Our Take On Pantone's 2021 Color Of The Year

Sally LaPointe

For 2021, Pantone has chosen not 1 but 2 colors for the Color of the Year - Illuminating (yellow) and Ultimate Gray. Both colors can stand up on their own but also compliment each other nicely. I can’t imagine starting a year any better than with optimism and encouragement for our future.

“The union of an enduring Ultimate Gray with the vibrant yellow Illuminating expresses a message of positivity supported by fortitude. Practical and rock solid but at the same time warming and optimistic, this is a color combination that gives us resilience and hope. We need to feel encourage and uplifted; this is essential to the human spirit.”

— Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute

Illuminating: Happiness, Colorful, Bright, Optimistic, Warm, Creating Light, Glow, Powerful, Statement, Radiate, Shine, Uplifting, Bold, Ignite.

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Ultimate Gray: Comfort, Lounge, Serenity, Calm, Soft, Clouds, Architecture, Metal, Cool, Slick, Marble, Ash, Pearl.

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