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What is Pantone TPG?

Also known as: Textile Paper Green

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TPG stands for Textile Paper Green: Pantone's textile colour library printed on paper, which replaced the older TPX. Useful for design boards, not for approving dyed colour.

How does Pantone TPG differ from TCX?

TPG carries Pantone's textile colours as ink on paper. It is lighter and cheaper than the cotton (TCX) guide, which makes it practical for mood boards and early palette work. But ink on paper and dye on cotton are physically different, so the same reference can look different between the two; production colour is approved on fabric, against a TCX swatch or a lab dip. TPG replaced the older paper library, TPX, so references in older brand books may need looking up in Pantone Connect before they are sent to a mill.

When should a designer use TPG?

A designer builds a season's colour story from a TPG fan deck at the desk, then checks every pick against the TCX cotton guide under D65 before writing the references into the tech pack.

Related terms

Pantone TCX
TCX stands for Textile Cotton eXtended: Pantone's textile colour library dyed on cotton fabric, and the usual reference when specifying colour to a dye house or mill.
Pantone TPX
TPX stands for Textile Paper eXtended: the older paper edition of Pantone's textile colours. It has been replaced by TPG, so a TPX reference in an old brand book should be checked in Pantone Connect, and fabric colour specified in TCX, before it goes to a mill.
Metamerism
When two colours match under one light but not under another. A fabric that matches the standard in daylight can look different under store or home lighting.
Strike-off
A small physical print of a textile design produced before committing to a full production run. Used to verify color, registration, scale, and seamlessness on the actual fabric.

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