Pantone's colour of the year

<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pantone founded in 1963, began as a system to identify and match colors, which led to a standardized color book. Each year Pantone announces its colour of the year which influences various design industries including fashion, textiles and  paint.   The colour of the year 2012 is...</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBabpTGYrWvdxtfozwV7t4ScmWoCk_H5Ttk4httfDzhymE0qiNRH8hyphenhyphen9pxs7UehRgHFToD2MEykcffhJXdIPG8U4VH5zvONO9U0kuU5Oe3hKM-LCpcosD-doc6j0Cl7zHpqek-ttkA8WmX/s1600/tt5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBabpTGYrWvdxtfozwV7t4ScmWoCk_H5Ttk4httfDzhymE0qiNRH8hyphenhyphen9pxs7UehRgHFToD2MEykcffhJXdIPG8U4VH5zvONO9U0kuU5Oe3hKM-LCpcosD-doc6j0Cl7zHpqek-ttkA8WmX/s1600/tt5.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Tangerine Tango</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pantone noted that Tangerine Tango  is "Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive". Certainly it is dramatic and more red than orange with lots of depth.  Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute," said  it is  "Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You certainly would need to have a love of vibrancy to paint your walls this colour. I'm not that adventurous in my own home.  I see it being used in home decor accessories, e.g.,   pillows, bedspreads and tabletop accessories.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Similar Benjamin Moore (my favourite brand) colours would be: </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy4l9cHL8FSZImn5plLOvLVdM_7NvXYpVVG0Xg7SpiYc96z1mTReemvUt3kGEcK1D3mLlthiM-oxRNfAGG1sj9M17I_eL5KsLpp0RvPhus2_pWOJ9zHEYxTM8a23htI99p00UNJF7ALkl/s1600/tomato+red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy4l9cHL8FSZImn5plLOvLVdM_7NvXYpVVG0Xg7SpiYc96z1mTReemvUt3kGEcK1D3mLlthiM-oxRNfAGG1sj9M17I_eL5KsLpp0RvPhus2_pWOJ9zHEYxTM8a23htI99p00UNJF7ALkl/s1600/tomato+red.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> tawny daylily 2012-10</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOWgcga9RZ7orsnBf0BlK1Q2eIfCconyhk-qO5CbbS8PuAMMlGxE5Fw7nZclBRLtL9k_-afEKpYGZcYwtltVwSLoTpjSuq6SVGm3yjocK7Fg-VE05gBFftUM9ZOy4fZhG1uKZbknNsqXm/s1600/tawny+daylily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOWgcga9RZ7orsnBf0BlK1Q2eIfCconyhk-qO5CbbS8PuAMMlGxE5Fw7nZclBRLtL9k_-afEKpYGZcYwtltVwSLoTpjSuq6SVGm3yjocK7Fg-VE05gBFftUM9ZOy4fZhG1uKZbknNsqXm/s1600/tawny+daylily.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">tomato red 2010-10</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLckPmkS4RVt4b2QVYqTfgN-Q-y-dn6YUMEMgoaEjIy6m4MQxNXZwasRVHPY3TaUvoeW9C611U-mzgW8eR3wU1LZvjkS98VyqcgIQ7gEs-bx4Wq99KBWLhSviBVtGehdkFaqLryoU72mf/s1600/imageswww.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLckPmkS4RVt4b2QVYqTfgN-Q-y-dn6YUMEMgoaEjIy6m4MQxNXZwasRVHPY3TaUvoeW9C611U-mzgW8eR3wU1LZvjkS98VyqcgIQ7gEs-bx4Wq99KBWLhSviBVtGehdkFaqLryoU72mf/s1600/imageswww.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">redstone 2009-10</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So... let's tango</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> You could go for it and paint your walls.  I like the way this red orange looks with a soft white (not too much yellow) to tame it down.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQjNhJwBWtGmx4GARYO_yvmQSFREcOehUlUniDumcTA97FCtEQ3ue7FOTHdg7gZp1CcDhpluANaukGAOw6xMwd-Z0CRPF7a2vtEfZgxNdgzqEhQ9ntMzckaNuhaFy3jJJV6VUJ6le2X2b/s1600/171277592048097741_bJHxHWqr_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQjNhJwBWtGmx4GARYO_yvmQSFREcOehUlUniDumcTA97FCtEQ3ue7FOTHdg7gZp1CcDhpluANaukGAOw6xMwd-Z0CRPF7a2vtEfZgxNdgzqEhQ9ntMzckaNuhaFy3jJJV6VUJ6le2X2b/s400/171277592048097741_bJHxHWqr_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">picsdecor</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">or choose it  in a chair </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNgr0GA7XhRX03_y2qzGbEwSFGmjrFRC0GlbKOutsnOG6oax5mQ0nRlP_DRTsXCsYxl7vRWr4xkRDguBB3dc7w2WAd1opQwJ3Ffdwi6SU0OVKa-LZae7JnNkNz2vT7NStzLR60z0tA2Tp/s1600/171277592048096282_F3cOW0oz_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNgr0GA7XhRX03_y2qzGbEwSFGmjrFRC0GlbKOutsnOG6oax5mQ0nRlP_DRTsXCsYxl7vRWr4xkRDguBB3dc7w2WAd1opQwJ3Ffdwi6SU0OVKa-LZae7JnNkNz2vT7NStzLR60z0tA2Tp/s400/171277592048096282_F3cOW0oz_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700204935/Action-and-energy-Pantone-picks-orange-as-top-hue.html"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">via desert news </span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It looks fresh in pillows and a duvet cover.