Pantone™ PMS 3288 U

PMS 3288 U is a Pantone color reference, not a paint product specification. Safety characteristics, VOC content, and handling requirements depend on the specific paint format you select, such as spray paint or another coating type.

Before use, always review the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for the exact product you order. Follow the manufacturer instructions for ventilation, protective equipment, surface preparation, and disposal. Do not assume that all paints matched to PMS 3288 U share the same safety profile.

PMS 3288 U is intended as a brand color target, not a touch-up or repair reference. If you need touch-up-grade accuracy to an existing painted surface, a Pantone-based match is usually not the correct path.

For touch-up requirements, the recommended approach is to send a physical part or sample for custom color matching. This allows the match to account for the original coating, substrate, aging, and sheen, which a Pantone reference alone cannot capture.

Pantone books are printed color reference standards, while PMS 3288 U paint is a liquid coating applied to a surface. Differences in sheen, film thickness, substrate, and lighting can cause the painted result to look different from the book chip.

The Pantone book should be treated as a visual target, not an absolute guarantee of appearance. For brand-critical projects, it is important to evaluate a real paint sample on the actual material and under expected lighting conditions.

Sampling is strongly recommended when PMS 3288 U will be used in high-visibility brand applications, large installations, or projects requiring formal brand approval.

You should also sample when the color will appear on multiple substrates, under specific lighting environments, or when coverage and hide need to be confirmed. Reviewing a physical sample helps reduce brand risk before committing to full production.

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 3288 U. 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 3288 U 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.