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Color of the Year for 2012: Tangerine Tango

Leading color guide Pantone has announced 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a vivacious, enticing hue, as the color of the year for 2012.

Mar 21, 2012 | By Luxuo

Tangerine Tango Pantone

Leading color guide Pantone has announcedĀ 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a vivacious, enticing hue, as the color of the year for 2012.

The 2011 color of the year, PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle, encouraged us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.

ā€œSophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,ā€ said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute.

ā€œReminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.ā€

The Pantone color of the year is an annual influence on fashion and design. Tangerine Tango has already begun to pop up in fashion and cosmetics, with a strong showing in New Yorkā€™s fashion week this fall.

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