Colors of the Year

Pantone’s choice is warm and comforting

Jay Johnson - There is much riding on so-called “colors of the year.” The design industry overlaps with fashion, product manufacturing, the appliance industry, and many other marketplaces. Each pays attention to color trends. Today’s peachy glow might be set aside for tomorrow’s violet mystery. It’s not that colors change, but society’s perception of color morphs and adapts to all sorts of circumstances. We find it fascinating that there is no official COLOR OF THE YEAR, but rather a variety of colors chosen annually by those who make a living on color, e.g., paint companies. Click on each photo to learn more about the different 2025 colors of the year. Do you have a favorite?

Benjamin Moore’s Cinnamon Slate artfully combines plum and brown shades

Quietude from Sherwin-Williams is a minty green with a blue undercurrent

Nothing shy or subtle about Glidden’s Purple Basil

Staining wood Violet is part of Minwax’s maximalist approach to color in 2025

Dutch Boy Paints selected Mapped Blue, a light blue shade with yellow undertones

Explore more colors of the year with House Beautiful, Martha Stewart, and The Spruce.

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