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Color trends for 2003

5. Elan

Elan is a happy, youthful palette that expresses a sense of joie de vivre. Evocative of delectable tastes and floral scents, these not-quite-brights inspire unique and whimsical combinations such as endive and cyclamen, sweet pea and primrose yellow, peach blossom and taffy tan. Easter egg shades are teamed with creamy caramel colors, providing a novel and imaginative direction for the future.

PANTONE 13-2006 Almond Blossom
PANTONE 15-0513 Sweet Pea

PANTONE 13-0755 Primrose Yellow
PANTONE 13-1022 Caramel Cream

PANTONE 16-1626 Peach Blossom
PANTONE 16-3118 Cyclamen

PANTONE 16-0940 Taffy
PANTONE 16-3925 Easter Egg

PANTONE 15-3412 Orchid Bouquet
PANTONE 13-0632 Endive

6. Renewal

Renewal offers a revitalizing palette of both warm and cool greens, as in a splash of turquoise blue-green emanating from the sea combined with warm herbal greens emerging from the earth. The greens may be intriguingly underscored by misty or mossy grays, or combined with sunny lime tones, providing a fresh, creative approach to the gregarious greens.

PANTONE 12-0741 Sunny Lime
PANTONE 14-6324 Peapod

PANTONE 14-4516 Moderate Blue
PANTONE 18-4726 Biscay Bay

PANTONE 15-0336 Herbal Green
PANTONE 13-0532 Celery Green

PANTONE 19-4517 Dark Blue Green
PANTONE 16-5804 Slate Gray <hp>PANTONE 16-4013 Chicory
PANTONE 15-6410 Moss Gray

7. Moderno

A theme that displays contemporary, uncluttered design, Moderno may also incorporate classical touches, especially in subtle shadings of walnut brown, regal blue, plum and ash purples. It is a palette that reflects an eclectic dichotomy of tastes as displayed in metallic glints of both burnished champagne beige and sleek futuristic silver that are used as accents.

PANTONE 17-3810 Purple Ash
PANTONE 18-1405 Flint

PANTONE 18-1716 Damson
PANTONE 18-1112 Walnut

PANTONE 15-4706 Gray Mist
PANTONE 18-3922 Coronet Blue

PANTONE 16-4114 Stone Blue
PANTONE 17-0613 Vertiver Green
PANTONE 14-1012 Champagne Beige
PANTONE 14-5002 Silver

8. Enlightenment

The ultimate peaceful palette, Enlightenment symbolizes the need to return to innocence - a clear, clean and uncomplicated palette infused with a soft, filtered light. Colors are either pristine and pure whites, or the quietest of pastels with just a hint of tint. The names of many of the colors tell of their hushed and soothing atmosphere: Rosewater, Turtledove, Spa Blue, Jade Green, Transparent Yellow and Summer Shower.

PANTONE 11-0606 Pristine
PANTONE 11-1408 Rosewater
PANTONE 11-0617 Transparent Yellow
PANTONE 12-0315 White Jade

PANTONE 12-5202 Turtledove
PANTONE 11-4802 Summer Shower

PANTONE 11-0601 Bright White
PANTONE 12-4305 Spa Blue

PANTONE 11-1005 Bridal Blush
PANTONE 12-0804 Cloud Cream

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Also see CMG's 2003 Color Forecast