Pantone™ PMS 3995 C

When specifying PMS 3995 C for pop-ups or retail installations, consider durability, lighting, and sampling. This color has a low LRV of 10.66, which means it may appear darker under typical indoor lighting or on large surfaces. Evaluate PMS 3995 C samples under your installed lighting and in the intended finish to confirm appearance before full deployment. Choosing an appropriate paint system and surface preparation can help meet brand standards for visual consistency and wear resistance. Sampling is especially important for expansive or high-visibility brand spaces.

PMS 3995 C is sensitive to sheen. Higher-sheen finishes like gloss or semi-gloss will increase the perceived brightness and intensity of its yellow-green tones, while matte or flat finishes can make the color appear more subdued. When selecting a sheen, consider viewing distance, substrate, and the visual intent of your brand project. For high-traffic areas or where durability is required, a higher-sheen may be preferred, but always evaluate a physical sample in your specific context before ordering for large-scale use.

Yes, matching PMS 3995 C exactly across various substrates and finishes can be challenging. As a brand color, PMS 3995 C can shift in appearance depending on the paint sheen, application method, and lighting. The yellow-green chroma and lower LRV can make minor variations more noticeable, especially on large surfaces. MyPerfectColor formulates each order to match the Pantone reference, but evaluating a sample on your target material and under final lighting is important to ensure the result aligns with your brand intent.

Not all plastics accept paint equally, and adhesion issues are common with low-energy surfaces. When applying PMS 3995 C to plastic, testing on the actual substrate is recommended before any full-scale production. Priming with a suitable adhesion promoter may be required. Always confirm adhesion and color appearance by sampling PMS 3995 C on the finished surface type in the desired sheen and under target lighting conditions to achieve a visually accurate, brand-consistent result.

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 3995 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 3995 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.