Pantone™ PMS 512 C

PMS 512 C is a Pantone Matching System color specified to achieve consistent visual branding across different marketing, display, and environment contexts. By referencing PMS 512 C, teams and vendors can communicate a precise color target regardless of material or production process. This helps create unified, recognizable brand experiences across printed graphics, painted surfaces, and fabricated elements. To achieve the intended effect, evaluate PMS 512 C using both a physical Pantone standard and paint samples in the actual lighting and finish where they will be seen.

Paint matched to Pantone PMS 512 C is made to order to ensure accuracy and fresh materials. Lead time depends on the specific product format you choose, such as spray paint, paint pens, or other formats, and on current production demand. Most orders ship within a few business days, but larger or specialty orders may require additional time. Plan your branding, marketing, or display project schedules with these factors in mind to ensure timely delivery.

Yes, the finish you choose for PMS 512 C can significantly change how the color looks in a branded display or environment. Matte finishes tend to make PMS 512 C appear deeper and more subdued, while glossy finishes can make it look more vivid and slightly lighter. This is due to how light interacts with the surface. For critical brand projects, always compare samples in the intended finish and lighting conditions to confirm the appearance meets your expectations.

Pantone PMS 512 C can be ordered as custom spray paint, paint pens, brush-in-cap bottles, and select liquid paint types suitable for branding and marketing applications. Choose the format that best matches your application method and substrate needs. Custom spray paint is commonly used for displays and signage. For small details or prototype work, paint pens or brush-in-cap bottles provide controlled application. Review the available formats to ensure compatibility with your project requirements.

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 512 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 512 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.