You may know that every year Pantone designates one of its colors as the Pantone Color of the Year. Now a subsidiary of X-Rite, Inc., the Pantone company started as a commercial printer in the 1950's. Pantone is recognized world-wide as the provider of professional color standards for design.
This year's Pantone Color of the Year is Emerald (Pantone #17-5641). Last year's was Tangerine Tango (Pantene #17-1463). It's fun to look at the history of the colors chosen to be Color of the Year. Pantone's press about the color of the year states: "For more than a decade, Pantone's Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design."
As for my favorite Pantone colors, that's easy. I have a few. First, the blues. Pantone #287: Duke blue. Pantone #278: Carolina blue. Did you know that there's an official Pantone color for your favorite teams? (I have one son at Duke and one son at UNC-Chapel Hill, so there's rivalry in my favorite blues!)
Some of my other favorite colors are grandly represented in this gift from my oldest son:
Aren't these great? For an Anglophile such as I, what could be better than mugs for colour-matching my tea? (I have to admit, though, that I also use these for coffee. They're great mugs!)
No doubt about it: my favorite is Pantone #729-C.
Pantone makes a number of fun products. You can even order a mug in Emerald Green, although they're a bit pricey right now; click here to see those. (This is not a sponsored post; I'm just fascinated by color and by the artists who do cool things with it.)
I find this utterly amazing: even including all the hundreds and hundreds of colors in Pantone's color library, there are still more glorious colors in God's creation. Even with the most sophisticated technology, we can't possibly represent ever color in God's spectrum. Breathtaking, isn't it?
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the firmament shows his handiwork" (Psalm 19:1).
Do you have a favorite color?
Hello, I just wanted to say that your blog just is so calming and peaceful. I also agree that the color spectrum in what will await us in Heaven is beyond our color wheel :)
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Blessings, Roxy
This is so cool, Richella! And those mugs? Awesome.
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