Pantone  336 colours in Photoshop...

Hi,
I'm trying to turn a CMYK image into a duotone image. Specifically Black and Pantone 2291C.
Pantone 2291 is from the +336 books and for some reason I can't find it when I search the colour libraries in Photoshop.
I haven't had this problem in Illustrator or InDesign.
Would appreciate some help!
Cheers

It could be one of two things.
1. It could be that Photoshop renders things on your screen using different protocols. To check this, use the Information window to read the numerical color values as you hover over an area. If the numbers are the same in both programs, then it's just the way the program is rendering your image and they're actually the same color (they just look different on your screen).
2. You could be using a different color profile for each program. This will come up as different numbers for the same area.

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