Peach Fuzz is revealed by Pantone as the captivating colour of 2024, signifying harmony and contemporary style. (Image: Instagram)
Pantone has announced ‘Peach Fuzz’ as the 2024 Colour of the Year, a shade carefully selected to speak to people’s innate need for community.
Pantone has revealed the captivating ‘Colour of the Year 2024.’ Peach Fuzz, a colour that so elegantly expresses our deep desire for unity and the poignant fabric it creates,.
“In our quest for a shade that harmonises with our innate desire for closeness and connection, we have chosen a colour that exudes radiant warmth and modern elegance,” said Leatrice Eiseman, the visionary executive director of the Pantone Colour Institute.
Peach Fuzz has an airy tint with a compassionate resonance and a sensual hug that carries you across the ageless and youthful divide. This color’s brushstrokes convey a story of friendship and a common human experience.
Pantone ceremoniously announces the colour that will influence the upcoming year’s style as the calendar year comes to a close. ‘Viva Magenta,’ a vibrant and daring shade from the red family, stole the show in 2023.
Going into the year before, Pantone named ‘Very Peri’—a vibrant periwinkle blue with a vibrant violet-red undertone—as the colour of the year 2022. This striking combination captures the energy and exhilaration of red with the stability of blue.
Pantone’s experts carefully consider colour trends from around the world when choosing the Colour of the Year. They travel through a variety of domains, including the entertainment industry, new and developing films, travelling art collections, up-and-coming artists, fashion, home furnishings, different design fields, popular travel destinations, and the constantly shifting fabric of playstyles, lifestyles, and socioeconomic situations. The range of inspiration also reaches the realm of sports, where major occasions have the power to influence the colours of the upcoming year. Pantone’s specialists embrace the influence of cutting-edge technology, inventive materials, luxurious textures, and fascinating effects on the ever-evolving world of colour in their quest for the perfect colour.
As the globe struggled with the effects of the coronavirus epidemic in 2021, Pantone chose two colors—”Ultimate Grey” and “Illuminating”—to represent resilience in the face of adversity. In the meantime, 2020—a transformational year—saw the timeless and comforting “Classic Blue” take front stage as the Colour of the Year.
Peach Fuzz is the newest brilliant stroke in Pantone’s colour wheel, a colour that encourages us to celebrate the wonders of human connection and our common journey as a community.
