It’s the end of 2015, which means that paint companies are proclaiming the paint colors for the year 2016. Each company has their own ideas about which swatches deserve to be the colors of the year. Here are the winners plus a few tips for how to incorporate them into your own home!
Pantone bucked the trend this year by choosing two colors as their color of the year. The colors are Rose Quartz and Serenity. When seen on a swatch together the colors evoke the imagery of pink-fringed clouds during an early sunset. Pantone believes that the two colors represent the emotional tone of the year 2016. According to Pantone, Rose Quartz is a color that exudes compassion and composure while Serenity is airy and calming.
Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams, and Glidden have a decidedly more minimalist take on the color of 2016. Each company has chosen a variation on white as their color of the year. Benjamin Moore has declared Simply White the color of 2016, Sherwin Williams has chosen Alabaster, and Glidden has envisioned Cappuccino White as the color of the future. These companies suggest that white is a color bursting with complexity that demands attention while remaining subtle and functional. White emphasizes calmness and reduces the distractions people face in everyday life. It also goes with just about everything.
If you want to incorporate the 2016 colors of the year into your home then it won’t be terribly challenging. The various shades of white can be used as the wall colors or for accessories like rugs, throw pillows, or even candles. The Pantone colors of Rose Quartz and Serenity are more difficult to match with the rest of your home, but the good news is that these two shades work quite well with the whites suggested by the other companies. A Cappuccino White sofa with Serenity pillows will look undeniably fashion-forward in the year 2016!
2016 is on its way and thanks to these companies and their prophetic color visions you’re sure to be prepared for the new trends!
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