Tuesday, August 4, 2009

2010 Color Trend Forecast - Part I

Pantone and Benjamin Moore, two companies that know a thing or two about color, have released their forecast for 2010’s hottest color trends. From muted, subdued shades to bright and bold the color trends for 2010 promise to be fresh, yet sophisticated. These new shades will inspire hope and bring comfort to our day-to-day lives. We will see these colors everywhere from home décor, to fashion, to special event and wedding decorations. Color can be a powerful influencer of mood and a reflection of who you are. Where better to wield the power of color than your home, wardrobe or next soiree? So let’s take a look at some of these exciting color palettes.

Let’s start with my favorite –Pantone’s Greenmarket. The local farmers market was the inspiration behind this palette. The colors in this collection have wonderful and appetizing names like Tomato Puree and Beaujolais, with the tang of Super Lemon or bite of Apple Green, to the more exotic flavors of Dijon, Paprika and Chutney. Greenmarket contains representational hues that entice and appeal to both the eyes and the taste buds.





Both Pantone’s Gatherings and Benjamin Moore’s Genesis color schemes brings together a compilation of colors that are warm, earthy, and comforting and that is demonstrated the appropriately named colors: Pantone’s Cypress green, Smoke Blue, Sand and Oasis mixed with the magic of Twilight Mauve, the piquancy of Lemon Curry and Benjamin Moore’s Abby Brown, Forrest Moss, and Fruit Cocktail.


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