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Pantone Adds 315 New Colors to Its Collection

publication · 2026-04-27

Pantone has expanded its color library with 315 new shades, reflecting shifts in technology, entertainment, economy, lifestyles, and cultural influences. The new colors are integrated into the PANTONE FASHION + HOME palette, targeting design and creative industries. The collection includes neutral, mid-tone, muted, and 'smoky' variations of popular colors, with expanded families across oranges, yellows, reds, pinks, blues, purples, greens, whites, blacks, and mineral and nature-inspired tones like organic, earthy, or burnt hues. Notable new colors include Winery red, Sangria Sunset pink, Bonbon purple, Chocolate Martini brown, Yellow Plum, Tea Leaf green, Frozen Fjord blue, Flamingo Plume, Silent Storm gray, Lava Smoke, Volcanic Ash, Summer Sand, Adrenalin Rush red, Tender Touch pink, Baby's Breath white, and Unexplored black. Pantone also redesigned its guides and catalogs and updated its app software to include the 2020 additions.

Key facts

  • Pantone added 315 new colors to its collection.
  • The new colors are part of the PANTONE FASHION + HOME palette.
  • The expansion responds to changes in technology, entertainment, economy, lifestyles, and cultural influences.
  • New shades include neutrals, mid-tones, muted tones, and smoky variations.
  • Color families expanded include oranges, yellows, reds, pinks, blues, purples, greens, whites, blacks, and mineral tones.
  • Specific new colors include Winery, Sangria Sunset, Bonbon, Chocolate Martini, Yellow Plum, Tea Leaf, Frozen Fjord, Flamingo Plume, Silent Storm, Lava Smoke, Volcanic Ash, Summer Sand, Adrenalin Rush, Tender Touch, Baby's Breath, and Unexplored.
  • Pantone redesigned its guides and catalogs and updated its app software for the 2020 additions.
  • The announcement was made in 2020.

Entities

Institutions

  • Pantone

Locations

  • United States

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