Pantone™ PMS 5145 C

If your project requires prototypes or concept models that visually align with brand standards, specifying Pantone PMS 5145 C ensures everyone is targeting the same reference color. For early physical samples, order the color in spray paint, brush-in-cap bottles, or other suitable paint formats available. This lets you evaluate color appearance on your actual materials and under anticipated lighting, which is critical as matte and gloss finishes can shift the perceived color. Pantone PMS 5145 C is best used for projects where visual match to the brand color is more important than substrate-specific performance at this stage.

For brand approval workflows, ordering a small sample of Pantone PMS 5145 C helps you evaluate whether the color is visually acceptable on your specific substrate and under real lighting conditions before launching a larger project. This step reduces the risk of costly rework or brand disagreement, especially since lighting, finish, and substrate can all affect how PMS 5145 C appears. Always confirm acceptance with stakeholders before committing to large volumes to ensure alignment with brand expectations.

Pantone PMS 5145 C is a proprietary color within the Pantone Matching System and does not have an exact equivalent in other paint brand palettes. Most paint companies use their own unique color systems, so cross-referencing is generally not exact. If your brand or client specifies PMS 5145 C, order paint that is custom formulated to this Pantone standard rather than trying to find a 'close match' from another brand. This helps maintain visual consistency in professional branded displays or components.

Whether a primer is needed for Pantone PMS 5145 C depends on your surface and paint type. For best results, primer is recommended on bare, porous, or glossy substrates to improve adhesion and achieve accurate color appearance. Primers may also help achieve uniform coverage, especially with muted purple shades like PMS 5145 C. Review the substrate and paint compatibility for your project, and consult any available primer guidance resources. Testing a sample with and without primer can help determine the best approach for your material and finish.

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 5145 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 5145 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.