"Mocha Mousse may be a classic exemplar of enshittification"
Pantone inadvertently got it spot on by choosing the mid-brown Mocha Mousse as its 2025 colour of the year, writes Michelle Ogundehin. More
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"Unpretentious" Mocha Mousse named Pantone's colour of the year 2025
Colour specialist Pantone has announced Mocha Mousse as its 2025 colour of the year – a chocolatey brown hue selected to reflect the importance of "little treat culture". More
"Peach is the right colour, but for all the wrong reasons"
By choosing Peach Fuzz as its Colour of the Year Pantone has celebrated passivity – when what the world really needs in 2024 is bravery and honesty, writes Michelle Ogundehin. More
"Compassionate and nurturing" Peach Fuzz named as Pantone Colour of the Year 2024
Colour specialist Pantone has announced Peach Fuzz as its 2024 colour of the year, a subtle orangey hue that was chosen to express a yearning for community and cosiness during uncertain times. More
Ten interiors tickled pink with Color of the Year Viva Magenta
For our latest lookbook, we've cherry-picked 10 interiors clad in shades that recall Viva Magenta after American colour company Pantone named the bright pink hue as its Color of the Year for 2023. More
"Brave and fearless" Viva Magenta named Pantone Color of the Year 2023
A hot pink called Viva Magenta that is reminiscent of blush has been named as 2023 colour of the year by the American colour company Pantone. More
Float sofa by Ellison Studios
Dezeen Showroom: Float is a 1970s-inspired sofa designed by Australian design brand Ellison Studios in collaboration with Pantone, which boasts a warm shade of brown. More
"It's time to reconsider the whole colour of the year carnival"
With its choice of a shade of purple, which it claims is blue, as colour of the year, Pantone has once again failed to use the opportunity to talk meaningfully about how colour reflects moments, says Michelle Ogundehin.
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Pantone names Very Peri as its colour of the year 2022
Very Peri, described by colour company Pantone as "a periwinkle shade of blue," has been named colour of the year for 2022. The purple hue was informed by the rise of the metaverse, as well as the impact of coronavirus lockdowns. More
Pantone selects two shades as its colours of the year for 2021
Ultimate Gray and Illuminating, an "optimistic" hue of yellow, are the two shades that Pantone has named as its colours of the year for 2021. More
"I applaud Pantone for using colour to highlight social issues" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Pantone's latest shade of red and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Pantone releases taboo-breaking Period red colour
Colour company Pantone and health brand Intimina have collaborated to create an "active and adventurous" red colour to start a positive conversation around periods. More
Pantone unveils over 300 new trend-based colours
A hot pink called Viva Magenta and an icy blue named Frozen Fjord are among the 315 new hues that American colour company Pantone has added to its roster of shades. More
"In choosing blue, Pantone has missed the mark once more"
Pantone played it safe and still missed the mark by picking Classic Blue as its colour of the year for 2020, says Michelle Ogundehin. More
Six interiors with pops of Pantone's 2020 colour of the year Classic Blue
Classic Blue is the colour of 2020, according to Pantone. Here are six interiors that already make the most of the bold shade. More
Classic Blue is Pantone's colour of the year for 2020
American colour company Pantone has chosen "universal favourite" Classic Blue, or Pantone 19-4052, as its colour of the year for 2020. More
Careers guide: Laurie Pressman describes her path to becoming vice president at Pantone Color Institute
Laurie Pressman began her career merchandising for US department stores, but is now vice president at the Pantone Color Institute. She reveals how she got there for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More
Australian designers suggest Bleached Coral to follow Pantone's "tone deaf" colour of the year
Australian design studio Jack and Huei has proposed Bleached Coral as the colour of the year for 2020, claiming that Pantone's shade for this year Living Coral fails to highlight the ongoing destruction of coral reefs. More
"Pantone's colour of the year harks of naivety, not optimism"
Pantone's Living Coral shade can't be a harbinger of positivity, says Michelle Ogundehin, when real coral reefs are being devastated by global warming. More
Five interiors that make use of Pantone's colour of the year Living Coral
Living Coral is the colour of 2019, according to Pantone. Here's a look at five contemporary interiors that have already put the striking shade to good use. More