Pantone Color of the year 2019 | PEOPLE.com

Pantone is going under the sea to name its pick for 2019 Color of the Year: Living Coral! Each December, the international color forecasting ... People.comHomePantoneAnnouncesColoroftheYearthatEmbodiesOur'NeedforOptimism'in2019:SeetheHue!PantoneAnnouncesColoroftheYearthatEmbodiesOur'NeedforOptimism'in2019:SeetheHue!Theinternationalcolorauthorityhasnamedit'spredictionforthehuethatwilldefinethenexttwelvemonthsByMackenzieSchmidtDecember05,201808:33PMAdvertisementFBTweetMorePinterestEmailSendTextMessagePrintPantoneisgoingundertheseatonameitspickfor2019ColoroftheYear:LivingCoral!EachDecember,theinternationalcolorforecastingauthorityselectsanewhueitfeelswilldefinethe12monthsahead.OnThursday,theyannouncedthepink-orangenature-inspiredhuewillbethenextbigthingnextyear,callingit“ananimatingandlife-affirmingshadeoforangewithagoldenundertone.”Getpushnotificationswithnews,featuresandmore.+FollowFollowingYou'llgetthelatestupdatesonthistopicinyourbrowsernotifications.RELATED:BlackistheNewEvergreen?SeetheNewChristmasTreeTrendPeopleArePuttinginTheirHomesNotonlyisthecolorswatchedfromthenaturalworld,itsharesasymbolismwiththebitofnaturethatinspiredit:“Justascoralreefsareasourceofsustenanceandsheltertosealife,vibrantyetmellowPANTONE16-1546LivingCoralembracesuswithwarmthandnourishmenttoprovidecomfortandbuoyancyinourcontinuallyshiftingenvironment,”areleasefromthecompanystates.pantone-color-of-the-year-2019-living-coralSimilarlytothelastfewyears’picks,thecolorisalsoameanttobeahappycounterpointtothelesspleasantpartsofmodernlife,Pantonesays.Itsselectionisa“reactiontotheonslaughtofdigitaltechnologyandsocialmedia,”insteadsymbolizingour“needforoptimismandjoyfulpursuits”and“authenticandimmersiveexperiencesthatenableconnectionandintimacy.”Pantonepredictsthecolorwillpopupnextyearinfashionandbeautyproducts,homedesigntrends,newtechnologyandbeyondWhileeachyear,Pantone’spickseemstodividepublicopinion,it’sworthnotingthatsincethehueselectedisaforecastforthefuture,wemayhavetowaitandseehowwefeelaboutLivingCoralthistimenextyear.RELATED:It’sFinallyHere!SeeHGTV’s2019DreamHome(andFindOutHowYouCanEntertoWinIt)pantone-color-of-the-year-2019-living-coral-1Credit:PantoneWiththatinmind,here’salookbackatthecontroversialpicksofyearspast.In2018,PantoneselectedUltraVioletasthecoloroftheyear,withLeatriceEiseman,executivedirectorofthePantoneColorInstitute,callingtheboldpurplehue“areflectionofwhat’sneededinourworldtoday”notingit“communicatesoriginality,ingenuityandvisionarythinking.”For2017,theirpickwasGreenery,a“freshandzesty”color.Eisemansaidthecolor,whichwasannouncedshortlyafterthe2016U.S.presidentialelection,wouldprovide“thereassuranceweyearnforamidatumultuoussocialandpoliticalenvironment,”adding,“Greenerysymbolizesthereconnectionweseekwithnature,oneanotherandalargerpurpose.”Thecolorauthorityshockedthedesigncommunityin2016byoptingtochoosenotone,buttwocolors.“RoseQuartz,”asoftpink,and“Serenity,”apaleblue,werealittletooreminiscentofbabynurseriesformany,drawingsomebacklash.Plentyofpaintcompanieshavejumpedonthecolorforecastingbandwagon,namingtheirowncolorsoftheyear.Alreadyfor2019,BenjaminMoorehasnamedMetropolitan,asophisticatedgray,thedefiningshadeoftheyeartocome.Theselectionismeanttoemphasizethe“calmingrolegrayplaysinsociety,”acompanyspokespersontoldPEOPLEinastatement.SherwinWilliams,meanwhile,wenttheoppositedirection,dubbingCavernClay,anorange-yhuethatheraldsthe‘renaissanceofthe1970s’theirpick.benjamin-moore-1BenjaminMoore’sMetropolitan|Credit:BenjaminMooresherwin-williams-color-of-the-year-cavern-clayCredit:courtesySherwin-WilliamsPPGchoseacolorbackinJunethatmaylookfamiliartofansoftheHGTV’sFixerUpper.NightWatch,arichteal,callstomindJoannaGaines‘sgo-topaintoflate,Magnolia’sWeekendBlue,whichthedesignerusedinhersister’shomemakeoverontheshow.“Itisthecalmingblueofretreatandrelaxation.Tome,itjustfeelslikehome,”shewroteofthecolorinJanuary.ppg-night-watch-color-of-the-year-2019-2PPG’sNightWatch|Credit:PPGRELATED:Wayfair’s12DaysofDealsHasCrazyGoodSavings—Here’sWhattoShopWhilePantoneiswidelyacceptedastheultimateauthorityonthesubject,thevarietyofhuesthrowingtheirswatchintheringsupportsamorepopularcolorselectiontheory:everycoloristhecoloroftheyeareveryyear.So,picktheoneyoulikebestandgetpainting!ClosethisdialogwindowShare&More©CopyrightPEOPLE.com.Allrightsreserved.Printedfromhttps://people.comCloseSigninClosethisdialogwindowViewimagePantoneAnnouncesColoroftheYearthatEmbodiesOur'NeedforOptimism'in2019:SeetheHue!thislinkistoanexternalsitethatmayormaynotmeetaccessibilityguidelines.