Pantone™ PMS 2162 C

When using Pantone PMS 2162 C paint or spray paint, safety guidance and VOC (volatile organic compound) levels depend on the specific product and format selected. Always review the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for your chosen paint before starting work. Follow all recommended safe handling, ventilation, and personal protective equipment practices provided by the product manufacturer. If you have specific compliance or sensitivity requirements, check those details with the product options before ordering.

Sampling Pantone PMS 2162 C is recommended for high-visibility brand projects, large-scale displays, or any situation where lighting and substrate may affect the color's appearance. If final results will be reviewed by a brand or marketing team, or if the color must be approved under specific lighting, ordering a sample allows you to test the finish and appearance on your actual material before committing to full production. This is especially important for cool blue-violet shades like PMS 2162 C, which can be sensitive to ambient light and surface texture.

Pantone PMS 2162 C includes both a number and a suffix (such as ''C'' for coated), which refer to specific reference swatches in the Pantone system. Always confirm that you are using the correct code and suffix from your brand standards or documentation before ordering paint. Ordering a mismatch in code or series can result in the wrong shade or finish, which may not meet your project''s brand requirements.

Pantone PMS 2162 C paint is custom mixed to order, meaning returns, changes, or cancellations are generally not possible once production has started. Carefully select the product type, sheen, and quantity, and consider sampling if there is any uncertainty about appearance or finish. This approach helps ensure you receive the correct branded color for your project without avoidable delays or additional cost.

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 2162 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 2162 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.