| Forecast Colors for 2002 | |
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CMG's Color Forecasts help product designers develop new colors for everything from carpeting to cars.
The The 2002 Consumer Colors Current from CMG includes the following colors.
| Rosa Roja | Multicultural, romantic; important in fabrics and leather, from Japanese lacquer red. |
| Langostino | Bridging of orange, pink and red that supports the continuing influence of red; truly an international crossover hue; a copper, orangey, metallic hue deemed a very usable orange for all markets. |
| Snappy Orange | Color with a bite; vibrant, retro-techno color ñ calls attention to itself in contrast to other ethnic, spicy oranges. Bright, clear, clean and fresh, an accent that can stand alone. May signal return of more retro colors because new technology keeps them from fading by retaining original luster. |
| Lemoncello | Originally a hybridization of nature and technology, this sophisticated yellow with a calming green influence is another crossover color that can morph into either the yellow or green family. |
| Eureka | A yellow targeted at a youthful audience, but can also be used as an accent to attract older consumers. It's a warm yellow drawing its influence from Morocco and Viet Nam; used primarily to play off brown and blue, it is calming and natural and goes well with other colors. |
| Soleil | Spring-like, upbeat and clean yellow moving toward a more neutral stance, it's best used in combination with many other colors such as spring greens. |
| Gingko | Botanical green reminiscent of dry grasslands, it bridges the excitement of fresh spring greens and the relaxing greens of forest mosses; a perfect complement to flowers because it is like the yellow-greens found in nature. |
| Capri Blue | Soothing, aquatic cross-gender blue-green influenced slightly by yellow; in its lightest value it becomes cool and icy. |
| Oxygen | Blue sky as seen through a glass block, this breath of fresh air is an aquatic blue-green influenced by silver that will appear in many new product introductions. |
| Blue Bayou | A shift away from a classic navy, it becomes an updated, techno version featuring a metallic, watery sheen. This status blue is more expensive in appearance and is always softened using a special effect treatment such as pearlescence in reflecting the influence and texture of silk. |
| Moon Shadow | Atmospheric blue-gray ñ first appeared as a gray among other neutrals; a good example of neutrals moving into a color family. It is being classified as a leading member of the blue family. |
| Mysteria | A blue-based smoky, soft gray or a purple moving grayer, bluer and softer, this bi-polar color moves in two directions at once; works well with in all industries and goes well with greens and golds. |
| Dusk | Fathomless purple with a deep richness that changes right before your eyes. It is a muted metallic which gives it a high-end appearance. |
| Violette | Sassy, active violet that appears as a lesser value in a supporting role; can take center state as a higher value; a neutral-inspired purple that will work well combined with both browns and greens. |
| Hot Chocolate | Warm, yummy, calm, comforting; brings earth tones indoors ñ a dark, rich, red-cast brown. A retro 70's color inspired by the coffee and chocolate craze. More intimate than black, it addresses the need for a sense of heritage, desire for antique appearances. |
| Orsando | Sand-inspired brown, so warm and inviting it makes you want to wiggle your toes in it. Useable in most industries as a further illustration of the many personalities of brown. |
| Storm | Merging of mineral blues and greens; at its darkest value it can serve as an industrial and mechanical alternative to black. |
| Charcool | A menswearñinfluenced neutral; a green-cast gray playing the role of a dual color that also serves as a new-age charcoal ñ It's not quite gray and not quite black. |
2002 Color Trends
~ Glenna J. Morton
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