Pantone™ PMS 422 C

The texture of your substrate can influence how Pantone PMS 422 C looks once applied. A smooth, glossy surface may make PMS 422 C appear slightly darker and more saturated due to higher reflectivity, while a matte or textured surface can cause the color to look lighter or less saturated because of diffuse light and increased shadowing. For brand applications needing consistency, always test PMS 422 C on your actual substrate and finish to confirm you are satisfied with how the gray appears under real lighting conditions. Texture changes can shift both the lightness and the underlying blue undertone of PMS 422 C.

If you have a tight timeline and require Pantone PMS 422 C in a hurry, expedited production options may be available at checkout. Because deadlines are critical on brand projects, we recommend contacting MyPerfectColor before ordering to confirm production schedules and delivery options for PMS 422 C. This helps ensure you receive the color format you need when you need it, without risk of missing your marketing or event launch date.

Pantone PMS 422 C is selected by brands to ensure their visual identity remains consistent across all displays, signage, and environments. Because Pantone PMS codes are standardized color targets, specifying PMS 422 C allows vendors and fabricators to reproduce the same cool, muted gray on different materials and formats. This reliable color communication is key to building a recognizable brand presence, reducing ambiguity and ensuring professional, unified results in all branded applications.

For consistent results with Pantone PMS 422 C on large areas, plan your application technique to avoid visible seams or patchy coverage. Use the same product, finish, and batch throughout the project, and apply enough coats to achieve full coverage, particularly on varied or porous substrates. Maintain a wet edge when spraying or rolling PMS 422 C and review the work under the intended lighting to catch any variation early. Testing your chosen finish on a sample area can help confirm uniform appearance before committing to the full space.

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 422 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 422 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.