diff --git a/rendercv/data/reader.py b/rendercv/data/reader.py
index 51f803e3..3ec548f4 100644
--- a/rendercv/data/reader.py
+++ b/rendercv/data/reader.py
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ def parse_validation_errors(
         "Input should be a valid list": (
             "This field should contain a list of items but it doesn't!"
         ),
+        "value is not a valid color: value must be tuple, list or string": (
+            "This is not a valid color! Here are some examples of valid colors:"
+            ' "red", "#ff0000", "rgb(255, 0, 0)", "hsl(0, 100%, 50%)"'
+        ),
         "value is not a valid color: string not recognised as a valid color": (
             "This is not a valid color! Here are some examples of valid colors:"
             ' "red", "#ff0000", "rgb(255, 0, 0)", "hsl(0, 100%, 50%)"'