December 6, 2013

Radiant Orchid?

Pantone®, the colour people, have picked the colour of the year for 2014 and it’s Radiant Orchid, a blend of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones.

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I am a bit more on-board with this colour than I have been with several of the past ones like last year’s emerald green.

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I can see it more as an accent shade than a whole room – unless you’re six years old. image

Pantone says it chose the color because it produces a rosy glow when worn, looks good as a lipstick and, in interiors, is a nice combination with olive, hunter green and turquoise.

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What do you think?

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24 comments:

  1. DeniseDecember 6, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    I think it's gaudy.

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  2. ilovelimegreenDecember 6, 2013 at 1:50 AM

    I am OK with the color but in small to medium amounts. However, why does it have to be radiant orchid? Orchid alone conveys a satisfactory idea of this color.

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  3. ParnassusDecember 6, 2013 at 4:10 AM

    Hideous. I don't know why we need a color of the year anyway--obviously a cheap commercial publicity stunt which we should just ignore.

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  4. Coulda shoulda wouldaDecember 6, 2013 at 6:39 AM

    I don't like it and it reminds me of colors that the BBC home makeover would paint bedrooms with solely for an impact. I only see it catching on in lipsticks...

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  5. UnknownDecember 6, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    I need a lot of design and i liked your design to use for my house. Thanks a lot to this design. Interior design ideas

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  6. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 7:12 AM

    It's a hard color on the eye and should be used sparingly.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    So we have Michelle Obama to blame/thank?

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2518744/Did-Michelle-Obama-influence-Pantones-color-year-First-Ladys-favorite-purple-hue-chosen-2014.html

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  8. Kerry Steele- Design du MondeDecember 6, 2013 at 8:17 AM

    I hate it hard.

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  9. An Urban CottageDecember 6, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    I think it's great publicity for Pantone.

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  10. Virginia Country HouseDecember 6, 2013 at 9:20 AM

    Hmmm....it looks suspiciously like mauve. Your blog is fab! Have a great weekend! XO, N.G.

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  11. Linda PakravanDecember 6, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    It works for a real orchid. And cosmetics.

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  12. Raina CoxDecember 6, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    Nope. Unless it's paired with teal, and then Super Nope.

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  13. ArchitectDesign™December 6, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    I think it's pretty -these 'color of the year' things are so ridiculous but I have been seeing a lot of purple around lately. I remember last year when we were told at Highpoint that Emerald was the color of the year and I put it on my blog. Someone from Pantone denied it and sent me rude emails asking me to remove the fact from my blog. Low and behold one week later -the color is Emerald. SO OVER THEM. haha

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  14. JDecember 6, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    I'm not a fan. I like deeper purples, but not this one.

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  15. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    Mauve redux.

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  16. peggybraswellDecember 6, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    OK I am a lavender kind of girl + not so much this color? xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

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  17. Rebecca GraceDecember 6, 2013 at 1:57 PM

    Hmmm... The Color Fascists at Pantone Strike Again! ;-)

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  18. onneryDecember 7, 2013 at 6:45 AM

    Comme ci comme ca!

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  19. Thomas HogglestockDecember 7, 2013 at 7:01 AM

    I can see it going wrong in most people's hands but I also think it is quite beautiful. I have no use for it, but I do like it.

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  20. The Devoted ClassicistDecember 7, 2013 at 3:36 PM

    When I worked at Parish-Hadley in the 1980s, members of the media were always pressing Albert Hadley to declare a color as the most fashionable of the moment. He always said that there was no such thing.

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  21. The Pink PagodaDecember 7, 2013 at 5:14 PM

    For me, there's not one appealing thing about it. What a random choice.

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  22. AnonymousDecember 8, 2013 at 11:18 AM

    Newly Rich Milano 1936 .... I have stayed in two flats in the center of Milano where the bathroom fixtures were close to this. Now, many years later the family can't afford to replace them. GB

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  23. MarchelineDecember 8, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    Um, no. Coral for me, thanks. Bright, orangy-pink coral!!!

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  24. KathyDecember 8, 2013 at 8:00 PM

    Hideous!

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