Category Archives: Color Of The Year

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2024

What is PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz? PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others. It’s a velvety gentle peach tone whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul. “In seeking a hue that echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection, we chose a color radiant with warmth and modern elegance. […]

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2023

What is Viva Magenta? Pantone’s Color of the Year, Viva Magenta 18-1750, vibrates with vim and vigor. It is a shade rooted in nature descending from the red family and expressive of a new signal of strength. Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, and a pulsating color whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, […]

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2022

ANNOUNCING THE PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR 2022 Displaying a carefree confidence and a daring curiosity that animates our creative spirit, inquisitive and intriguing PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri helps us to embrace this altered landscape of possibilities, opening us up to a new vision as we rewrite our lives. Rekindling gratitude for some of the […]

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2021

PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray + PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating, two independent colors that highlight how different elements come together to support one another, best express the mood for Pantone Color of the Year 2021. Practical and rock solid but at the same time warming and optimistic, the union of PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray + PANTONE 13-0647 […]

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2019

ANNOUNCING THE PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR 2019 PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral An animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment. In reaction […]

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2018

Colour of the Year 2018

Inventive and imaginative, Ultra Violet lights the way to what is yet to come. ANNOUNCING PANTONE 18-3838 ULTRA VIOLET, PANTONE® COLOUR OF THE YEAR 2018. A dramatically provocative and thoughtful purple shade, PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet communicates originality, ingenuity, and visionary thinking that points us toward the future. Complex and contemplative, Ultra Violet suggests the mysteries […]

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2016

A softer take on color for 2016: For the first time, the blending of two shades – Rose Quartz and Serenity are chosen as the PANTONE Color of the Year As consumers seek mindfulness and well-being as an antidote to modern day stresses, welcoming colors that psychologically fulfill our yearning for reassurance and security are […]

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2015

A UNIFYING ELEMENT The impactful, full-bodied qualities of Marsala make for an elegant, grounded statement colour when used on its own or as a strong accent to many other colours. A TASTEFUL HUE Much like the fortified wine that gives Marsala its name, this tasteful hue embodies the satisfying richness of a fulfilling meal while […]

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2014

PANTONE 18-3224 Radiant Orchid, a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple, is the colour of the year for 2014. “While the 2013 colour of the year, PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid reaches across the colour wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the imagination,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive […]