Every year, color experts around the world make predictions for the upcoming year's color trends in building design.
It's not only a fun look at what we might be covering our walls with in the coming year, but also a bit of a cultural commentary. Each year's trend attempts to answer some highly relevant questions: What is the overall mood of our society? How have our emotions carried us through the last year and how will they continue to do so in the year ahead?
The most notable of these forecasts often come from the world's biggest paint manufacturers. With 2022 just around the corner, here's an overview of next year's 2022 Color of the Year from each of the major paint manufacturers.
BEHR Paint's 2022 Color of the Year
BEHR's 2022 Color of the Year is a minty green called Breezeway. The shade has cool undertones - perfect for the transition to fall. The color is inspired by nature and resembles sea glass found on a calm beach.
Along with the sea glass green shade, BEHR also revealed its entire color palette for 2022 trends, including Whisper White, Sunwashed Brick, After Rain, Corn Stalk, and a rust-red color called Perfect Penny.
Whisper White |
Sunwashed Brick |
After Rain |
Corn Stalk |
Perfect Penny |
PPG Paints' 2022 Color of the Year
PPG named Olive Sprig as their 2022 Color of the Year. The crisp, earthy, grey-green color is a versatile neutral that can not only complement an array of natural materials and architectural elements like unique wooden chairs, bamboo flooring, or a natural slate fireplace.
Along with their color of the year, PPG also announced their color palette and trending theme - Invaluable. Among the color palette is Oyster Shell, Gooseberry, Vining Ivy, and Ancient Copper, a dark muted apricot orange with a cinnamon undertone.
Olive Sprig |
Oyster Shell |
Gooseberry |
Vining Ivy |
Ancient Copper |
Sherwin Williams' 2022 Color of the Year
Sherwin-Williams has debuted their 2022 Colormix Forecast, a prediction of the colors that will rise in popularity in projects around the world. According to Sherwin-Williams, 2022 is going to be all about warm neutrals, bold metallics, organic greens, and nostalgic reds.
Collectively, the forecast is called MODE and contains 40 hues and four curated palettes that include Method, Opus, Dreamland, and Ephemera.
- Method: This palette offers a range of earthiness and rich warmth on the raw edge of 1980's postmodernism. Some colors include Accessible Beige, Evergreen Fog, Urbane Bronze, and Shoji White.
- Opus: The Opus Palette creates movement, composing a masterwork of dynamic transitions. The colors in this palette include deep tones and unexpected accents to set drama and emotion to the art of good style. Some of these colors include Cocoa Whip, Garret Gray, Blackberry, and Naval.
- Dreamland: Just as the name of the palette would say, these colors give you the sense of dreaming. These colors have new-growth greens, lavish pinks, and pearlescent tones, giving you a space where fresh ideas can flourish.
- Ephemera: Sleek and functional, this palette gives you the primary colors. Each shade was carefully chosen to evoke the remembrance of what once was. A range of these colors includes Sierra Redwood, Cascades, Peace Yellow, and Rejuvenate.
Evergreen Fog |
Coral Clay |
Rose Tan |
Lite Lavender |
Inky Blue |
Benjamin Moore's 2022 Color of the Year
Debuted as a muted shade of sage green, October Mist was chosen as a canvas for Benjamin Moore's 2022 palette. The good news is with a color like October Mist, it works in almost every style of home and coordinates with a wide range of colors.
October Mist is one of 14 colors in this year's palette which includes Wild Flower, Steam, Fernwood Green, Venetian Portico, and Mysterious.
Wild Flower |
Steam |
Fernwood Green |
Venetian Portico |
Mysterious |
2022 Aims for Colorful Comfort
After a tumultuous and stressful couple of years, it seems safe to say that the experts predict the favorite colors of 2022 will reflect our desire for stability and comfort.
What do you think of these choices for the color of the year? Let us know in the comments.
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