The Pantone Color of the Year program engages the design community and colour enthusiasts in a conversation around colour, highlighting the relationship between colour and culture.
Pantone selects a colour each year that captures the global zeitgeist—the Color of the Year express a global mood and an attitude, reflecting collective desire in the form of a single, distinct hue.
For 2025, the Pantone Color Institute selects PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort.
Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe.
“For Pantone Color of the Year 2025, we look to a mellow brown hue whose inherent richness and sensorial and comforting warmth extends further into our desire for comfort, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others.”
-Leatrice Eiseman
Executive Director Pantone Color Institute
Simple and Comforting: A Soft, Warming Brown
With its sophisticated, earthy elegance, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse can stand alone or serve as a versatile foundation, enhancing a wide range of palettes and applications—from minimalist to richly detailed designs—across all colour-focused industries.
- Thoughtful Indulgence
- Harmonious Comfort
- Feelings of Contentment
Revel in your own personal luxury. With a subtle elegance and sensorial richness, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse empowers you to create moments of luxury that may be intimate in scale but can extend a sense of indulgence throughout the day.Read More in Color Insider
A flavourful brown shade, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse envelopes us with its sensorial warmth. As a trend-led fashion colour and a neutral rolled into one, this comforting brown brings us into harmony with an ever-changing world.Read More in Color Insider
Authentic and approachable, rich and indulgent, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse is the perfect hue for “me moments”—however you define them. Redolent with the essence of cacao, chocolate and coffee, this sophisticated brown offers an everyday escape, a well-deserved treat.Read More in Color Insider
