It’s that time again! While 2023 is still going strong, renowned paint companies are unveiling their selections for the 2024 color of the year. With a variety of color choices from large paint producers, the 2024 color forecast should please every design aesthetic!
PANTONE Chooses Peach Fuzz
Perhaps the most highly anticipated color of the year release, PANTONE added a soft yet vibrant selection to this year’s lineup. Peach Fuzz is a warm peach tone that translates beautifully to spaces of all sizes and uses. Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute™ Leatrice Eiseman shared that this year’s choice is a “[Shade] that resonates with compassion, offers a tactile embrace and effortlessly bridges the youthful with the timeless.” Visit the PANTONE website to explore this year’s brand partnerships and learn how to incorporate this hue into your new home!
Benjamin Moore Reveals Blue Nova
Benjamin Moore selects Blue Nova, an intriguing, purple-infused blue that offers a sense of classic elevation and enchanting duality. The inspiring hue pairs harmoniously with softly saturated tones and provides endless creative possibilities. Blue Nova is a swatch from the Benjamin Moore 2024 Color Trends Palette featuring beautiful shades such as Teacup Rose, Pristine, Antique Pewter and Hazy Lilac.
Graham & Brown Selects Viridis
The Graham & Brown choice is described as a beautiful, muted green that provides a welcoming sense of warmth and calmness to any room. The carefully selected color is the perfect shade to highlight in entertainment spaces and entrance areas where the outside and inside seamlessly meet. As the star color of the Graham & Brown 2024 Design of the Year, Viridis embodies the natural beauty of the gorgeous greenery that surrounds us.
Sherwin-Williams Announces Upward
Described as a breezy and blissful blue, Upward by Sherwin-Williams is an uplifting and versatile shade that makes a wonderful addition to the 2024 Color of the Year lineup. The light and airy hue is the perfect selection for encouraging relaxation and contentment within the home – providing spaces for homeowners to unwind, clear their minds and slow down. Upward pairs well with multiple other Sherwin-Williams shades, including Honeydew, Antiquarian Brown, Drift of Mist and Tricorn Black.
Minwax Names Bay Blue
Minwax recently announced its 2024 Color of the Year, Bay Blue, a relaxing blend of blue and green emulating water and wellness. This comforting shade adds a sense of balance and comfort to the home, allowing residents to create a space that is personal and authentic. Familiar and warm, the vibrant yet simple hue is the perfect pop of color to feature in every room.
Glidden Reveals Limitless
Glidden selects Limitless, a fresh neutral with a yellow hue that perfectly brings out the best warm and cool tones within your space. This lively color pairs effortlessly with soft natural shades and delivers a sense of balance to the home that allows homeowners to create beautiful moments and lasting memories. Limitless is a swatch from the Glidden 2024 Trending Colors featuring stunning shades such as Sweet Spiceberry, Dusty Trail, Cabin Fever and Cajun Spice.
Dutch Boy Selects Ironside
The Dutch Boy choice is described as a comforting green highlighting a richly dimensional hue that soothes and reassures. This deep green swatch is sure to add a sense of sophistication to any room. As the grounding aspect of all three Dutch Boy 2024 Color Trend palettes, Ironside has the potential to coexist harmoniously with the natural tones of the Embrace palette, the warm tones of the Retreat palette and the muted tones of the Inspire palette.
Behr Announces Cracked Pepper as 2024 Color
Behr recently announced its official 2024 Color of the Year, Cracked Pepper setting the stage for a year full of eye-catching, versatile shades for homeowners to build welcoming spaces in a grounded atmosphere.
Cracked Pepper is a soft black that accentuates the spaces you create lasting memories in. This year’s choice pairs perfectly with other colors featured in the Behr 2024 Color Trends palette, such as Weathered White, Amber Brew and Offshore Mist.
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Names Persimmon
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams reveals Persimmon, an earthy terracotta, as its 2024 Color of the Year. The tangerine-toned selection adds a personal touch to the home with the ability to soften spaces. Persimmon is part of Sherwin-Williams Renewed Comfort Collection which is composed of thoughtfully developed colors that are warm and rejuvenating. This collection includes 10 complimentary colors that coexist with this year’s color well, including Friendly Yellow, Oakmoss and Dark Auburn.
Valspar Reveals Renew Blue
Valspar selects Renew Blue, a nourishing, green-infused blue that creates a sense of peace in any space. The easygoing hue pairs seamlessly with mid-toned neutrals and provides simplicity to the home that allows homeowners to slow down and create a serene atmosphere. Director of Color Marketing Sue Kim said, “The concept of home is evolving to include a feeling as well as a physical place.”
Showcasing beautiful, illuminating colors that are versatile and unique, the 2024 color season is sure to be an exciting one! Sign up for the Atlanta Real Estate Forum daily newsletter to stay on top of the latest home design trends.