Pantone Color Institute Releases Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report Spring/Summer 2021 For New York Fashion Week

CARLSTADT, N.J., September 10, 2020 — Pantone LLC, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today released the Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report Spring/Summer 2021 edition for New York Fashion Week. Published for the fashion industry by the Pantone Color Institute, the trend forecasting and color consultancy, this season’s report features the top ten standout colors, as well as current takes on the five core classics we can expect to see as fashion designers introduce their new spring/summer collections.

According to Pantone Color Institute experts, colors for Spring/Summer 2021 New York emphasize our desire for a range of color that inspires ingenuity and inventiveness — colors whose versatility transcend the seasons and allow for more freedom of choice — colors that lend themselves to original color statements and whose flexibility easily adapts to our new and more fragmented lifestyle.

«Offering a range of shades illustrative of nature, colors for Spring/Summer 2021 underscores our desire for flexible color that works year-round. Infused with a genuine authenticity that continues to be increasingly important, colors for Spring/Summer 2021 combine a level of comfort and relaxation with sparks of energy that encourage and uplift our moods,» said Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute.

About the Spring/Summer 2021 NYFW Color Palette

Shades illustrative of nature coupled with new core classics come together to create a palette inspiring ingenuity and inventiveness.

PANTONE 14-1050
Marigold
A comforting golden orange infused yellow lends a warming presence.

PANTONE 15-4020
Cerulean
The color of the sky on a serene, crystal clear day.

PANTONE 18-1248
Rust
An earth inspired brown emblematic of Autumn leaves uncharacteristic of a spring palette.

PANTONE 13-0647
Illuminating
Friendly and joyful, an optimistic yellow offering the promise of a sunny day.

PANTONE 18-4140
French Blue
A stirring blue hue that awakens a vision of Paris in the springtime.

PANTONE 13-0117
Green Ash
A mentholated Green that cools and soothes.

PANTONE 16-1529
Burnt Coral
Inviting Burnt Coral expresses conviviality.

PANTONE 16-5938
Mint
Tasty mint refreshes and restores.

PANTONE 17-3628
Amethyst Orchid
The floral shaded amethyst orchid introduces a unique touch.

PANTONE 18-2043
Raspberry Sorbet
Vivifying Raspberry Sorbet tantalizes.

About the Spring/Summer 2021 Core Classics:

Core hues whose versatility transcends the seasons and allows for more freedom of choice.

PANTONE 19-4016
Inkwell
A deep and intense blackened blue.

PANTONE 17-5104
Ultimate Gray
Quietly assuring and reliable gray encouraging composure.

PANTONE 11-0110
Buttercream
Smooth Buttercream is an easy and effortless delicious off-white.

PANTONE 14-1127
Desert Mist
Invoking images of shifting powdery sands.

PANTONE 16-0632
Willow
A canopy of green that reveals and conceals.

Adobe Stock x Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report

To support the PANTONE Fashion Color Trend Report for Spring/Summer 2021 for NY and London, Pantone has partnered with Adobe Stock to curate a collection of images that reflect the palette of 10 top fashion colors as well as 5 core classics. With millions of visual assets, Adobe Stock is an amazing resource for creatives to seek visual inspiration and creative development.

About Fashion Color Trend Report

The colors featured in the semiannual Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report are selected from the Pantone FASHION, HOME + INTERIORS Color System, the most widely used and recognized color standards system for fashion, textile, home and interior design. Each season, the Pantone Color Institute issues the Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report as semi-annual color trend forecasts for the upcoming season, highlighting the top colors you can expect to see at New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week. The Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report serves as a color reference throughout the season for fashion enthusiasts, reporters and retailers.

About The Pantone Color Institute™

The Pantone Color Institute is the business unit within Pantone that highlights the top seasonal runway colors, selects the Pantone Color of the Year, forecasts global color trends, and advises companies on color for product and brand visual identity. Through seasonal trend forecasts, color psychology, and color consulting, the Pantone Color Institute partners with global brands to effectively leverage the power, psychology, and emotion of color in their design strategy.

About Pantone

Pantone provides a universal language of color that enables color-critical decisions through every stage of the workflow for brands and manufacturers. More than 10 million designers and producers around the world rely on Pantone products and services to help define, communicate and control color from inspiration to realization — leveraging advanced X-Rite technology to achieve color consistency across various materials and finishes for graphics, fashion and product design. Pantone Standards feature digital and physical color specification and workflow tools. The Pantone Color Institute™ provides customized color standards, brand identity and product color consulting as well as trend forecasting inclusive of Pantone Color of the Year, Fashion Runway Color Trend Reports, color psychology and more. Pantone B2B Licensing incorporates the Pantone Color System into different products and services, enabling licensees to communicate and reproduce approved Pantone values and improve efficiencies for their users. Pantone Lifestyle brings color and design together across apparel, home, and accessories.