I’ll be honest: I think the whole Pantone “color of the year” thing is silly. I do, however, agree that color can be useful for organizational purposes — even when we’re applying Pantone numbers to ...

A soft, pinkish-orange hue called “Peach Fuzz” is Pantone’s pick for the 2024 color of the year, the company announced last week. Officially called “Pantone 13-1023 Peach Fuzz,” the color is “velvety, ...

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The following article is a written adaptation of an episode of Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism, Slate’s new podcast about companies in the news and how they got there. Pantone’s founder once said ...

Classic Blue is the new black. At least this year. That’s the official word from color arbiter Pantone, which announced in December to much fanfare that Classic Blue, also known as Color No. 19-4052 ...

Industry experts have analyzed color trends and fashion runways to predict Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year reveal. One hue keeps rising to the top of their forecasts. Since late summer, the color ...

On December 9, Pantone announced its color(s) of the year for 2021: PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray and PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating. Selecting two colors for only the second time in 22 years, Pantone ...

Here's a fun board book about colors for kids of design geeks: Pantone Colors. Published last month by Abrams Appleseed, the oversized board book has eight colors plus shades of grey, and each spread ...

I’m a little surprised Pantone needs to bother with a $650 color-reading device when their $10 iPhone app already does the job (and more), but for professionals involved in the creative scene this ...

As has become tradition, the Pantone color of the year has been finally revealed. “As we made our choice for [2024] we were reminded that a vital part of living a full life is having the good health, ...