change colour of bitmap layer

[dre.]

HOLA!!! So, I prefer designer, being a vector/pantone fanboy. I have an image, it's got a few layers. I want to change the colour of a layer but specifically to a certain pantone colour. Recolour allows me to change the colour but it does not give me the precision of choosing a swatch colour from the pantone list (or I cannot see how to do this). 

I have tried a new layer but that didn't work, (or clearly i don't know what I am doing  )

The layer is a specific size and shape so a blanket layer over the entire image is not what I want. Any ideas how to choose a specific pantone colour to change the colour? 

[NotMyFault]

You can add a fill layer (or big rectangular shape in Designer) in the intended Pantone color, and change the blend mode to color. Nest it to the layer to limit its reach.

Edit: This approach preserves the luminosity of the layer, e.g. white stays white. If you want a solid fill of a singl3 color, NathanC’s method is the way to go (see below).

[NathanC]

Alternatively, with the layer selected you can set a Colour Overlay in the FX panel and change the Colour dropdown to 'Swatches', this will then allow you to select a colour from the Pantone swatches.

[thomaso]

Or assign the wanted Pantone swatch as Fill Colour to the image layer.
In a CMYK document you can additionally activate the K Only button in the Context Toolbar.

[dre.]

7 hours ago, NathanC said:

Alternatively, with the layer selected you can set a Colour Overlay in the FX panel and change the Colour dropdown to 'Swatches', this will then allow you to select a colour from the Pantone swatches.

Thanks, this seemed to work for me  The other "options" didn't work with my intricate design where I only wanted to colour part of the project that was on a separate layer.