PANTONE OF THE YEAR 2021

PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray + PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating, two independent colors that highlight how different elements come together to support each other, best express the trend of the Pantone Color of the Year 2021. Practical and unwavering, but at the same time warm and optimistic, the union of shades PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray + PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating combines strength and positivism. The story of a color that encompasses deep delicate feelings with the promise of a sunny and benevolent future.


As we all seek the means to strengthen ourselves with energy, clarity and hope to overcome permanent uncertainty, playful and stimulating nuances respond to our quest for vitality. PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating is a bright and joyful yellow full of vitality, a warm shade imprinted with a solar power. PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray represents the reliable and steadfast, everlasting elements that provide a solid foundation. Like the colors of pebbles on the beach and natural elements whose patinated appearance highlights their resistance to the test of time, Ultimate Gray calmly reassures by encouraging feelings of serenity, stability and resilience.


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