Comments on: Color Of The Year 2010

Color Of The Year 2010

briank — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:14:00 -0800

The Color Of The Year 2010: Turquoise Pantone has announced their selection for Color of the Year for 2010, and the winner is Turquoise. Turqouise, according to the color mavens, "evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing." Real turquoise (the mineral) was treasured in antiquity for "natural protection against the powers of darkness" and derives its name from the custom of the Turks to wear one in their turbans to ward off the "evil eye". In case you weren't paying attention this time last year, the Color of the Year for 2009 has been "Mimosa".

By: demiurge

demiurge — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:18:17 -0800

Additionally, Turquoise is one of 3,000 colors available in Pantone's line of superior-quality, eco-friendly paint. PANTONE Paints combine the accuracy of PANTONE Colors with the beauty of high-performance Dutch paints. Perfect for a powder room or bedroom, Turquoise is an evocative, spa-like hue that adds an undertone of warmth and excitement to any cool space. In the kitchen, Turquoise adds a unique flare to tabletop and appliances.

I too, enjoy a refreshing drink of Pepsi Turquoise.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:18:51 -0800

Now get out there and sell that polymerized coloration!

By: misteraitch

misteraitch — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:19:12 -0800

Puce for 2011!

By: oneswellfoop

oneswellfoop — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:21:59 -0800

If you mixed MetaFilter Blue with AskMeFi Green, that's pretty much what you get. Good omen for the Metaverse in the coming year... but then, what good was that watered-down Zeldman Orange Mimosa to anybody this year?

By: greasy_skillet

greasy_skillet — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:26:01 -0800

This is excellent news as I had already decided I am going to single handedly back the Sonny Crockett look in '10.

By: greasy_skillet

greasy_skillet — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:26:23 -0800

*bring back

By: netbros

netbros — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:29:16 -0800

"I am obsessed with the color turquoise. I started this blog to collect inspirational photos I find of fabulous rooms that feature all of the lovely shades of my favorite color." — House of Turquoise

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:30:56 -0800

Turquoise, huh? So...The 80's will be making a comeback next year? Better get those old unconstructed jackets out of mothballs...

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:31:20 -0800

Yuck, turquoise walls?

By: Crane Shot

Crane Shot — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:32:13 -0800

In the kitchen, Turquoise adds a unique flare to tabletop and appliances. So, it's flammable? Hardly a selling point, I would've thought...

By: ardgedee

ardgedee — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:43:15 -0800

I have a degree and professional background in graphic design, love visiting galleries and museums and can even manage reading art crit without getting ranty. However. > Pantone has announced their selection for Color of the Year for 2010, and the winner is Turquoise. That's just being silly.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:45:59 -0800

Pantone's turquoise looks more to me like teal.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:47:21 -0800

I think the Pantone definition of "winner" is similar to the lottery definition of "winner" and not the Olympic definition of "winner".

By: the dief

the dief — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:56:30 -0800

oh my god who cares

By: the dief

the dief — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:57:09 -0800

Actually, I sorta kinda take that back. It was interesting to learn about the turquoise-Turk connection. But picking a color of the year?

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:09:12 -0800

ALL THIS TURQUOISE IS YOURS TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THE FACT THAT THE CORE OF JUPITER IS A HUGE FRICKING DIAMOND

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:09:53 -0800

This isn't new for Pantone. Back in 1999, they declared that Cerulean Blue is the color of the Millennium - Pantone Pronounces this Sky Blue as the Hue of the Future (though in 1995, X-Files gave it another meaning. Or is that the same meaning? Cerulean blue, cerulean blue, cerulean blue. Sure has a pleasant sound.) Pantone didn't stop there. In 2007, they started this whole "color of the year" thing, though in 2005, Violet Tulip was the Colorstrology Color of the Year (Pantone teamed up with Michele Bernhardt on her book by the same name). In 2007: Chili Pepper, and 2008: Blue Iris. So far, the world hasn't really noticed.

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:11:08 -0800

Pantone's turquoise looks more to me like teal. Totally. It's got "mid-nineties sports team" written all over it. the Color of the Year for 2009 has been ~~"Mimosa"~~ Golden Shower. FTFY. oh my god who cares I know, right? But in all seriousness, a lot of designers are more or less at the mercy of Pantone's bullshit.

