Last year's Pantone® "colour of the year" was "Classic Blue" (PANTONE 19-4052), which promised stability, comfort, and dependability. How wrong that was for 2020, although we did not realise at the time what would unfold. For 2021, there are a combination of two colours: a medium gray shade and a pale yellow shade (17-5104 Ultimate Gray and 13-0647 Illuminating). These are two colours used frequently at the moment, but they may be behind the curve slightly as they have been a common pallete for a few years now. The gray is a solid colour, and the pale yellow is a positive and uplifting colour.
The combination hopes to bring about happiness and positivity as well as to provide a sense of hope. These shades offer a colour combination that Pantone® believe will be used throughout the year in fashion, the arts, and design.
Pantone® helps to set the colour trends. Expect to see this colour used in the world of fashion, interior design, home furnishings, and graphic design over the next year. The past few years of Pantone® 'colours of the year' are listed below.
2020: Classic Blue
2019: Living Coral
2018: Ultra-Violet
2017: Greenery
2016: Serenity & Rose Quartz
2015: Marsala
2014: Radiant Orchid
2013: Emerald
2012: Tangerine Tango
2011: Honeysuckle
1) Pantone®. https://www.pantone.com/uk/en/color-of-the-year-2021 [25 December, 2020].
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