NPR

Pantone's 2025 color is Mocha Mousse: How the company sold color to the world

Each year, since the turn of the millennium, word arrives from on high: Pantone, the self-described world's authority on color, announces its Color of the Year. On Thursday, Pantone declared "Mocha ...
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The Trick To Picking The Perfect Paint Color Is Understanding How To Read A Paint Swatch

Picking the right paint color can be tricky, even if it isn't your first time. We've all come home with handfuls of paint swatches, creating a patchwork of chaos on our walls. However, paint swatches ...
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Benjamin Moore Just Named Its 2026 Color of the Year, and It’s Already Everywhere

Benjamin Moore has officially announced Silhouette AF-655 as its 2026 Color of the Year —a blend of rich espresso hues with subtle notes of charcoal. Wenge AF-180 The 2025 palette Leather Saddle Brown ...
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Pint-sized cube captures real-world color and sends exact, matching sample to smartphone

The SwatchMate Color Capturing Cube is a niche device that allows users to capture all of the real world colors around them and have exact matches sent directly to their mobile device (iOS and Android ...
The New York Times

Pantone’s Color of the Year Was Made for the Metaverse

Say hello to Viva Magenta, the color no one asked for, coming to a world where no one lives. By The Styles Desk On Thursday, Pantone announced its 2023 color of the year: Viva Magenta. A hue with a ...