, Electrical Engineer, Aspiring entrepreneur, UCSD '14 livign in San Diego. I think it's around 4 million Yens per year, which translates to ~40,000 USD.
Definition of COLOR CHIP. : a small usually paper sample representing a color. ADVERTISEMENT. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.
In separate swatch or chip books, Pantone shows you how their colors look on coated, uncoated, and matte paper. Therefore you have the number of the color (for example, PANTONE Red 032) followed by a suffix, which indicates on what stock your PANTONE Color is meant to be printed.