Pantone Color Library

Why are the pantone colors in illustrator cc based on Lab mode and can I change the whole library to be based on CMYK as it was in cs5? When I create a pdf in cc and email it, some of the recipients see it as a solid black shape. I think that they may be using an older version of Acrobat reader because it does not seem to be happening to everyone. Thanks.

TR Wilkens wrote:
Why are the pantone colors in illustrator cc based on Lab mode?
Adobe (and Corel) made that change because Pantone made that change. They are merely staying in step with the official Pantone color definitions.
Can I change the whole library to be based on CMYK as it was in cs5?
Yes. See the "Recommendations" section in the below link. It also explains the color change.
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/pantone-plus.html
--OB

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