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Pantone has unveiled its highly anticipated Color of the Year for 2025, and it feels perfectly in sync with today’s design trends. Leading up to the announcement, Pantone reminisced on the beloved color selections from years’ past on Instagram, inviting followers to predict this year’s pick. The consensus? Shades of green and brown were among the top guesses—the latter of which was right on target.
Inspired by the rich hues of cacao, chocolate, and coffee, Mocha Mousse is a soft, sophisticated brown shade that invites warmth and comfort into our spaces and lives. Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of Pantone Color Institute, describes the color as “sophisticated and lush, yet, at the same time, an unpretentious classic.” Laurie Pressman, Pantone’s vice president, echoes this sentiment, emphasizing how the color aligns with our growing desire for harmony, balance, and deeper connections with the natural world. It’s a shade that strikes a perfect balance between organic elegance and tasteful indulgence.
So, how exactly can we expect to see this delectable shade incorporated in home design for 2025? Its versatile enough to work across various styles, whether modern and minimal or cozy and classic. When used on floors and walls, it evokes a grounding, cocoon-like effect, while its incorporation in furniture and decor through materials like leather, linen, wood, stone, rattan, and wicker adds a subtle sense of comfort.
As part of the launch, Pantone is partnering with Joybird for an exclusive Color of the Year collection, featuring a stunning lineup of sofas, sectionals, sleeper sofas, accent chairs, bed frames, and more. Meanwhile, Spoonflower has partnered with four independent artists to create wallpapers, fabrics, and decor that bring the essence of Mocha Mousse to life. Pura, a home fragrance brand, has also introduced two new scents, Mocha Moments and Mocha Suede, to complement the hue’s sensory qualities. Other Color of the Year partners for 2025 include Motorola, Wix Studio, Libratone, IPSY, and Society6.
Learn more about this year’s color and discover curated palettes to inspire your design at pantone.com.
