What Colors Trend for the Fall of 2018?

Following New York Fashion Week, the Pantone Color Institute analyzed emerging trends and developed a list of the top 10 colors it expects to trend in the fall of 2018. According to Color Institute Executive Director, Leatrice Eiseman, "Designers and consumers alike continue to transition away from cyclical trends, and instead focus on self-expressive colors that evade antiquated seasonal structure. We are seeing very notable nontraditional choices." This trend was evident at both the last ISH Fair in Frankfort, Germany, the largest exhibition of plumbing products in the world, and at the 2018 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show where splashes of bright bold colors were featured in products ranging from kitchen faucets to stone slabs.

Pantone's top 10 colors for the fall of 2018 are:

1. Russet Orange (Pantone 15-1255) is an orange with slightly more red than yellow. Pantone links it to nature and foliage explaining "This forest floor orange speaks to earthen warmth."
2. Crocus Petal (Pantone 15-3520) feels like the sweet, barely subdued understudy to Ultraviolet. "A cultivated and refined hue adding light and air-spring like feeling.
3. Valiant Poppy (Pantone 18-1549) is a "brave and outgoing red shade effusive it is allure."
4. Ultra Violet (Pantone's color of the year 18-3838) characterized as a vibrant spiritual purple grounded by deep blue undertones.
5. Ceylon Yellow (Pantone 15-0850) is a "savory and spicy yellow."
6. Martini Olive (Pantone 18-0625) is a "smooth, sophisticated urbane green."
7. Nebulas Blue (Pantone 18-4048) reminds one of "twilight and a thoughtful starry-eyed blue."
8. Limelight (Pantone 12-0740) is a "pungent yellow-green."
9. Quetzal Green (Pantone 18-5025), a "deep elegant blue-green hue suggestive of rich plumage.
10. Red Pear (Pantone 19-1536) is a "deliciously deep red, whose luscious depth entices." Red Pear resembles a soft burgundy with cool undertones.

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