Color Guides

February 12th, 2025

FLEXO COLOR GUIDE EDITION XI

GPI is pleased to announce that Edition XI of the FLEXO Color Guide will be available for sale and distribution at the end of February.

Online ordering will be available as it was previously with the Edition X Guide.

The Edition XI Standard Guide Pricing (which include the Kraft brown and mottled white substrates) are as follows:

  • $120 Per Guide (for orders under 10)
  • $100 Per Guide (orders for 10 or more)

Background

The FLEXO Color Guide was initiated in 1949 by the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute (GCMI), now known as the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI).  Ink samples are printed on actual corrugated liner board, using current mill production roll stock, taking the guesswork out of printing your corrugated boxes.


GPI would like to thank the following companies and organizations for their technical assistance and donations of materials for the Editions XI publication.


PAPER: Smurfit-Westrock


INKS: American Inks & Technology, Flint Group, INX International Ink Co., Quantum Ink and Sun Chemical Corporation


INKS FOR COVER PAGE: Siegwerk


PRINTING: Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University

CONVERTING: Art Laminating

SHEETING: Fortis Solutions


PRESS: OMET VaryFlex 530 Narrow Web Flexo Press


ANILOX ROLLERS: Harper Corporation, 240cpi 7.6 BCM, 240cpi 8.0 BCM PRINT RUN Q&A: SGS & Co.


BOX DONATION: International Paper


COVER ARTWORK/DESIGN: Dynamic Dies, Inc.


The Edition XI Flexo Color Guide is a product of the Glass Packaging Institute’s Color Guide Subcommittee, comprised of the following member companies and organizations in alphabetical order: American Inks & Technology, Dynamic Dies, Inc., Fibre Box Association, Flint Group, Georgia-Pacific LLC, International Paper, INX International Ink Co., Packaging Corporation of America, Printex Corp., Quantum Ink, Smurfit-Westrock & Sun Chemical Corporation


The Edition XI Color Guide contains 46 colors printed on white top and natural kraft stock. The colors in this Guide represent all of the 42 inks printed onto the Edition X Standard Guide, along with the addition of four additional inks. While all inks were tested for purposes of tolerances and consistency throughout the print run, due to advances in printing and ink quality these colors may appear different from previous Editions.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Bryan Vickers at bvickers@pacellp.com for questions about bulk orders, discounts, shipping or any other questions on color guides.