PANTONE® COTTON SWATCH CARD 18-4522 TCX Colonial Blue

PANTONE® 18-4522 TCX Colonial Blue

PANTONE® 18-4522 TCX Colonial Blue 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, balanced appearance, Colonial Blue is a relevant shade for contemporary fashion, home-textile and interior collections. The color reads as fresh, modern, clear and premium. Its balanced combination of color effect, material reference and clear TCX system logic makes it particularly suitable for high-quality textile applications.

• Color Family: Blue-Green
• Color System: PANTONE® Fashion, Home + Interiors
• Material Standard: Cotton TCX
• Color Effect: fresh, modern, clear, premium

The color number 18-4522 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
• 45 – Hue: a green to blue-green hue area
• 22 – Chroma: a soft to medium saturation

Color family

Within the PANTONE® system, Colonial Blue is classified as part of the Blue-Green color family. The combination of cool blue elements and fresh green nuances gives the color its modern, maritime and natural appearance. As a result, the shade appears more dynamic than classic greens while remaining more harmonious than many technical turquoise tones.

In combination with

the following shades let Colonial Blue produce a modern, premium and maritime color palette:

• off-white
• sand and natural tones
• warm greys
• Navy Blue
• light wood tones
• natural materials
• muted blue and green shades