By: Mister Cheese

Mister Cheese — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:15:43 -0800

Prior to this post, my very soul reviled turquoise. As a child in the eighties I had an outfit that consisted of turquoise shorts and shirt. I'll admit that I have no memory of embarrassment at that age, but the bits of photographic evidence bring the current me no end of shame. Turquoise. What a terrible colour! But now I have been forced to reconsider my convictions. I can accept that the colour used in moderation can not be so bad. I can envision the combinations that Pantone posits without any shuddering, save red/turquoise. Complementary my ass! More like the anthem of nausea. I do like the idea of browns + turquoise. Especially a nice dark earthy shade of brown. Unfortunately, my new found acceptance of turquois does not erase the past; it only makes my aversion more specific: solid turquoise outfits are a terrible idea. So, turquoise, I don't hate you anymore. I will agree that colour of the year is ridiculous. What are you trying to sell me, Pantone?

By: GameDesignerBen

GameDesignerBen — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:19:57 -0800

After a year of mimosa, couldn't we have done with a shot of chartreuse?

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:20:07 -0800

I can envision the combinations that Pantone posits without any shuddering, save red/turquoise. Complementary my ass! But, like, see, they are definitively complementary.

By: usonian

usonian — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:23:27 -0800

What color is representative of utter indifference?

By: quin

quin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:31:06 -0800

GuyZero : I think the Pantone definition of "winner" is similar to the lottery definition of "winner" and not the Olympic definition of "winner". See, I figured something completely different; involving a 3,000 bird strong cock-fighting tournament held in some dimly lit warehouse with shadowy figures betting on the sidelines. And after a brutal slaying of Magenta in the final round, an exhausted Turquoise was declared winner and then promptly eaten. Because with the hardcore image they project, that's just how I figured Pantone rolled.

By: Elmore

Elmore — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:32:03 -0800

This makes me blue.

By: hexatron

hexatron — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:34:09 -0800

Can we have an Odor of the Year too?

By: Squid Voltaire

Squid Voltaire — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:52:01 -0800

Ever since I saw Edward Woodward lamenting his plate of beans in The Wicker Man, I have sworn to follow his pronunciation of the color. "Broad beans, in their natural state, aren't usually tur-kwize, are they?" Sadly, this has been a meaningless vow--I never get a chance to say the name of that color. Bwahahaha! 2010 is my year!

By: Mister Cheese

Mister Cheese — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:55:30 -0800

Sys Rq, you have got me on that point. I was vaguely aware that color theory did not have green complementing red as I was taught as a young lad in art class. Unfortunately, it did not prevent me from shooting off my mouth about it. I stand by statement as to the nausea.

By: path

path — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:57:40 -0800

It's always seemed to me that there's someone (or a group?) that selects colors to be used in the fashion industry, so that pants, shirts, blouses, shoes and accessories will coordinate for the year and each season thereof, but will clash terribly with the stuff you bought last year. In other words, you'll have to buy it all again or wait a decade or two to have any chance of reusing old favorites. is there anyone here in the fashion industry who can confirm or deny that?

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:59:40 -0800

I stand by statement as to the nausea. You probably shouldn't watch this.

By: 5_13_23_42_69_666

5_13_23_42_69_666 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:06:56 -0800

pfft, they are so behind the times, I have been dying my hair turquoise for years now. And, yea, what they call turquoise is teal. I can envision the combinations that Pantone posits without any shuddering, save red/turquoise you would really hate my living room...

By: jocelmeow

jocelmeow — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:34:16 -0800

Yes, path, there is such a thing: it is known as color forecasting. Read about some color organizations.

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:35:13 -0800

Was the jury for this composed of 60-something Berkeley women?

By: Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:53:55 -0800

Better get those old unconstructed jackets out of mothballs... Mothballs? Some of us never let go of the fantasy, bud.

By: ardgedee

ardgedee — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:59:12 -0800

> Can we have an Odor of the Year too? Yo.

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:11:32 -0800

I have some elderly kitchen utensils that have turquoise handles; does that make me ahead of fashion, a trendsetter, or hopelessly out of date?

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:12:54 -0800

Yes.

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:15:00 -0800

Turqouise, according to the color mavens, "evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing." Not for me. Navajo jewelry, that's what turquoise evokes here.

By: 5_13_23_42_69_666

5_13_23_42_69_666 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:48:46 -0800

I have some elderly kitchen utensils that have turquoise handles; does that make me ahead of fashion, a trendsetter, or hopelessly out of date? not sure, but it does put you on my list of "people whose kitchens I'd like to pilfer stuff from"

By: elder18

elder18 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:11:24 -0800

My color of the year is whatever Lady Gaga is wearing.

