Pantone Reveals Colour of the Year for 2025

Pantone has chosen “Mocha Mousse” as its colour of the year for 2025.

Being reminiscent of foods like cacao, chocolate, and coffee, the rich brown hue invites to a world of “pleasure and deliciousness” and exudes a “sensorial warmth”, according to the global colour experts.

“Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence,” says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute.

Adding: “Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe.”

“For Pantone Color of the Year 2025 we look to a colour that reaches into our desire for comfort and wellness, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others,” further comments Laurie Pressman, vice president of the Pantone Color Institute.

The “evocative soft brown” takes over from “Peach Fuzz”, the choice from last year.

Now in its 25th year, the first ever Pantone Color of the Year was “Sky Blue” back in 1999.

Source: Pantone