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Pantone releases Tangerine Tango, 2012 'colour of the year'

The silly season has now supposedly ended, but Pantone is doing its bit to try and prolong it by announcing its 2012 Colour of the Year.

For those interested in following the herd, it’s Pantone 17-1463 Tangerine Tango: a ‘Vivacious and Appealing Reddish Orange’ that Pantone says will enable you to ‘dance into the New Year’ and ‘provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.’

Fashion designers including Tommy Hilfiger, Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Steffe by Shaun Kearney, Elie Tahari and Adrienne Vittadini are incorporating this ‘attractive orange’ into their spring collections, and there’s a range of other applications for the colour in interior design palettes too.

Read more |  Design Institute of Australia, 16.01.12

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