Turquoise is 2010 colour of the year
Pantone has announced 15-5519 Turquoise as its colour of the year for 2010.
The company chose the colour for the new year as turquoise ‘transports us to an exciting tropical paradise while offering a sense of protection and healing in stressful times’.
Pantone’s vice-president of strategic business development Helmut Eifert says, ‘Turquoise occupies a very special position in the world of colour. It is believed to be a protective talisman, a colour of deep compassion and healing, and a colour of faith and truth, inspired by water and sky.
‘Through years of colour word-association studies, we also find that turquoise represents an escape to many – taking them to a tropical fantasy that is pleasant and inviting, even if only a fantasy.’
Pantone has also included 15-5519 Turquoise as one of 200 ‘wedding colours’. Working with wedding dress manufacturers such as Dessy and Sandals Destination, Pantone aims to help brides colour co-ordinate their big day.
it reminds me of spearmint chewing gum and scrubs.
Lovely! “a colour of faith and truth” Just hope all the large financial corporations use this within their next communications campaigns. Oh my whatever next??
Love this color! I think it’s fresh and fun.
Architect Tim De Clue wrote a nice post at houzz about Turquoise and home design:
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/12771/list/Turquoise-color-of-the-Year-2010
on this screen it looks green to me – not enough blue in it to be turquoise
I associate turquoise with the refreshing and relaxing ocean. The turquoise color is an engaging, refreshing and reassuring.