It is no mean feat deciding a colour of the year, especially after the year that was 2020, perhaps that is why Pantone have opted for two colours of the year - ‘Ultimate Grey’ and ‘Illuminating’. As perhaps a sign of the times, this is the first time that a grey hue has been chosen, but Pantone insists that this is not a dark foreboding shade (like ‘Storm Clouds’) but rather a solid, granite like grey, thus (hopefully) envisioning a more stable 2021. A yellow shade, on the other hand, has been chosen before, however this year’s yellow ‘illuminating’ is a deeper hue than 2009’s colour of the year ‘Mimosa’ which is described as an egg yolk like shade. This year’s yellow is characterised as more of a sunshine, smiley face colour.
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