Pantone's Color of the Year 2025 : Mocha Mousse

Pantone's Color of the Year sparks a dialogue between color and culture, becoming deeply embedded in the popular zeitgeist. It inspires new hues in technology, furniture, design, and fashion. The chosen color can significantly influence the real estate market, from home design and staging to interior decorating trends and property marketing strategies. Pantone Color of the Year for 2025, Mocha Mousse 17-1230 "expresses thoughtful indulgence. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, [the color] extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe" states, Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director Pantone Color Institute. 

The Color of the Year has a noticeable impact on interior design trends. Keeping a home up to date is essential for maintaining its resale value. Home staging, key to enhancing a property's appeal to potential buyers, often incorporates the year's trending colors to create fresh and modern spaces. Designers may utilize mocha mousse accent walls, pillow throws, bedding, and more. Real estate marketing experts may also leverage the popular color by featuring it in marketing materials. The Pantone color can have a lasting impact as homebuilders, architects, and developers often integrate the Pantone Color of the Year into their design concepts. 

Mocha Mousse, reminiscent of coffee or chocolate, evokes a sense of warmth, comfort, and luxury. The gravitation towards warmth shows a trend from last year's Color of the Year, Peach Fuzz. "In seeking a hue that echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection, we chose a color radiant with warmth and modern elegance. A shade that resonates with compassion, offers a tactile embrace, and effortlessly bridges the youthful with the timeless," states Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute™. These more neutral color choices contrast the 2023 Pantone Color of the Year, Viva Magenta, a vibrant red color emphasizing power and experimentation. We are witnessing a cultural shift from boldness to embracing familiar, soothing shades. Mocha Mousse captures this shift perfectly, offering a versatile and dynamic color and creating serene, inviting spaces in the year ahead.

Credit - Cover photo retrieved from www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2025.

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