Pantone Color of the Year

Aquamarine

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Actually, it’s two colors and it’s all about the messaging:

https://www.cnn.com/style/arti.....index.html

Definitely not my favorites and it will be interesting to see if they really trickle down to clothing, home goods, etc.

3 years ago

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Bijou

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Thanks for posting. I have little of these two shades in my current wardrobe. In the 90's and early 2000's I overdosed on grey, so the sunshine yellow has greater appeal to me heading into 2021.

3 years ago

kellygirl

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I think I have a scarf checkered scarf in exactly these colors. It's probably my least worn accessory. I'm not sure what attracted me to it honestly. If I still have it, I will try to wear it tomorrow!

3 years ago

JAileen

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I have a ton of grey in my wardrobe. My hair is grey so the color works for me. Yellow, not so much. The only yellow I have is more like mustard, Gulden’s mustard, that is. I do like yellow and grey together.

3 years ago

slim cat

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I like that particular shade of yellow - but not much of it in my wardrobe.
Grey is grey , nothing else to add .

3 years ago

Gigi

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Ugh, that shade of yellow makes me look like death warmed over. The gray I could maybe do, but I'm really tired of gray.

3 years ago

nuancedream

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I don't wear much gray but I do have a lot of yellow in my wardrobe. I don't dislike the Pantone colors of the year, but I'm not excited about them either. Just don't revisit Serenity Blue and Rose Quartz, please. Perhaps they might work better for home decor.

3 years ago

Joy

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I like the grey and yellow together. A calm of a rainy day, the promise of a sunny day.

3 years ago

rachylou

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Hmm. I had a grey yellow phase like this maybe seven years ago, but then it started to irritate to me. It’s almost too cheerful for me now...

3 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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I thought we’d moved on from grey, at least for home deco, a couple years ago.
The choice of a pair makes me laugh—I imagine them arguing over whether people need pep & zazz & encouragement or the kind of empathy where you crawl right down in the hole with someone who’s hurting

3 years ago

Mohtashim Javed

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2019 COLOR OF THE YEAR IS MY FAV. AN ANIMATING AND LIFE-AFFIRMING CORAL HUE WITH A GOLDEN UNDERTONE THAT ENERGIZES AND ENLIVENS WITH A SOFTER EDGE.

3 years ago

kkards

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Not a fan of the 2 colors separately but love them together. Don’t see them at all for clothing, but i could totally see decorating a room in those colors.

3 years ago

Adela

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I also overdosed on grey in the past, and it doesn't make me happy at the moment. And I don't really wear any yellow except mustard, and even that in small doses. I bought a beautiful yellow bag last year but I just didn't feel great wearing it. Let's see how my opinion will change when I see this combination everywhere

3 years ago

bella

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I like this color combo, especially in home decor. That gray color doesn't translate to fashion very well imo. I don't like its muddy iterations. The happy yellow is more appealing but I don't know if I can wear it next to my face. Maybe a scarf that has both colors? That said, scarves are pretty useless to me this year since I spend practically zero time outside of the home, and I find them fussy for home use.

3 years ago

lyn67

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Love these both- especially together and or with bright whites!

3 years ago

Janet

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I would use the two together for decor — in fact, I’m ahead of the game as that’s what I’ve done with our Airstream. But I don’t wear yellow because I look like death in it, and the grey is...well, grey. It’s an ok color on me but it’s just a basic neutral and not inspiring to me.

3 years ago

Helena

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I visually love this colour combo but really have neither in my wardrobe. I'll enjoy on others!

Like FI, I was a bit surprised at the gray as I though the fashion and design world was trying to move on ... But perhaps like black it's just too easy and classic to shake off, and I'm all for that!

I also agree that these choices reflect the crap shoot that will be 2021! I do think it was a good choice to honour the gloom as well as the optimism of this moment.

3 years ago

hereforthecake

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It feels like these are both colours from the early 2000's. Especially the grey, which is really just about done, at least in the interior design world.

3 years ago

hereforthecake

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It feels like these are both colours from the early 2000's. Especially the grey, which is really just about done, at least in the interior design world.

3 years ago

Anonymous

I like the colors together, but definitely not on me! I could see Joy, Anchie and others with light hair and skin rocking this combo.

3 years ago

LaPed

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As Rachylou and hereforthecake note, I think the grey/yellow combo was quite a big thing earlier in the 2000s. When I was younger and moving a lot, I remember thinking how ridiculous it was that every home decor store was full of yellow chevron prints with grey and white accents. I felt over it then, still feel over it now. Makes me think of gender-neutral baby nurseries... not the worst, but definitely not my favorite.

3 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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La Ped, you’re scaring me—images of those chevrons are all too real! I’m all for gender-neutral nurseries, but not for that new type of conformity.

3 years ago

nemosmom

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Soft and soothing... I ... guess? Grey and pale yellow feels a bit "meh" to me. I had hoped for something in the orange family. Orange being the opposite of blue, as a way of hoping for a year opposite of this one. #overthinker

3 years ago

RobinF

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I love gray/yellow in decor but agree that it isn't very exciting and I probably wouldn't wear the combo. That shade of yellow doesn't appeal to me but I do love all grays.

3 years ago

Windchime

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I actually like that particular grey; it’s already represented in my wardrobe, and I’ll probably add more if the color trends next year. It may sound strange, but I would consider it for a wool coat, if I found it. Interestingly, that shade of clear yellow is in the Winter color palette, and I’m definitely a Winter, but I don’t think I can successfully wear yellow since my hair has become silver grey.

3 years ago

cjh

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Thanks for the share. This gray is a pretty good one for a light gray. Not too cool, not at all yellowed. I have a couple of long sleeved tees this color, one which i bought a few weeks ago and was a kind of HEWI. I find it is just the right neutral for me under a sweater, shirt or vest.

I wouldn’t wear the yellow, or use in decorating, but I find it a pretty hue; almost reminds me of lemon chiffon pie.

I’ve never been too sure how Pantone colors make their way into fashion and decorating. I interpret it more as a publicity move by Pantone rather than a true influence that reaches great swaths of the market. A few years ago, the color of the year was a lovely, deep, forest green, and it took years for me to see any clothing at popular retail level in that color. I finally got a sweater of that color from ModCloth late last winter. I haven’t even worn it yet... no occasion came up for a special new sweater while staying at home with plenty of other older but cute and comfy clothes. We’ve also had a fairly mild fall and December so far. Maybe next week.

3 years ago

Runcarla

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I’ve been waiting for Pantone to drop the colour of the year for 2021 and was expecting something vibrant and optimistic vs soothing and safe. Although these are ‘nice’ colours - I’m underwhelmed. I will keep an open mind, and see what comes into retail, but this colour combination doesn’t ‘spark joy’.

3 years ago