Pantone’s colour of the year for 2020 is Classic Blue

SAM December 05, 2019
pantone's colour of the year is classic blue
Behold the colour of the year for 2020: Classic Blue (Picture: Pantone)

Pantone has announced the colour of the year for 2020 is Classic Blue – so get ready to see a lot of blue in the year ahead.

Frankly, this isn’t a massive shock.

Blue has been a popular pick for Pantone for a while, with Serenity sharing the stage with Rose Quartz in 2016, Blue Iris taking the title in 2008, and Blue Turquoise reigning supreme in 2005.

This year’s blue isn’t light and airy, however. Instead, it’s Classic Blue, a more strong and stable shade chosen to provide a ‘dependable foundation’ for these anxiety-ridden times.

A cat climbs stairs on a blue painted street in the medina of Chefchaouen in Morocco
It’s quite a soothing shade (Picture: iStockphoto)

It’s the colour of the sky at dusk and blueberries, that works just as well on an item of clothing as it does on an accent wall in your kitchen.

This isn’t a blue that’s flimsy or weak. It’s strong and simple. A sort of reliable neutral rather than a blue that says anything too shocking about its wearer.

Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, says: ‘We are living in a time that requires trust and faith. It is this kind of constancy and confidence that is expressed by Pantone 19-405 Classic Blue, a solid and dependable blue hue we can always rely on.’

The Pantone Color Institute has named Classic Blue as its color of the year for 2020
Pantone describes this shade as the colour of the sky at dusk (Picture: Pantone)
The Pantone Color Institute has named Classic Blue as its color of the year for 2020
We’d recommend incorporating it into your wardrobe (Picture: Pantone)

So basically, in a time when politicians make stuff up, trust in the establishment is low, f***bois are rife and you can’t rely on anyone, Classic Blue is there for you.

Is Classic Blue the dependable father figure you never had? Maybe. But perhaps discuss this further with your therapist.

It also makes a great nail polish shade.

Leatrice adds that as well as being dependable, Classic Blue is also the deep thinking type: ‘A boundless blue evocative of the vast and infinite evening sky, Classic Blue encourages us to look beyond the obvious to expand our thinking; challenging us to think more deeply, increase our perspective and open the flow of communication’.

This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Blue light projected during the opening ceremony of the ISU World Championships Speed Skating Sprint in the Netherlands, on Feb. 23, 2019, U.S. Navy Blue Angel flying over Sausalito, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2019, Police firing blue-colored water at protestors in Hong Kong on Aug. 31, 2019, a tray of wild blueberries at the Coastal Blueberry Service in Union, Maine on Aug. 24, 2018, bottom row from left, actress-writer Tina Fey wearing a blue gown at the Oscars on Feb. 24, 2019, Swedish youth climate activist Greta Thunberg, wearing a blue sweatshirt, during a protest outside the White House in Washington on Sept. 13, 2019, H.E.R. performing under blue lights at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. on April 14, 2019, Duke fans wearing blue wigs before an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., on Jan. 12, 2019 and "Today" show co-host Al Roker wearing blue eye glasses on the set in New York on April 5, 2019. The Pantone Color Institute has named Classic Blue as its color of the year for 2020. (AP Photo)
It’s also the colour of blueberries (Picture: AP)
Jodhpur cityscape. Aerial view of this city in Rajasthan one of the main tourist destination in this indian state and its second largest city. Known as the blue city because many of the houses are blue.
Head to Jodhpur, known as the blue city (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Cozy blue and white loft interior with sofa and bicycle
Or just paint a wall (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Pantone also reckons that surrounding yourself with Classic Blue in 2020 will bring a sense of ‘peace and tranquility’ while also ‘aiding concentration and bringing laser like clarity’.

They describe the colour as ‘honest’, ‘non-aggressive’, and protective.

All that for a colour that’s likely to be dismissed by fools as navy.

Don’t worry if you’re not quite ready to embrace this ‘universal favourite’ just yet. Remember that Classic Blue is the colour of 2020, so we still have a few weeks to remain in the chaos of 2019 and hang out in this year’s ‘playful’ colour, Living Coral.

All the previous colours of the year:

  • PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral (2019)
  • PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet (2018)
  • PANTONE 15-0343 Greenery (2017)
  • PANTONE 15-3919 Serenity and PANTONE 13-1520 Rose Quartz (2016)
  • PANTONE 18-1438 Marsala (2015)
  • PANTONE 18-3224 Radiant Orchid (2014)
  • PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald (2013)
  • PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango (2012)
  • PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle (2011)
  • PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise (2010)
  • PANTONE 14-0848 Mimosa (2009)
  • PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris (2008)
  • PANTONE 19-1557 Chili Pepper (2007)
  • PANTONE 13-1106 Sand Dollar (2006)
  • PANTONE 15-5217 Blue Turquoise (2005)
  • PANTONE 17-1456 Tigerlily (2004)
  • PANTONE 14-4811 Aqua Sky (2003)
  • PANTONE 19-1664 True Red (2002)
  • PANTONE 17-2031 Fuchsia Rose (2001)
  • PANTONE 15-4020 Cerulean (2000)

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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/05/pantones-colour-year-2020-classic-blue-11273633/
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