2013 Pantone Color of the Year Is...

And now the moment we've all been waiting for!  Pantone has announced that the 2013 color of the year will be Emerald!

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This beautiful green is easily paired with other jewel tone.  It has a hint of blue and Pantone has shown some great color ideas pairing it with periwinkles and ocean blues.

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I know green is not for everyone.  Does it work for you?  May this green is a forshadow that there will be more green in our wallets??  Let's hope so!  Go green!

Images via Pantone

Color Seasons

Each December, Pantone publishes its color of the year, which I usually am prompt to report.  They also release each season's colors.  Pantone mostly dictates to the fashion industry but there is usually a quick trickle down into interior and home fashions.  The colors we see in our fashion magazines we also want to see in our shelter magazines and on the shelves of our stores.

I recently took a look at the Fall colors to see an overview of what is currently showing now that we are already in to September and then a look at the Spring projections.  I found them to be very similar, naturally but the subtle differences do reflect the change in the season:

Fall 2012 via Pantone

Spring 2013 via Pantone

Spring has left out the browns and greys and has a more crisp yellow and blue tones.

Do you pay close attention to the seasons' colors or do you stick to your favorites?

Color

I have been thinking about color a lot this week.  It all started on Tuesday during the IntDesignerChat, a twitter chat group that chats about different Interior Design topics every week.  Our topic this week was Color Inspiration Spring 2012 and designers were chatting a mile a minute, as usual.  Spring of course offers its own array of colors in nature every year, but we chatted on some of the trends that have been surfacing in interiors.

We all touched a bit on the color of the year, Tangerine Tango.  Some love it, some really don't.  The general consensus was that it makes a great accent.  One of the most popular mentions was the color grey.  Grey has become the favorite neutral color in the past few years, especially in more metropolitan areas.  Grey has so many subtleties and makes an excellent background for most bold colors, like Tangerine Tango.

This color report from Pantone also shows other colors that work with Tangerine Tango and we will see a lot of in fabrics and furnishings this season.

For more about what designers all over the world had do say on the topic of color, you can read the transcript of the chat here.

Photo by Rebecca Ward.  Other images via IntDesignerChat via Calico Corners.

Pantone's 2012 Color of the Year

It's here!  Finally the time has come to share with you the official color pantone has chosen for 2012: Tangerine Tango!

I love it already!  I love using flashes of orange in my designs and Tangerine Tango has just the right mix of fun and sophistication. 

For the official press release from Pantone, go here.

Image via Pantone

Color of the Year for 2011

I'm here to announce the color of the year for 2011 as announced by Pantone today:

It's called honeysuckle and I think it an appropriately cheery color for the current economical struggles!  Go forth and be cheered!

Turquoise It Is!

Pantone has announced the 2010 color of the year: Turquoise! This calm and relaxing color follows on the heels of 2009's Mimosa yellow. Turquoise brings thoughts of tropical waters and coconut scented breezes. Enjoy!

Read the full article here.

On the Subject of Color

To continue with the discussion of color. Interior Design Magazine published and article stating that Pantone has declared "Mimosa" to be color of the year. They state that, "Pantone chose the warm yellow shade to represent optimism and positivity in an uncertain economy." It is a little bright for my taste but apparently Pantone and Gap have teamed together and you may see it in some of your clothing this year.