Colour specialist Pantone has announced Cloud Dancer as its 2026 colour of the year – an understated, greyish white hue chosen to signify a yearning for "a future free from toxicity and excess". More about "Lofty white" Cloud Dancer named Pantone Colour of the Year 2026
Paint brand Dulux has revealed Rhythm of Blues, a trio of blue colours designed to "soothe, steady or excite", as its Colour of the Year for 2026. More about Rhythm of Blues named Dulux Colour of the Year 2026
Pantone inadvertently got it spot on by choosing the mid-brown Mocha Mousse as its 2025 colour of the year, writes Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Mocha Mousse may be a classic exemplar of enshittification"
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 about "Unpretentious" Mocha Mousse named Pantone's colour of the year 2025
Paint brand Dulux has revealed an "uplifting" bright yellow colour called True Joy as its Colour of the Year for 2025. More about True Joy named Dulux Colour of the Year 2025
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 about "Peach is the right colour, but for all the wrong reasons"
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 about "Compassionate and nurturing" Peach Fuzz named as Pantone Colour of the Year 2024
Promotion: paint brand Dulux has announced its Colour of the Year for 2024 – a delicate, soft pink colour named Sweet Embrace. More about Soft pink Sweet Embrace named Dulux Colour of the Year 2024
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 about Ten interiors tickled pink with Color of the Year Viva Magenta
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 about "Brave and fearless" Viva Magenta named Pantone Color of the Year 2023
This week on Dezeen, the Colour of the Year 2023 – a pale yellow that is described as "a soft gold with hints of green" – was announced. More about This week we revealed Wild Wonder as 2023's Colour of the Year
For our latest lookbook, we've curated 10 interiors decked out in Wild Wonder after paint brand Dulux named the pale yellow hue as its Colour of the Year for 2023. More about Ten sunny interiors that make use of the Colour of the Year 2023
Paint brand Dulux has revealed Wild Wonder, a pale yellow paint colour that it described as "a soft gold with hints of green" as its Colour of the Year for 2023. More about Wild Wonder named Colour of the Year 2023
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.
More about "It's time to reconsider the whole colour of the year carnival"
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 about Pantone names Very Peri as its colour of the year 2022
A cool blue paint colour called Bright Skies has been named Colour of the Year 2022 by paint brand Dulux. More about Bright Skies named Colour of the Year 2022
With its pick of two colours of the year for 2021, Pantone has tried to both reflect the depressing past year and predict hope for 2021, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Grey alone would be too depressing for 2021's colour of the year"
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 about Pantone selects two shades as its colours of the year for 2021
Paint brand Dulux has unveiled a "reassuring" earthy beige hue called Brave Ground as its colour of the year for 2021. More about Brave Ground named Colour of the Year for 2021
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 about "In choosing blue, Pantone has missed the mark once more"