Hot Fashion Hues - Pantone Spring 2008 Fashion Color Report (GALLERY)

If you get the fashion color right for your wardrobe you are golden. Pantone is the recognized authority on predicting which colors are hot.  The Pantone Spring 2008 Fashion Color Report has just been released. They say fashion colors will be “stabilizing neutrals combined with pops” of brighter colors to generate excitement.

Some of the colors, followed by Pantone number in brackets, include Golden Olive (16-0639), Spring Crocus (17-3020), Rococo Red (18-1652), Pink Mist (13-2805), Croissant (16-0924), Freesia (14-0852), Cantaloupe (15-1239), Daiquiri Green (12-0435), Snorkel Blue (19-4049) and Silver Gray (14-0000)

Wondering what on earth a Pantone color is?

“The company is best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries, primarily printing, though sometimes in the manufacture of colored paint, fabric and plastics,” Wikipedia explains.

“The Pantone system is based on a specific mix of pigments to create new colors—referred to as spot colors. The Pantone system also allows for many ‘special’ colors to be produced such as metallics and fluorescents.”

Pantone Color of the Year - Blue Iris for 2008

Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, selected PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris, a beautifully balanced blue-purple, as the color of the year for 2008. The color combo reflects “the stable and calming aspects of blue with the m… [More]

Pantone Presents Top 10 Colors for Fall 2007

Pantone, the “global authority on color,” has released the Top 10 colors for 2007.  The Director of Pantone’s Color Institute had this to say, “Designers find inspiration in a variety of places, but one thing they all have in common this season is a rich, complex color palette to stimulate creativi… [More]