The PANTONE FHI Supplement Cotton Passport, 175 Colors, also known as the Dualities Expansion Pack, expands the professional Pantone Fashion, Home + Interiors colour system with 175 carefully curated textile colours. Developed for designers, colour specialists, product developers, merchandisers and manufacturers, it introduces two distinctive palettes: New Age Pastels with 98 soft, contemporary shades and The Shadows with 77 deep monochromatic tones.
Together, the palettes express the dual character of modern colour direction. New Age Pastels reinterprets familiar pastel families through serene, muted nuances with a sophisticated contemporary feel. The Shadows explores darker values with depth, restraint and dramatic presence. Each palette works independently, while their combination creates a balanced colour library spanning calm, refinement, contrast and intensity.
Professional colour communication requires more than visual inspiration. Teams need a reliable physical colour reference that supports consistent decisions from initial concept to production. The Pantone FHI system provides a shared colour language for fashion, textiles, soft home goods and interiors, helping design, sourcing, manufacturing and retail teams communicate colour accurately across locations and supply chains.
Presented in a stylish collector’s box, the supplement uses a compact accordion format that allows the 2,625 existing FHI colours and 175 new additions to be viewed together. This broad chromatic overview supports palette building, colour comparison, range planning and the identification of subtle transitions. All colours are arranged in precise chromatic order for fast, intuitive navigation.
Each page contains 65 cotton chips measuring 1.5 x 1 cm, mounted on non-optically brightened paper. The neutral background helps reduce visual interference during colour assessment. An included white mask isolates individual chips, making it easier to evaluate a selected colour without neighbouring shades influencing perception. This supports more controlled colour decisions in studios, buying meetings, supplier presentations and sample reviews.
The physical cotton format is particularly valuable for textile workflows because colour changes with fibre, surface, light and material structure. Screens are useful for digital communication, but cannot fully reproduce the appearance of colour on fabric. Cotton colour standards let professionals assess hue, value and chromatic relationships in a material-relevant format before translating a selection into apparel, accessories, upholstery, soft furnishings or printed textiles.
Fashion teams can develop seasonal palettes, coordinate collections and refine colour stories. Product developers can align shades across categories and communicate clearer specifications to suppliers, while textile and interior professionals gain a recognised reference for samples, printed fabrics and soft home products.
Accurate colour specification reduces ambiguity. Instead of relying on subjective descriptions such as “soft blue” or “warm grey”, teams can refer to a defined Pantone colour standard. This can improve communication, shorten approval processes and reduce avoidable resampling. Final production colours should always be checked on the intended material and under controlled lighting, but a recognised colour reference system provides a stronger foundation for consistency.
The supplement is designed to enhance the Pantone FHI Cotton Passport, which is sold separately. It is ideal for professionals who already use the Passport and want access to the latest 175 FHI colours in a compact, highly visual format. From tranquil pastels to expressive shadow tones, the collection combines inspiration with specification and helps creative and technical teams move from colour idea to colour decision with greater clarity and control.
Key Benefits
- 175 new Pantone FHI textile colours
- 98 New Age Pastels and 77 colours from The Shadows
- Supports colour inspiration, specification, matching and evaluation
- Possibility to display the 2,625 existing colours plus 175 new shades together
- Physical cotton chips on non-optically brightened paper
- White mask for isolated colour assessment
- Compact accordion format for studio work and travel
- Suitable for apparel, textiles, soft home goods and interiors
- Supports consistent communication across teams and suppliers
FAQ
What is included in the PANTONE FHI Supplement Cotton Passport?
It contains 175 cotton colours: 98 New Age Pastels and 77 shades from The Shadows, presented in a compact accordion format and collector’s box.
Is the Pantone FHI Cotton Passport included?
No. This product is an expansion supplement for the Pantone FHI Cotton Passport, which is sold separately.
Which industries can use this colour supplement?
It is suitable for fashion, textiles, apparel, accessories, textile printing, soft home goods, interiors, merchandising and product development.
Can the cotton chips be used for final production approval?
They provide a professional reference for colour specification and evaluation. Final approval should be made on the intended production material under controlled lighting.
Why are the chips mounted on non-optically brightened paper?
The neutral background helps reduce visual distortion when colours are compared and evaluated.
How does the white mask improve colour evaluation?
It isolates one cotton chip from surrounding shades, reducing the influence of neighbouring colours.