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Color of the Year Archive

More than 10 years of our Color of the Year selection

2025 COLOR & DESIGN TREND COLLECTION

Learn more about the design trends and paint colors that will dominate 2025 and beyond.

COLOR EXPERTISE

Our Color Forecasting Process

Our annual color forecasting workshop is the culmination of months of research and customer intel that provides a truly validated palette of color direction. This event brings together color stylists where over the course of several days, the experts analyze the runway, lifestyles, demographics, geographies, global events and cross-cultural inspirations to determine which colors will resonate and represent the coming year.

COLOR OF THE YEAR ARCHIVE

Learn more about the paint colors that have shaped the past and continue to influence the future and beyond.

Featured Color: Limitless

2024 Color of the Year

Limitless

A fresh, warm hue, Limitless contains both the power of a primary color and the essence of a neutral. It is strong enough to stand as the leading color of many products, yet works equally well as a supporting tone to both warm and cool shades.

See Limitless Learn More About 2024's COLOR OF THE YEAR

Featured Color: Vining Ivy

2023 Color of the Year

Vining Ivy

Vining Ivy - a beautifully robust and refined blue-green (teal). Sitting between a blue and green, Vining Ivy's dark and muted tonality is symbolic of the deepest depth of a body of water.

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Featured Color: Olive Sprig

2022 Color of the Year

Olive Sprig

Olive Sprig is a relaxed, but enticing green that emulates the feeling of soothing aloe vera or a fragrant plant – brightening any space with organic liveliness. A versatile color that lives well inside or outside, Olive Sprig blends in with nearly any environment.

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Featured Color: Transcend

2021 Color of the Year

Transcend

Transcend: A midtone oatmeal-colored hue that draws on earthy influences and nostalgia. The antidote to an era of cool greys, this cozy neutral beige paint color emulates the feeling of a warm latte on a cool morning, or warm sand on a sunny summer day.

See Transcend   Learn More About 2021's COLOR OF THE YEAR

Featured Color: Chinese Porcelain

2020 Color of the Year

Chinese Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain is a rich and traditional hue that provides the perfect, agreeable backdrop for vivacious colors to pop. It can also act as a feature color in a bedroom with crisp white bedding and crown molding to provide a sharp contrast. 

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Featured Color: Night Watch

2019 Color of the Year

Night Watch

Night Watch emulates the feeling of lush greenery and the healing power of nature. It's a rich, luxurious and classic shade of green, and its versatility allows the paint color to be used in a variety of rooms and design segments – from healthcare to commercial and residential design.

See Night Watch Learn More About 2019's COLOR OF THE YEAR

Featured Color: Black Flame

2018 Color of the Year

Black Flame

The color brings depth, confidence and a spark of limitless possibilities, while sheilding our inner sanctuaries from distress, and enveloping power and prestige in an air of mystery. It has a capacity to create an elegant atmosphere, steeped in comfort and privacy.


See Black Flame Learn More About 2018's COLOR OF THE YEAR

Featured Color: Violet Verbena

2017 Color of the Year

Violet Verbena

It's substantial in a world that can sometimes seem so temporary, luxurious in a harsh world that needs pampering, and introspective and private in an invasive world.

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Featured Color: Paradise Found

2016 Color of the Year

Paradise Found

An edgy green that hints at nature and comfort. Paradise Found represents the ease and rejuvenation one feels in nature. It is organic and alive while being a subtle and soft backdrop.

See Paradise Found Learn More About 2016's COLOR OF THE YEAR