Pantone Color of the Year 2020 | Classic Blue

Kimball Chicago Showroom

For over 20 years, the Pantone Color Institute goes through extensive research and trend analysis in order to strategically pick a Pantone color that represents our current culture. This color influences all kinds of industries from design, fashion, entertainment, technology, textures, materials, travel, product development, etc. The Pantone Color Institute forecasts global color trends and advises companies on color for product and brand identity.

2019 brought us Living Coral, which engaged nature while encouraging lighthearted activity. 2019 was optimism and playfulness. The Pantone Color Institute has chosen 19-4502 Classic Blue for the year 2020. Pantone states that the Classic Blue “Instills calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.

David Edward Stratus Lounge

David Edward Stratus Lounge

We are living in a time that requires trust and faith. It is this kind of constancy and confidence that is expressed by PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, a solid and dependable blue hue we can always rely on. Imbued with deep resonance, Classic Blue provides an anchoring foundation. A boundless blue evocative of the vast and infinite evening sky, Classic Blue encourages us to look beyond the obvious to expand our thinking; challenging us to think more deeply, increase our perspective and open the flow of communication.
— Leatrice Eiseman EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PANTONE COLOR INSTITUTE
Kimball Atlanta Showroom

Kimball Atlanta Showroom

Pantone Color of the Year 2020 19-4052 Classic Blue

Pantone Color of the Year 2020 19-4052 Classic Blue