PANTONE® COTTON SWATCH CARD 18-4005 TCX Steel Gray

PANTONE® 18-4005 TCX Steel Gray

PANTONE® 18-4005 TCX Steel Gray 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 medium, soft appearance, Steel Gray is a relevant shade for contemporary fashion, home-textile and interior collections. The color reads as neutral, balanced, calm and versatile. Its balanced combination of color effect, material reference and clear TCX system logic makes it particularly suitable for high-quality textile applications.

• Color Family: Neutral / Grey
• Color System: PANTONE® Fashion, Home + Interiors
• Material Standard: Cotton TCX
• Color Effect: neutral, balanced, calm, versatile

The color number 18-4005 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:

• 18 – Lightness: a medium to dark color value
• 40 – Hue: a yellow-green to natural-green hue area
• 05 – Chroma: a soft to medium saturation

Color family

Within the PANTONE® system, Steel Gray is classified as part of the Neutral / Grey color family. Neutral grey and natural shades are an important foundation for timeless, combinable and premium color concepts. They appear calm, balanced and professional.

In combination with

Combined with the following shades, Steel Gray produces a reduced, versatile and premium color palette:

• white
• black
• anthracite
• navy
• beige
• natural tones
• accent colors from blue, green or red