Pantone Announces Pandemic Grey and Bright Yellow As the Colours for 2021

PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray and PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating, meet 2021.

The Pantone Colour Institute annually predicts colours that serve as inspiration for fashion's leading designers' new collections, has announced its 2021 Colours of the year as a dull grey and contrasting bright yellow.

The marriage of colours conveys a message of strength and hopefullness that is both enduring and uplifting. Illuminating is a bright and cheerful yellow sparkling with vivacity, a warming yellow shade imbued with solar power. Contrastingly, ultimate grey is emblematic of solid and dependable elements which are everlasting and provide a firm foundation.

These two independent colours come together to create an aspirational colour pairing, conjoining deeper feelings of thoughtfulness with the optimistic promise of a sunshine filled day.