What are the most common seasonal color trends?
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Over the past five years, we can see some color trends that are really popular, because they reflect the style of each season:
Spring: bold and fresh colors such as pink, mint, and coral.
Summer: muted, cool tones like lavender, dusty rose, and light blue.
Autumn: warm, deep shades like burnt orange, mustard, and olive.
Winter: deep and rich colors like navy, burgundy, emerald, and black.
Pantone, the company that sets worldwide color standards has the major influence in selecting these color trends. Every year, Pantone selects a Color of the Year and seasonal color palettes that many designers and brands use. These colors create trends in clothing, home decor, and beauty.
The Color of the Year 2025 is Mocha Mousse. This shade is a warm and soft light brown inspired by cacao and coffee. It’s perfect for creating your balanced look and is already popular in fashion collections.
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Spring: bold and fresh colors such as pink, mint, and coral.
Summer: muted, cool tones like lavender, dusty rose, and light blue.
Autumn: warm, deep shades like burnt orange, mustard, and olive.
Winter: deep and rich colors like navy, burgundy, emerald, and black.
Pantone, the company that sets worldwide color standards has the major influence in selecting these color trends. Every year, Pantone selects a Color of the Year and seasonal color palettes that many designers and brands use. These colors create trends in clothing, home decor, and beauty.
The Color of the Year 2025 is Mocha Mousse. This shade is a warm and soft light brown inspired by cacao and coffee. It’s perfect for creating your balanced look and is already popular in fashion collections.
It's shocking, but black is out. People are gravitating away from black. Instead, there's a lot of brown. The current Pantone color of the year is chocolate mousse. I always recommend trying different shades of brown if you're hoping to look trendy without being splashy.
I also see lots of pastel colors trending. I personally love icy blues and icy pinks (types of pastels) and encourage my clients to experiment with these. Finally, silver is still hanging in there strong—it's truly timeless and always a good accent or statement color!
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I also see lots of pastel colors trending. I personally love icy blues and icy pinks (types of pastels) and encourage my clients to experiment with these. Finally, silver is still hanging in there strong—it's truly timeless and always a good accent or statement color!
The most common seasonal color trends will vary based on the time of year. You will see common colors emerge that are closely linked to the weather season. For example, in the Winter, you will see more saturated colors such as black, cobalt blue, and fuchsia pink. In the Spring, you will see lighter colors that you commonly see in flowers, such as pale yellow, kelly green, and camel. In the Summer, colors that are popular by the beach will emerge, such as light blue, soft purples, and cool greens. Lastly, in the Fall, we tend to see more earthy tones such as olive green, rust, and marigold.
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Seasonal color trends generally align with the characteristics of each season. Spring features bright, fresh hues like poppy reds, fresh greens, and corals. Summer leans towards cool and soft pastels like icy blues and soft purples. Autumn is known for earthy tones such as burnt oranges and rustic reds. Finally, winter embraces deep jewel tones like sapphire, emerald, and ruby red.
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Its true black is out everywhere now I see so many people wearing it every single day. So yes black!
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