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA156tjbYvV0xID1L1hqnuI6iAch8sOamh57PPvf9ad37E3Kc65bEe3TS03tkEv6g4P6Nm9BE3puh3lBv7ux7nh7BXxIIl4_SO2VTu6n2biHS7YG1GKzmAOyoAUyn1MQLRHDed-vmjfcE/s1600/199636195951609964_gMp2JwFf_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA156tjbYvV0xID1L1hqnuI6iAch8sOamh57PPvf9ad37E3Kc65bEe3TS03tkEv6g4P6Nm9BE3puh3lBv7ux7nh7BXxIIl4_SO2VTu6n2biHS7YG1GKzmAOyoAUyn1MQLRHDed-vmjfcE/s400/199636195951609964_gMp2JwFf_c.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=88311&index=6&searchQuery=boy%27s%2520rooms&searchType=photos&spaceId=4">decorpad </a></span></span></span></div><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Patterned wallpaper used with cream and a bold black creates a stunning effect. </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAafRF7E_iBqZihFUhXGpCKZ4gIDAe2l5KgjcyeCpiuvjhAgBsAI37dC-hEtEBHrzgTYZAsWmLgiYkcKmy5rREnbb1ok3K9UHJs8ribL-6-RH0fDLrAWmvYgNejWy5eRU8pQFm8hQyQ4G/s1600/Decorati.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAafRF7E_iBqZihFUhXGpCKZ4gIDAe2l5KgjcyeCpiuvjhAgBsAI37dC-hEtEBHrzgTYZAsWmLgiYkcKmy5rREnbb1ok3K9UHJs8ribL-6-RH0fDLrAWmvYgNejWy5eRU8pQFm8hQyQ4G/s400/Decorati.jpg" width="263" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://access.decorati.com/2011/09/pantones-2012-fashion-predictions-in-rooms-part-1/"> decorati</a></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">How about a vibrant night table, sculptures and pillows,  </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYS4vbHAZ1uxM262j9Yd0DuYayrb4AUHOabQn5LxXy3mfWuTfbkx1BxSGQdsQ21ff2VkLiv_PuUbIc-DIPkDwQibKzZ5eRfAXao8gw7iTU46dZt-yMqaJR5t11BMjyHZ6l37TKH-caMoh/s1600/Lonny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYS4vbHAZ1uxM262j9Yd0DuYayrb4AUHOabQn5LxXy3mfWuTfbkx1BxSGQdsQ21ff2VkLiv_PuUbIc-DIPkDwQibKzZ5eRfAXao8gw7iTU46dZt-yMqaJR5t11BMjyHZ6l37TKH-caMoh/s400/Lonny.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/decorate/bedrooms">Lonny  </a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">or a patterned headboard </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVVQlkaerfQZRpm5VkJITcd6Wyzwa9CuvddHoc4avZZdLy2APCqX4aHa01htsNOzHompZzZabSP8nQhs8xnYAtcmorJpW4_ZqBOsD3RzHpy2mafSPZbOyZ4kFUA-8fi-ZhNnarAgmDHVy/s1600/headboard+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVVQlkaerfQZRpm5VkJITcd6Wyzwa9CuvddHoc4avZZdLy2APCqX4aHa01htsNOzHompZzZabSP8nQhs8xnYAtcmorJpW4_ZqBOsD3RzHpy2mafSPZbOyZ4kFUA-8fi-ZhNnarAgmDHVy/s400/headboard+.jpg" width="333" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/decorate/bedrooms">Lonny </a></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">or beautifully patterned bowls? </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0wqQ_3SlTvXVjevFxW_8Fr69D66KxO1k_3Ndh16C8Hn8M3oH7uyLgbw6halX26EbemUw3IXjqbe2G6HkO_1CuZMCVt0xaAvg4vE9j-qW_SL2Ho9ugtpOmgv-RGl79kFrG8v28mHf18RW/s1600/1026429485_sVoSH-O.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0wqQ_3SlTvXVjevFxW_8Fr69D66KxO1k_3Ndh16C8Hn8M3oH7uyLgbw6halX26EbemUw3IXjqbe2G6HkO_1CuZMCVt0xaAvg4vE9j-qW_SL2Ho9ugtpOmgv-RGl79kFrG8v28mHf18RW/s400/1026429485_sVoSH-O.jpg" width="266" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://ashleeraubachphotography.blogspot.com/2010/09/caitlyn-wilson-designs-truly-talented.html">Ashlee Raubach </a></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Doesn't it look great paired with blues?  </span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"></span></span></div>

Pantone's colour of the year

Pantone founded in 1963, began as a system to identify and match colors, which led to a standardized color book. Each year Pantone announc...

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