Colour Forecast Autumn ‘09

The colours forecast for this autumn/winter season are predominately warm muted tones congruent with the ‘Autumn’ seasonal colour palette. They incorporate three warm neutrals that introduce a minimalist edge, and rich earthy primaries that provide an overall contrasting and utilitarian look.

• American Beauty – 19-1759 – a deep ‘true’ red, yet best suited along autumn tones
• Purple Heart – 18-3520 – a muted steel purple that stands out slightly against the other seasons colours, as it slightly colder
• Honey Yellow – 16-1143 – a rich golden camel shade, a complementary counterpart to purple heart
• Iron – 18-1306 – a warm dark grey, replacing black as the staple dark neutral and great paired with Nomad or Crème Brûlée
• Burnt Sienna – 17-1544 – the colour of saffron, an earthy orange, adding some warmth to Iron or Majolica Blue
• Nomad – 16-1212 – a warm taupe, a medium neutral, great with the other neutrals or Warm Olive
• Rapture Rose – 17-1929 – a deep rosewood, pair with Majolica Blue, slighter colder than the other colours
• Warm Olive – 15-0646 – a deep lime green, a vibrant contrast to the paler neutrals
• Majolica Blue – 19-4125 – a dark marine navy, paired with the light neutrals looks very utilitarian
• Crème Brûlée – 13-1006 – a deep warm beige, works with with the Honey and Sienna

Pantone has a detailed colour trend forecast report for this Autumn’s trends that is available to download on-line for free.