connect extension from the Adobe Exchange. Adobe phased out most built-in Pantone color books in 2022 due to licensing changes, leaving only a few CMYK and Metallic libraries as standard.
⚠️ This is tedious for many colors and may not be perfectly accurate for printing.
. This meant that the pre-loaded Pantone color libraries designers relied on—like the iconic Solid Coated and Uncoated books—disappeared from newer versions of Illustrator.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [Your Version]\Presets\en_US\Swatches
A few basic Pantone libraries are still built into Illustrator without a subscription. Open the panel ( Window > Swatches ).