What color to piant the prep walls

[amybest222]

Looking to paint the prep dept and we were wondering if there is a specific color grey. a Benjamin Moore color perhaps?
You direction would be appreciated.
Our monitors are calibrated with eye one match but always seem to fall short on the luminacne part.
Also what lighting would you reccomend for the ceiling? thanks

[tmiller_iluvprinting]

Munsell Gray N7 or N8 GTI Munsell Neutral Gray Paint | RPimaging.com - Color Communication Experts
Most paint suppliers should have this or an acceptable substitute.
Regards,
Todd

[amybest222]

Do you know if Benjamin Moore or Behr makes something compatible? little pricey but Ill pass it on thanks!

[tmiller_iluvprinting]

It is pricey, try this link: Re: Neutral gray paint for color environment and accurate color viewing conditions
I believe there is a recipe for Behr.
Regards,
Todd

[tmiller_iluvprinting]

Just out of curiosity, I would have thought that Munsell Gray walls would have been a requirement of the Pantone Certified Printer Program, or at least included in the audit?
Regards,
Todd

[amybest222]

well the moniors/lightbooths/press room lightbooths are all in calibration.. they never said anything about the walls.. we have veiwing booths in in the prep and press rooms..We just need to put some fresh paint and i was pointing out that my luminance fluctuates monitor to monitor ... (lighting also) what lighting do you use above the macs? or are you using hoods?

[amybest222]

Didnt see that in the audit, we have a written audit and mentions nothing about the walls. Just that there are proprer veiwing enviroments.

[tmiller_iluvprinting]

All our lighting in our prepress area is 5000ºK. We don't use any overhead lighting, our lighting is mainly under cabinet lighting. I use a GTI Desktop Viewer and we have a GTI Stand alone light booth. All our press consoles are 5000ºK also. We light them all with GTI lamps(prepress & pressroom.) We do not use hoods because the lighting is subdued.

I would have thought that Pantone's audit would include wall color.....our production areas look like the inside of a submarine!
Regards,
Todd

[amybest222]

Pantone suggests 6500k thats what our booths are, same in the press room. Mark G from pantone jsut sent me this information. Thaks for all the comments!
Hi Amy,

Munsell N 8/ Nn Match | Paint Colors | Myperfectcolor

This is Benjamin Moore’s color match to Munsell N8. I cannot find N7 on their page.

[gordo]

Pantone suggests 6500k thats what our booths are, same in the press room.

Strange. Did you ask Pantone why 6500k when ISO 3664: 2000 - the standard for viewing conditions for graphic technologies and professional photography specifies 5000k?

best, gordo