Color Combo's to Think About

There are new colors trending all the time. Emerald Green for example is huge right now! Pantone even picked it to be their Color of the Year for 2013. But there are some other color trends going on right now that you would not expect.

Now we all know that gray and yellow is huge and has been for a while, but what about blue and raspberry like this nursery below.

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Or this navy, red and maroon.

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And lastly this fabulous light teal and orange

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 - Erin

Color Trends 2013...Where Do They Come From?

Ever wonder where trends come from? I do. Like the Harlem Shake...Come on people it's not that funny. But for those of you who have ever wondered where color trends come from. Look no further.

There is a company out there call Pantone, and their entire company is about selling color. They literally have a name, number and swatch for about every color there every was. Not only that, they have gadgets that can read a color and tell you its name and number.

Yea, so what? Well not only does this company sell color and color related products, they create forecasts of the next big color of the seasons. They analyze the markets in fashion and homes. Based on that they give out their predictions every season.

So wonder why there is all of the sudden emerald green every where? It's not because of the new Oz movie (which was pretty good p.s.). It's because Emerald Green was named Pantone's Color of the Year for 2013, and was featured in both the spring and fall color trends forecasts.

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So if you ever want to know what the next big color is going to be check out pantone.com, and get the inside scoop.

 - Erin