Colors for 2021
2020 has been a year of unprecedented events, and it is now Pantone® has announced two colors of the year for 2021. PANTONE Ultimate Gray and PANTONE Illuminating.
In Pantone’s 22 year years, 2021 is only the second time two colors have been selected. Rose Quartz and Serenity were chosen in 2015. This year, the two shades are meant to stand on their own, as complementary tones, supporting each other. This is also the first time a gray has been recognized as a color of the year. Both of these colors were added to the Pantone color wheel in 2020.
The union of an enduring Ultimate Gray and the vibrant yellow illuminating expresses a message of positivity supported by fortitude. Practical and rock-solid but at the same time warming and optimistic, this is a color combination that gives us resilience and hope. We need to feel encouraged and uplifted; this is essential to the human spirit.
-Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute
Ultimate Gray
RGB:
147 149 151
HEX:
#939597
Illuminating
RGB:
245 223 77
HEX:
#F5DF4D
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Complementary Colors
Ultimate Gray
RGB:
147 149 151
HEX:
#939597
Illuminating
RGB:
245 223 77
HEX:
#F5DF4D
Ultramarine Blue
RGB:
77, 99, 245
HEX:
#4D63F5
Triadic Colors
Ultimate Gray
RGB:
147 149 151
HEX:
#939597
Illuminating
RGB:
245 223 77
HEX:
#F5DF4D
Turquoise Blue
RGB:
77, 245, 222
HEX:
#4DF5DE
Fuchsia
RGB:
222, 77, 245
HEX:
#DE4DF5
Tetradic Colors
Ultimate Gray
RGB:
147 149 151
HEX:
#939597
Illuminating
RGB:
245 223 77
HEX:
#F5DF4D
Screamin Green
RGB:
99, 245, 77
HEX:
#63F54D
Fuchsia
RGB:
222, 77, 245
HEX:
#DE4DF5
Ultramarine Blue
RGB:
77, 99, 245
HEX:
#4D63F5