'Mocha Mousse' ~ a warming, brown hue imbued with richness is the 2025 Pantone color of the year!
Who doesn't love a chocolate mocha mousse? According to the Pantone Color Institute, Mocha Mousse captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others. The color is a velvety gentle peach tone whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul.
"Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, 'Mocha Mousse' expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, 'Mocha Mousse' extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe."
~ Leatrice Eiseman (Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute)
"For Pantone Color of the Year 2025, we look to a mellow brown hue whose inherent richness and sensorial and comforting warmth extends further into our desire for comfort, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others.
~ Laurie Pressman (Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute)
In jewelry terms, this means that this year you may see more people adorning themselves with hues of brown gemstones such as smoky quartz, whiskey quartz, brown chalcedony, tiger eye, brown tourmalines, chocolate pearls and diamonds, to name a few.
Every year since 2000, the color experts at Pantone have picked a color that reflects the current cultural climate. Their selection influences product development and purchasing decisions across multiple industries, including fashion, interior design, as well as product packaging and graphic design.
The process of choosing the Color of the Year takes about nine months, with Pantone’s trend watchers scanning the fashion runways, movie sets and high-profile events around the globe, until one color emerges as the clear winner.
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