After a year of turbulence, I’m so excited that the color authority, Pantone, has announced two Colors of The Year 2021 that are exactly what we all need: resilience (Ultimate Grey) and sunshine (Illuminating).
Although I’m not a designer, I care about colors when it comes to dressing to express yourself. I often wear bright color outfits and I do it even more often after discovering that wearing something colorful fits my body type and essence based on the David Kibbe style theory (which I’ve dedicated a full blog post about).
Pantone’s two colors of the year 2021 are:
PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Grey
(HEX/HTML #96999b | CMYK 43, 32, 32, 10 | RGB 150, 153, 155)
PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating
(HEX/HTML #f3df4d | CMYK 9, 7, 78, 0 | RGB 243, 223, 77)
These two colors have meaning too
Ultimate grey is a subtle and steady grey while illuminating is a warm and cheerful yellow shade. According to Pantone, it’s “a story of color that encapsulates deeper feelings of thoughtfulness (Ultimate Grey) with the promise of something sunny and friendly (Illuminating)”.
Personally it’s great news for me as I’m a true big fan of anything in yellow shades, and since grey is a neutral tone that goes well with everything, the combination of the two is just a perfect match for me. After digging deeper on the meanings of different colors, color psychology points out that grey means neutral, timeless and practical while yellow symbolizes joy, laughter, happiness, sunshine, summer, friendship.
A research also found that warm colors help release dopamine, the chemical signal that transmits information from neuron to neuron, stimulating the pleasure and reward centers of the brain.
My fashion interpretation of the colors (mostly yellow)
Yellow is just a wonderful color! Here are some of my recent outfits that show how much I love yellow.
I like wearing yellow in monochromatic outfits, or mix with basic colors like white and grey.
My bag, shoes, and even my watch – all in yellow.
I’ve been over-wearing these yellow mules from Jimmy Choo.
I pair yellow with basic staples such as white jeans.
And of course, I also pair my yellow accessories with grey jeans as well.
Wearing yellow instantly boosts my mood and sets me up for a great dose of energy needed for the day. It’s such a beautiful color. What about you? Do you like happy colors like yellow?
