Pantone™ PMS 218 C

PMS 218 C is a highly saturated magenta, which means it may require additional coats to achieve full, uniform coverage, especially over contrasting or uneven surfaces. For best visual consistency with PMS 218 C, plan to apply extra coats and consider starting with a white or color-appropriate primer to improve hide.

When specifying PMS 218 C for a project, select an interior paint for brand displays, signage, or marketing elements used indoors, and choose an exterior-rated paint when the finished piece will be exposed to sunlight, weather, or fluctuating temperatures. Confirm the intended use and select the paint type designed for that environment to ensure color durability and performance.

PMS 218 C is defined by the Pantone Matching System, but its appearance can vary depending on the material, finish, and lighting. Bright colors like PMS 218 C are more challenging to match consistently across substrates, so it is important to evaluate a real sample in your intended conditions. MyPerfectColor specializes in matching vivid Pantone colors in paint but expect small differences from digital or paper references, especially on non-standard surfaces.

Painting plastics or low energy surfaces with PMS 218 C matched paint often requires a specialty primer to achieve good adhesion. Because plastics vary widely, always test the paint and primer combination on your actual substrate before full production. This helps ensure the desired color appearance and durability for your branded application.

Unfortunately, no.

Some manufacturers specify Pantone colors as touch up for their products, but Pantone does not work well as a proxy for a touch-up solution (for a litany of reasons such as it doesn't include sheen and Pantone color tolerances are not tight enough for touch up). When we match Pantone colors we are matching to a swatch in a Pantone book - not to your product.

The only way we can provide a touch-up solution for your product is for you send us a part. We would use the part to create a touch-up grade match. Unfortunately, there isn't an effective way to 'spec' the color well enough to produce a touch up without the part.

Read more about using Pantone for touch-up.

Learn more about our paint color matching service.

To make spray paint matched to Pantone PMS 218 C. MyPerfectColor uses an acrylic enamel which is a fast-drying durable coating suitable for interior or exterior use. MyPerfectColor custom spray paint enables you to conveniently achieve a professional spray-smooth finish in any color in any sheen. It sticks well to most surfaces including metal, plastics, powder-coatings, cabinets and primed or previously painted wood.

The 11oz spray will cover about 20 square feet per coat. Keep in mind that it is difficult to gauge how much spray you'll need as it is highly dependent on how it is applied. It is better to have too much than run short.

While MyPerfectColor can provide PMS 218 C in paint, we don't provide any crossover information. We've found that every paint company offers its own unique selection of colors and rarely does a color have an exact equivalent in another company's color collection, especially for a color collection like Pantone which is designed for bright colors and inks.