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:04:40 -0800

I could have sworn that I hate turquoise-- it has always seemed a very cheap, plastic-looking color-- but then looking at the House of Turquoise I find many, many of their rooms lovely and peaceful. Perhaps prolonged exposure to Martha Stewart has inured me to that particular shade. But no. This is rather awful. I see now that what I don't like is a harsh, saturated tone which reminds me of fake turquoise jewelry. What color is representative of utter indifference? Meh-iege.

By: kittyprecious

kittyprecious — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:32:31 -0800

This isn't new for Pantone. Back in 1999, they declared that Cerulean Blue is the color of the Millennium - Pantone Pronounces this Sky Blue as the Hue of the Future Hey, you know where else in pop culture cerulean popped up as reference point (and actually did a pretty quick & effective job of explaining the tastemaking industry)? This fluff.

By: palliser

palliser — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:33:49 -0800

I think those rooms you like, Secret Life of Gravy, are both close to that ever-popular Restoration Hardware color, Silver Sage. Another widely appreciate color in the same vein is Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue.

By: Decimask

Decimask — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:54:03 -0800

Mister Cheese: So, turquoise, I don't hate you anymore. I will agree that colour of the year is ridiculous. What are you trying to sell me, Pantone? Turquoise paint?

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:27:03 -0800

think those rooms you like, Secret Life of Gravy, are both close to that ever-popular Restoration Hardware color, Silver Sage. Yes, you are right. I really don't like turquoise after all.

By: dlugoczaj

dlugoczaj — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:23:58 -0800

What color is representative of utter indifference? Meh-iege. Does anyone besides me remember this? It made a huge impression on me at the time and it seems utterly apropos right now. There was even a good Zippy the Pinhead cartoon about it, although unfortunately I can't find a link to it.

By: Scoo

Scoo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:56:58 -0800

Celeste Green 4 LYFE motherfuckers!

By: theora55

theora55 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:04:07 -0800

Aqua was really lobbying to win, but with an embarrassing past, didn't, and is apparently pissed and acting out. Coral got arrested. Tragically, Forest Green had buttplasty in a bid to win, and died of a surgical infection. It's a fierce competition.

By: DevilsAdvocate

DevilsAdvocate — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:06:33 -0800

I was hoping for Hooloovoo.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:50:30 -0800

I for one welcome our new turquoise overlords. I love turquoise. It's peaceful and energizing at the same time, and it looks good on me. I recently painted my living room in Behr's "Sea Life", which you can see here, and I'm planning on doing my guest room in a paler turquoise and old rose. I nearly named my cat Turquoise. I would have been "Turquoise Swan" when I joined MeFi but it doesn't sound as well as "Orange Swan". Ah, turquoise, turquoise, turquoise...

By: Lleyam

Lleyam — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:07:36 -0800

I painted my front door teal a couple months back. I hope this doesn't catch on or I'll look a right chump.

By: mightshould

mightshould — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:38:18 -0800

This is teal posing as turquoise just to gain favor. Seems that it's one of those colors that not all folks like. See, the good folks at UNC-W have a love/hate relationship w/ teal and most recently, the prominence of the color in university branding is blamed on the student body. But the bookstore sure sells the teal stuff. How about an official teal decloration? Fon't forget your official university flip-flops for that laid-back feelin'. I think it's a symbiotic relationship. Teal IS the 80's. And, the students were mostly born in the 80's and the administration came of age in the 80's. Talk about being stuck in a time warp. Feel the teal, indeed. The administration waffles and says that blue and gold are alternate colors - who ever heard of a school having alternate colors????

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:39:15 -0800

I painted my front door teal a couple months back. I hope this doesn't catch on or I'll look a right chump Exactly. I'm so relieved that Terra Cotta is NOT the color of the year because I'm in love with my freshly painted living room and it would look really dated in a few years if it was TCOTY. On the other hand, I need to paint the front bath and Silver Sage looks like the way to go.

By: palliser

palliser — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:17:35 -0800

Look at Palladian Blue, too -- it's not quite so gray, and I think it's got a little more life. (Although still that tranquil spa-feel.) Wedgwood Gray from Benjamin Moore (really a blue), with red accents, makes an awesome bathroom, too. I KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT PAINT

By: malocchio

malocchio — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:13:06 -0800

Real turquoise (the mineral) was treasured in antiquity for "natural protection against the powers of darkness" and derives its name from the custom of the Turks to wear one in their turbans to ward off the "evil eye". Damnit! 2010 was supposed to be my year!