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By Jeremy Losek, Mar 23rd, 2023

Color Selection


Mold in color plastic is an excellent way to ensure long lasting, unfading color that is more than skin deep. The final appearance of your injection-molded part is important. The correct color will help with branding and attracting the attention of consumers. ICOMold by Fathom offers a variety of secondary processes to ensure the correct color, including painting and plating. However, these secondary processes can be costly and add extra days or weeks to the project time line. Paint is only a surface treatment, susceptible to chips, scratches, and chemicals. Mold in color plastic will have a uniform color throughout the part. The color will not chip or fade away as it would when the paint layer fails.

ICOMold by Fathom offers the list of standard colors for plastic parts shown below. The appearance of these colors on the screen may vary depending on the color calibration of your device. Pantone Matching System, or PMS, codes can be used for more accurate molding color.

Advantages of Mold in Color Plastic:

  • Solid coloring all the way through the part.
  • Mold-in-Color will not chip or fade like paint.
  • Accurate color matching with our plastic color code system.

The experts at ICOMold by Fathom can help you select the perfect molding color. Here are a few facts to keep in mind:  

  • Mold in color plastic is not guaranteed to be an exact match. Customers are responsible for verifying that the test parts meet the desired color requirements.
  • Some colorants may not be compatible with the plastic base resin selected.
  • Adding a colorant to base resin may alter the resin property. The altered properties could affect any or all of the following ratings: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) US Pharmacopeia (USP), Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
  • Customers are responsible for ensuring that the colorant/resin combination selected meets their requirements.

Speak with the experts at ICOMold before starting your next injection-molding project to select the perfect molding color. Standard colors are shown below. The appearance of the colors shown below may vary depending on the display calibration of your device or monitor.

Color PMS Color Code Color Name
PMS-None White
PMS-Black Black
PMS-7436 Pale Pink
PMS-172 Orange
PMS-809 Safety Green
PMS-2915 Aquatic Blue
PMS Light Blue Light Blue
PMS-465 Pebble
PMS Cool Gray 6 Ice Gray
PMS-211 Pink
PMS-804 Safety Orange
PMS-367 Lime
PMS-279 Carolina Blue
PMS-5425 Stonewashed Blue
PMS-468 Natural
PMS-5635 Stonewashed Green
PMS-430 Graphite
PMS-213 Wow Pink
PMS-1585 Athletic Orange
PMS-347 Shamrock Green
PMS-660 Palace Blue
PMS-646 Denim Blue
PMS-Warm Gray 3 Sand
PMS-5815 Fatigue Green
PMS-Cool Gray 11 Smoke Gray
PMS-207 Deep Red
PMS-106 Yellow
PMS-340 Kelly Green
PMS-640 Sapphire
PMS-281 Twilight Blue
PMS-7533 Dark Chocolate
PMS-5535 Deep Forest
PMS-208 Cardinal
PMS-1205 Daffodil Yellow
PMS-3282 Jade
PMS-633 Teal
PMS-662 Deep Royal
PMS-505 Maroon
PMS-137 Gold
PMS-2635 lavender
PMS-2685 Purple
PMS-289 Navy
PMS-470 Texas Orange
PMS-7403 Gold Nugget
PMS-7452 Violet
PMS-2623 Winterberry
PMS-7457 Deep Navy

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