PANTONE® COTTON SWATCH CARD 15-1712 TCX Murex Shell

PANTONE® 15-1712 TCX Murex Shell

PANTONE® 15-1712 TCX Murex Shell is a distinctive shade from the PANTONE® Fashion, Home + Interiors (FHI) color system. It belongs to the Cotton TCX library and serves as a premium cotton color standard for designers, product developers, manufacturers and retailers throughout the international textile and lifestyle industry.

With its light, balanced appearance, Murex Shell is a relevant shade for contemporary fashion, home-textile and interior collections. The color reads as powerful, warm, emotional and present. Its balanced combination of color effect, material reference and clear TCX system logic makes it particularly suitable for high-quality textile applications.

• Color Family: Red
• Color System: PANTONE® Fashion, Home + Interiors
• Material Standard: Cotton TCX
• Color Effect: powerful, warm, emotional, present

The color number 15-1712 TCX uniquely identifies the shade within the PANTONE® Fashion, Home + Interiors system. Its individual components also describe the position of the color within the PANTONE® color space:

• 15 – Lightness: a medium color value
• 17 – Hue: a warm orange-to-terracotta hue area
• 12 – Chroma: a soft to medium saturation

Color family

Within the PANTONE® system, Murex Shell is classified as part of the Red color family. Red shades appear present, emotional and energetic, adding warmth, expressiveness and clear visual recognition to a collection.

In combination with

Combined with the following shades, Murex Shell produces an expressive, warm and premium color palette:

• cream white
• black
• anthracite
• navy
• taupe
• warm beige
• muted rose and brown shades