It wouldn t be a pantone color of the year announcement without some wildly mixed reviews or at least some initial hysteria from the design community.

Marsala paint color of the year.

Here s a comprehensive list including delta e values so you know how different the paint colors are from the digital chip of pantone s marsala rgb not srgb values.

Meet marsala pantone s color of the year 2015 the earthy red hue of the moment.

A reddish brown that s rich and delightful and a complete departure from the brightness of past years picks.

A reflective blue tone classic blue fosters resilience.

But now that we ve had a few hours to settle in with marsala we can definitely see the lush wine inspired hue making for some very rich interiors in 2015.

What do you think.

They describe marsala as a natural robust and earthly wine red marsala enriches our minds bodies and souls.

The color of the year for 2015 is marsala.

The less vivid names unfetter even unsettle ways of thinking about the color with the effect of re thinking relationships.

Marsala is in the red hue family on the warmer side and has a low ish value of 4 08.

At first i thought it was in the brown family so i got out my marsala pantone color deck.

The munsell value of marsala is 5r 4 6 not nearly so romantic but intriguing enough as archaeologists tend to inhabit the yr hues.

So where it s located within its hue family and falls on the color wheel explains where overtones of dark orange brown are coming from.

Imprinted in our psyches as a restful color pantone 19 4052 classic blue brings a sense of peace and tranquility to the human spirit offering refuge.

The 2015 pantone a naturally robust and earthy wine red.

It is described by pantone as the following marsala enriches our mind body and soul exuding confidence and stability.

It is an updated neutral that will translate well to interiors and decor.

Dec 14 2016 i wasn t sure about this color to begin with but it s growing on me if it s played up in a sophisticated way.

Read the press release.

What most people want to know is what paint colors are a good match for the color of the year.

I ve circled it above you can see it is in the red section with just enough brown added to make it warm and friendly.

The closest color to marsala in kaminaljuyú ceramics is 10r 4 6.

See more ideas about pantone color color of the year marsala.

If you re ready to hop on the red brown bandwagon here are some paint colors that make for a good match.

Each year the world renowned authority on color pantone chooses a color and identifies it as the color of the year.

Aiding concentration and bringing laser like clarity pantone 19 4052 classic blue re centers our thoughts.

Yesterday pantone the leading authority on color announced marsala pantone 2015 color of the year.