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Pantone + NY Fashion Week = 2014 Spring Colors

By September 13, 2013September 14th, 2014colors, Design, Fashion
Pantone Spring 2014 Fashion Color Trend

The new Pantone color palette for Spring 2014 is a pairing of soft pastels with vivid colors.


The adult’s crayon box is being unleashed! Don’t worry, the fashion police will don their sunnies to shield them from the blinding glare of effervescent youthfulness.

Start of with the basic three: Pantone 15-3920 Placid Blue, Pantone 16-3823 Violet Tulip and Pantone 15-6114 Hemlock.
Two neutrals: Pantone 16-0000 Paloma and Pantone 15-1225 Sand, can be used alone or combined.

Hex#: 83b5dd
RGB: 131.181.221
CMYK: 47.17.2.0
Pantone: 15-3920
Placid Blue

Hex#: 9B90C8
RGB: 155.144.200
CMYK: 44.39.0.0
Pantone: 16-3823
Violet Tulip

Hex#: 9eccb3
RGB: 158.204.179
CMYK: 39.4.35.0
Pantone: 15-6114
Hemlock

Hex#: aab1b0
RGB: 170.177.176
CMYK: 35.24.27.0
Pantone: 16-0000
Paloma (neutral)

Add the waker-uppers, the brights, the complementaries:
Pantone 14-0852 Freesia, Pantone 18-0651 Cayenne and Pantone 17-1360 Celosia Orange* and suddenly the senses are heightened!
*note: Pantone has the color for Celosia Orange as 17-1360 and 15-1225. Unable to verify.

 

Hex#: ffd600
RGB: 255.214.0
CMYK: 0.14.100.0
Pantone: 14-0852
Freesia

Hex#: e46764
RGB: 228.103.100
CMYK: 6.74.56.0
Pantone: 18-0651
Cayenne

Hex#: f47d44
RGB: 244.125.68
CMYK: 0.63.80.0
Pantone: 17-1360
Celosia Orange

Hex#: ceb48d
RGB: 206.180.141
CMYK: 20.27.48.0
Pantone: 15-1225
Sand (neutral)

 The color wheel comes full circle with the introduction of counterparts and stronger masculine pairings with:
Pantone 18-3718 Purple Haze (a stronger Violet Tulip), Pantone 18-3224 Radiant Orchid (a counter of Violet Tulip), Pantone 19-2428 Magenta Purple (a robust Radiant Orchid), Pantone 18-3949 Dazzling Blue (the polar opposite of placid blue) and Pantone 18-6216 Comfrey (the masculine opposite of feminine Hemlock).

 

Hex#: 7f7ea8
RGB: 127.126.168
CMYK: 56.51.15.0
Pantone: 18-3718
Purple Haze

Hex#: b163a3
RGB: 177.99.163
CMYK: 33.72.0.0
Pantone: 18-3224
Radiant Orchid*

Hex#: 752864
RGB: 117.40.100
CMYK: 51.94.24.24
Pantone: 19-2428
Magenta Purple

Hex#: 006bb6
RGB: 0.107.182
CMYK: 92.57.0.0
Pantone: 18-3949
Dazzling Blue

Hex#: 46866f
RGB: 70.134.111
CMYK: 74.28.63.10
Pantone: 18-6216
Comfrey

Spring 2014 | Top colors for women’s fashion:

PANTONE 15-3920 Placid Blue
PANTONE 16-3823 Violet Tulip
PANTONE 15-6114 Hemlock
PANTONE 16-0000 Paloma
PANTONE 15-1225 Sand
PANTONE 14-0852 Freesia
PANTONE 18-1651 Cayenne
PANTONE 17-1360 Celosia Orange
PANTONE 18-3224 Radiant Orchid*
PANTONE 18-3949 Dazzling Blue

*2014 Pantone Color of the Year

Spring 2014 | Top colors for men’s fashion:

PANTONE 15-3920 Placid Blue
PANTONE 18-3718 Purple Haze
PANTONE 18-6216 Comfrey
PANTONE 16-0000 Paloma
PANTONE 15-1225 Sand
PANTONE 14-0852 Freesia
PANTONE 18-1651 Cayenne
PANTONE 17-1360 Celosia Orange
PANTONE 19-2428 Magenta Purple
PANTONE 18-3949 Dazzling Blue

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