Color fashion trends 2025: Pantone Color of the Year 2025 is PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse

Pantone Color of the Year 2025 is PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse - a mellow brown infused with a sensorial and comforting warmth.

Pantone, the global color authority and provider of professional color language standards and digital solutions for the design community, introduced PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, an evocative soft brown that transports our senses into the pleasure and deliciousness it inspires as the Pantone Color of the Year selection for 2025. A warming rich brown hue, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse nurtures with its suggestion of the delectable quality of cacao, chocolate and coffee, appealing to our desire for comfort. “Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence” says Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director Pantone Color Institute.

“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. Infused with subtle elegance and earthy refinement, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse presents a discrete and tasteful touch of glamour. A flavorful brown shade, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse envelopes us with its sensorial warmth.”

There is a growing movement to align ourselves more closely with the natural world. Characterized by its organic nature, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse honors and embraces the sustenance of our physical environment. Imbued with authenticity PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse finds harmony and balance between the demands of modernity and the timeless beauty of artful creation.

“The everlasting search for harmony filters through into every aspect of our lives including our relationships, the work we do, our social connections and the natural environment that surrounds us. Harmony brings feelings of contentment, inspiring a positive state of inner peace, calm, and balance as well as being tuned in with the world around us. Harmony embraces a culture of connection and unity as well as the synthesis of our mental, spiritual and physical well-being,” added Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute. “With that in mind, for Pantone Color of the Year 2025 we look to a color that reaches into our desire for comfort and wellness, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others.”

In celebration of the 26th anniversary of Pantone Color of the Year, Pantone will also for the first time highlight the color in events and experiences all over the world. From New York and London, to Shanghai and Mumbai, Pantone will be sharing public spaces and color events that will make Pantone Color of Year 2025 accessible for all.

APPLICATIONS OF THE PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR 2025

PANTONE® 17-1230 Mocha Mousse in Apparel
A trend led fashion color with a rich neutrality PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse extends our perception of brown, crossing from the humble and earthbound to the luxury and aspirational. Infused with a sensorial warmth that comes through in soft touch weaves, buttery leathers and suedes, cushy velvets, cashmere, angora and shaggy, furry knits that envelope and embrace, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse transports our senses into the pleasurable comfort it inspires and invites. At the same time with its lightweight appearance, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse lends itself equally to diaphanous and floaty chiffons, silky textures, satins and jersey fabrics that add fluidity and draped elegance.

PANTONE® 17-1230 Mocha Mousse in Fashion Accessories
The adaptable, neutral tone of PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse blends effortlessly with any color, enriching each ensemble with a touch of warmth and refined luxury. Soft and hard fashion accessories harmonize a sense of elegance with inviting warmth, enhancing the visual appeal of any outfit. Soft pieces—from chunky knits to plush scarves—embrace us in cozy comfort, their tactile surfaces inviting touch. Hard accessories, such as eyewear, structured bags and metallic jewelry in PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, introduce an elevated sophistication. With gloss or matte finishes, the soft, pinkish warmth of PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse is beautifully revealed as the color interacts with light.

PANTONE® 17-1230 Mocha Mousse in Hair and Beauty
A soft brown whose warming glow awakens the inherent radiance of individual skin tones across a wide variety of undertones, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse highlights the desire for unpretentious authentic beauty and minimalist looks tied to simplicity. Characterized by its earthy refinement PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse conveys a new subtle sophistication, promoting a pure and organic approach to luxury. Expressing quiet chic PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse underpins our desire for effortless and unaffected elegance. A versatile shade that works well in matte and sheen applications, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse lends itself to blending with many other colors and serves as the perfect base layer for metallic gloss finishes.

PANTONE® 17-1230 Mocha Mousse in Home Décor and Interior Design
An evocative rich brown infused with sensorial warmth PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse blends our desire for comfort and opulence to present a tasteful touch of glamour. An earthy yet refined brown PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse nourishes our senses. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse evokes a feeling of the comfort of home whether appearing on flooring or a painted wall, within home décor or in more natural materials including wood and stone, rattan and wicker, leather and linen.

PANTONE® 17-1230 Mocha Mousse in Packaging and Multimedia Design
PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse is a delicious brown that nurtures us with its suggestion of chocolate, cocoa and coffee. Utility oriented but at the same time elevated and sophisticated with a luxe feel
PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse transports our senses into the pleasure and deliciousness it inspires. Seemingly tactile and touchable, PANTONE 17-1230 warmly welcomes, inviting consumers to reach out and engage, making it an enticing shade for a variety of products from food and beverage to cosmetics and any product made with natural ingredients or dedicated to wellness.