Pantone™ PMS 8701 C

The finish you select for Pantone PMS 8701 C can significantly change how the color appears in use. Gloss finishes make metallic colors like PMS 8701 C appear brighter and more vivid, reflecting more light but also showing surface imperfections more clearly. Satin finishes create a softer look and reduce glare, while matte finishes minimize reflections and make colors seem more muted and less intense. Always consider lighting, substrate, and the desired level of visual impact when choosing a finish for consistent brand presentation.

Ordering Pantone PMS 8701 C as a standard match is a good choice for most brand-facing displays, signage, prototypes, or marketing environments where the Pantone code is the specified target. Use a standard match when visual alignment with Pantone references is the main goal, rather than matching to an existing product or finish. This approach works well for displays, brand activations, or concept models where fast, consistent color is more important than matching to old materials or unknown coatings.

Pantone PMS 8701 C should not be used as a specification for touching up existing items or coatings. Pantone colors identify a target color but do not specify surface sheen, substrate, or the original application method. As a result, using PMS 8701 C for touch-up can result in mismatches in color and finish, especially on metallic surfaces. For existing items, color should be matched directly from a physical sample under the intended lighting conditions to achieve the closest result.

To achieve accurate and durable results with Pantone PMS 8701 C, select paint designed for either interior or exterior use based on where your project will be placed. For indoor displays, exhibitions, or prototypes, interior paint options will provide the necessary appearance and performance. For signage or brand materials exposed to weather, specify an exterior-grade paint to ensure durability and maintain color consistency. Always confirm your requirements with the paint supplier before ordering to ensure the best fit for the project environment.

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 8701 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 8701 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.