Every year in December, Pantone Color Institute chooses the trendiest color for the upcoming year. For 2020, their choice is a shade under the number 19-4052, called Classic Blue.
You probably recognize the shade if you follow interior decoration trends or fashion trends, and it’s going to be even more popular in the year ahead of us. “Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era,” we read on Pantone’s website. They wrote that the color represents a desire we have for a stable foundation in life as we enter a new decade.
Pantone has been choosing Color of the Year every December since 1999, making this the 20th selection. The first color they chose in 1999 was Cerulean, a shade of blue that seemed like a perfect fit for transitioning from old to the new millennium. Pantone’s selection of colors always influences many different industries and after they pick a Color of the Year, it quickly starts appearing everywhere.
