diff --git a/arcade/types.py b/arcade/types.py
index 261e968af..b238cacc9 100644
--- a/arcade/types.py
+++ b/arcade/types.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def from_iterable(cls, iterable: Iterable[int]) -> "Color":
 
         if _a:
             if len(_a) > 1:
-                raise ValueError("iterable must unpack to 3 or 3 values")
+                raise ValueError("iterable must unpack to 3 or 4 values")
             a = _a[0]
         else:
             a = 255