2022 Pantone’s Color of the Year: A Bold Digression from Other Color Choices

Posted by Lindsey Friedman on Thursday, January 6th, 2022 at 9:00am.

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Every January I spotlight Pantone’s color of the year. This year’s color has expanded my thinking beyond interior or exterior paint colors — more for home accents, décor and flecks of wallpaper hues.  Pantone’s rationale for choosing PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri is that it promotes curiosity and creativity, a new light that may just provide a revived perspective as we emerge from two years of uncertainty and separation. I wonder what your ideas might be when using this color?

 

The content of this blog is entirely from the Pantone Color Institute, Pantone Color of the Year 2022 / Introduction | Pantone.

Pantone Color Institute's Rationale 

Displaying a carefree confidence and a daring curiosity that animates our creative spirit, inquisitive and intriguing PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri helps us to embrace this altered landscape of possibilities, opening us up to a new vision as we rewrite our lives. Rekindling gratitude for some of the qualities that blue represents complemented by a new perspective that resonates today, PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri places the future ahead in a new light.

We are living in transformative times. PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri is a symbol of the global zeitgeist of the moment and the transition we are going through. As we emerge from an intense period of isolation, our notions and standards are changing, and our physical and digital lives have merged in new ways. Digital design helps us to stretch the limits of reality, opening the door to a dynamic virtual world where we can explore and create new color possibilities. With trends in gaming, the expanding popularity of the metaverse and rising artistic community in the digital space PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri illustrates the fusion of modern life and how color trends in the digital world are being manifested in the physical world and vice versa.

As we move into a world of unprecedented change, the selection of PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri brings a novel perspective and vision of the trusted and beloved blue color family, encompassing the family of blues, yet at the same time with its violet red undertone, PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri displays a spritely, joyous attitude and dynamic presence that encourages courageous creativity and imaginative expressions.

 

 

 

— Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute

About Pantone Color of the Year

The Pantone Color of the Year selection process requires thoughtful consideration and trend analysis. To arrive at the selection each year, Pantone’s color experts at the Pantone Color Institute™ comb the world looking for new color influences. These can include the entertainment industry and films in production, traveling art collections and new artists, fashion, all areas of design, popular travel destinations, as well as new lifestyles, playstyles, and socio-economic conditions. Influences may also stem from new technologies, materials, textures, and effects that impact color, relevant social media platforms and even upcoming sporting events that capture worldwide attention. For 23 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design.

For ideas on how to use these colors in your spaces, check out Houzz’s suggestions: Pantone Picks a Periwinkle Blue for Its 2022 Color of the Year (houzz.com)

Explore Pantone 17-3938 Veri Peri’s complementary color palette created by Pantone here: Pantone Color of the Year 2022 / Palette Exploration | Pantone

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