Living Coral Palettes | Design With Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year

Living Coral Palettes | Design With Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year

Living Coral is the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year. A testament to optimism, a love affair with our oceans (and nature in general), and a lively invitation to social interaction, Living Coral is a bright addition to our lives.

Now, how do we make Living Coral a bright addition to our homes and our color designs?

In terms of practical application, Living Coral isn’t a “simple marriage” into color designs like a staid navy blue or a versatile taupe. What the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year does provide is a chance to create instant warmth, a convivial atmosphere, and a bright new ‘punch’ to the design in your home, office or work space.

We’ve had a little time to play with Living Coral (and the rest of the Pantone Spring 2019 color collection), and we’ve drawn a few conclusions about how to build color palettes around it. Blues work quite well, as do earth tones and light neutrals. For the bold at heart, one can also double-down on warm tones to dramatic effect.

We’ve created five Living Coral color design palettes, using three specific criteria:

1. Each palette contains three accompanying colors;
2. Each color in the 5 Living Coral palettes is from the Spring 2019 Pantone collection, or a Pantone collection from the recent past;
3. Each must feature Living Coral (no hiding the 2019 Color of the Year in the background!)

We’d love to hear what you think of our efforts! How will YOU utilize Living Coral in your designs in 2019?

5 Color Design Palettes for Living Coral, the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year

The Neutrals Palette

Colors Utilized:

• Sweet Corn (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)
• Soybean (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)
• Toffee (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)

The Spring Sunshine Palette

Colors Utilized:

• Turmeric (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)
• Aspen Gold (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)
• Sweet Lilac (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)

 

The Earth Tones Palette

Colors Utilized:

• Terrarium Moss (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)
• Brown Granite (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)
• Soybean (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)

The Cool Blues Palette

Colors Utilized:

• Blue Bell (Pantone Fall 2017 Collection)
• Niagara (Pantone Spring 2017 Collection)
• Princess Blue (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)

 

The Sunset Palette

Colors Utilized:

• Fiesta (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)
• Mango Mojito (Pantone Spring 2019 Collection)
• Otter (Pantone Fall 2017 Collection)