Pantone Color of the Year 2025 is Mocha Mousse - Pantone just made it public in December.
Why is this color important? Major designers for fashion and home follow and anticipate these trends so many items in stores are already available in this color or will be soon available.
C-Lon Colors: I matched Mocha Mousse with MB-Medium Brown. For a lighter tint, I chose BLS-Blush, and for darker tones, BR-Brown and CHO-Chocolate.
For Apparel: According to Pantone, Mocha Mousse extends our perception of brown, crossing from the humble and earthbound to the luxury and aspirational or subtle luxury.
For Fashion Accessories: Mocha Mousse is an adaptable and neutral tone blending effortlessly with any color, enriching each ensemble with a touch of warmth and refined luxury. Soft and hard fashion accessories harmonize a sense of elegance with inviting warmth, enhancing the visual appeal of any outfit. Mocha Mousse introduces elevated sophistication.
Coloro Color of the Year is Future Dusk. It was announced in May 2023 and this year unlike last year, the Coloro and Pantone colors are completely different. Future Dusk is a dark celestial tone in between blue and purple, similar in hue to Very Peri, the 2022 Pantone Color of Year. This might explain why the Pantone and Coloro colors are not aligning this year.
Coloro says: “Future Dusk is a dependable blue, essential to reinforcing a sense of trust
and stability, but as a purple it also carries an imaginative quality
that will dynamically power the creation of new futures.”
C-Lon Colors: I matched Future Dusk with PI-Persan Indigo as the main color, and with HYA-Hyacinth and PKL-Periwinkle as the lighter tints.
Coloro like Pantone forecasts industrial and fashion color trends. Pantone is an international company based in the USA, Coloro is the color trend arm of WGSN, a international company forecasting trends in design and innovation.
Mocha Mousse Pantone Color Palettes
We can also start looking at color palettes. It's a really fun way to bring in new color combinations into your designs. A great way to refresh for the new year.
The Exotic Balance Palette
For these Pantone colors I chose these C-Lon Colors....
AU-Aurum | PL-Pink Lemonade | AQ-Aqua | RA-Raspberry
The Deliciousness Palette
For these Pantone colors I chose these C-Lon Colors....
LTM-Lt Magenta | AP-Apricot | BG-Bubblegum | NT-Nutmeg
The Subtle Contrast Palette
For these Pantone colors I chose these C-Lon Colors....
BE-Beige | BLS-Blush | STL-Steel | CHO-Chocolate
The Floral Palette
For these Pantone colors I chose these C-Lon Colors....
OY-Oyster | FE-Fern | K-Khaki | MB-Medium Brown
The Relaxed Elegance Palette
For these Pantone colors I chose these C-Lon Colors....
OY-Oyster | BLS-Blush | S-Sable | BR-Brown
Not all the matches are exact, but I tried to keep the same color spirit. All the color collections of 8 spools are gorgeous. I will add photos of the groups as soon as possible to give you a better idea of the combinations.
All these C-Lon colors are available in the 2 main sizes:
> C-Lon Bead Cord - Tex 210 - The Standard Size ~ 0.5mm Ø
> C-Lon Tex 400 Bead Cord - The Heavy Size ~ 0.9mm Ø
Some of these colors are available in the Micro and Fine Weight Sizes:
> C-Lon Micro Bead Cord - Tex 70 - a bit less than 0.3mm Ø
> C-Lon Fine Weight Bead Cord - Tex 135 ~ 0.4mm Ø
