PANTONE® COTTON SWATCH CARD 19-1241 TCX Tortoise Shell

PANTONE® 19-1241 TCX Tortoise Shell

PANTONE® 19-1241 TCX Tortoise 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 medium, balanced appearance, Tortoise Shell is a relevant shade for contemporary fashion, home-textile and interior collections. The color reads as warm, lively, friendly and active. Its balanced combination of color effect, material reference and clear TCX system logic makes it particularly suitable for high-quality textile applications.

• Color Family: Orange
• Color System: PANTONE® Fashion, Home + Interiors
• Material Standard: Cotton TCX
• Color Effect: warm, lively, friendly, active

The color number 19-1241 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:

• 19 – Lightness: a medium to dark color value
• 12 – Hue: a warm red-to-brown hue area
• 41 – Chroma: a medium to strong saturation

Color family

Within the PANTONE® system, Tortoise Shell is classified as part of the Orange color family. Orange shades convey warmth, activity and an open, friendly character. They can add energy to collections while also supporting natural or urban color worlds.

In combination with

Combined with the following shades, Tortoise Shell produces a warm, active and modern color palette:

• natural white
• sand
• camel
• brown
• warm grey
• denim blue
• muted greens