Pantone Color Of The Year 2020
PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue
Introducing Classic Blue: Instilling 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.
A timeless and enduring blue hue, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue is elegant in its simplicity. Suggestive of the sky at dusk, the reassuring qualities of the thought-provoking PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue highlight our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.
Imprinted in our psyches as a restful color, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue brings a sense of peace and tranquility to the human spirit, offering refuge. Aiding concentration and bringing laser like clarity, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue re-centers our thoughts. A reflective blue tone, Classic Blue fosters resilience.
As technology continues to race ahead of the human ability to process it all, it is easy to understand why we gravitate to colors that are honest and offer the promise of protection. Non-aggressive and easily relatable, the trusted PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue lends itself to relaxed interaction. Associated with the return of another day, this universal favorite is comfortably embraced.
Tools For Designers
More than 10 million designers and producers around the world rely on Pantone products and services to help define, communicate and control color from inspiration to realization – leveraging advanced X-Rite technology to achieve color consistency across various materials and finishes for graphics, fashion and product design. Pantone Standards feature digital and physical color specification and workflow tools.
Read on to learn more about applying the Color of the Year 2020 across various industries, determine color values across our color systems, explore palettes and color harmonies and more.
CLASSIC BLUE IN FASHION
PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue is a poised and self-assured blue hue, elegant in its simplicity. Genderless in outlook and seasonless in endurance, this foundational anchor shade enables color mixes throughout the spectrum, yet at the same time, makes a strong statement on its own. Emblematic of heritage but at the same time highly contemporary, versatile PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue takes on distinct appearances through application to different materials, finishes, and textures from shimmering metallics, lustrous sheens, and high-tech materials to hand crafted mixes and more fragile fabrics.
CLASSIC BLUE IN BEAUTY
In the ultimate display of personal expression, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue makes a dramatic statement for eyes, nails, and hair in a variety of finishes from glittery and glam to dusty matte.
CLASSIC BLUE IN HOME DÉCOR
Offering the promise of protection, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue is a pervasive favorite for home. Creating a stable foundation on which to build, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue injects creative confidence into interiors, transforming a space through unique color combinations and tonal statements. Easily applied across so many different materials, textures, and finishes, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue is a dependable blue that can take you in many different directions, expressing tradition and elegance, as well as unexpected boldness.
CLASSIC BLUE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PACKAGING
Because of PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue’s relation to the sky at dusk, something we see every day, it maintains a perception of dependability and constancy. A color we respond to viscerally as being trustworthy, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue is an ideal shade for many applications in graphic design. This is especially true for packaging, where PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue conveys the message of credibility and reliability that today’s consumers are connecting to.
Palette Exploration
How to Use the Pantone Color of the Year 2020
We have created five unique color palettes featuring PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue to help you bring this year’s special shade into your designs. Each palette conveys a different mood, illustrating the versatility of Classic Blue, and is supported by three suggested color combinations.
Get the Classic Blue Palettes
Pantone Connect, a time-saving color extension for Adobe® Creative Cloud®, includes five different pre-loaded color palettes featuring Classic Blue. These Color of the Year themed palettes, along with every other Pantone Color, are available to browse through and integrate directly into design files within Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, and InDesign®. Pantone Connect also offers designers an easy way to convert to Pantone from non-Pantone colors and collaborate on palettes with teammates.
Ponder
Surrounded by a palette of cool blues and an array of warm and soothing shades, thoughtful and meditative PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue helps induce a gently calming effect and feelings of peaceful tranquility to the human spirit.
Color Harmonies
Snorkel
Evocative of a bliss-filled tropical paradise, the enchanting color story in Snorkel transports us to an idyllic destination. The addition of a classic black and white creates a dramatic contrast with the depth and strength of PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, providing the anchoring foundation.
Color Harmonies
Desert Twilight
Suggestive of the early evening sky, the boundless PANTONE Classic Blue 19-4052 creates an elegant backdrop for a glittery grouping of sophisticated shades painted across the sky, adding illuminating sparkle to a Desert Twilight.
Color Harmonies
Exotic Tastes
An intriguing and adventurous potpourri of tastes and colors reflective of natural seasonings, condiments and blue foods. Foods in blue similar to PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue are rich in anthocyanins, and with their relationship to wellness and self-care, help to build a solid foundation, acting as a form of protection for good health.
Color Harmonies
Untraditional
Nothing says untraditional better than an unusual and unexpected palette of colors. Standing at the helm is PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, a foundational shade that sets the stage for unique combinations and fun color mixes, as well as other outrageous and surprisingly shimmery fashion statements.
Color Harmonies
Color Formula & Guides
PANTONE Color of the Year 2020 can be found in the following systems:
*CMYK values are approximate and were established under specific criteria. To be used as a starting point only. When reproducing these colors in CMYK, please have the printer adjust them visually on the specific substrate and within your printing parameters so that the best possible simulation to the color is achieved.
Please note: The color may appear different under various light sources due to metamerism. This metamerism is to be expected between multiple substrates due to varying methods of product manufacturing.
Shop PANTONE Classic Blue
Bring Classic Blue to life in your designs and your workspace. The Pantone Color of the Year is available in several formats within the Pantone Fashion, Home + Interiors System and the Pantone Matching System®, as well as in commemorative products for design and color lovers alike!
Partners & Licensees
ADOBE STOCK X PANTONE
For the third year in a row, Pantone has partnered with Adobe Stock to offer a handpicked Color of the Year collection of imagery to inspire creators and bring color to life. Classic Blue, Pantone’s choice for 2020, evokes a calm confidence, connection, and a sense of thoughtful stability as we embark on our next decade. With millions of visual assets, from still photography and design templates to fresh 3D and motion graphics, Adobe Stock is an endless resource for creatives seeking visual inspiration and essential design components.
Dive In: Adobe Stock
FEDEX OFFICE
FedEx Office, a leading provider of printing and color matching, packing and shipping expertise, joins Pantone in celebrating Classic Blue as the Color of the Year 2020. Color is a powerful driver of storytelling and purchase. FedEx Office’s state-of-the-art color management technology provides a high level of accuracy using the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM™, enabling businesses and consumers to feel confident that no matter what they print – they will have the right color every time. Backed by a digital and physical retail network, FedEx Office offers convenient access and reliable products and services to help brands and consumers bring their visions to life.
Learn more: www.fedex.com/en-us/office.html
KRAVET INC.
Kravet Inc., industry leader in to-the-trade home furnishings, is proud to partner with Pantone to bring the Color of the Year 2020 selection, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, to life for the interior design community. In celebration of the announcement, Kravet presents fabrics inspired by the timeless and enduring blue hue, as well as decorative accessories that invoke the reassuring qualities of the thought provoking color.
Learn more: kravet.com
TINT
Tint is proud to collaborate with Pantone for Color of the Year. Who's Tint? It’s simple: we’re a technology company with our hearts, minds and brushes in paint. Our Palette Pico has been in global hands for years now, letting colour-cravers capture and record their favourite tones instantly. Now we're stirring up the Australian paint industry to make house painting a breeze – by taking the whole shebang online. Skip the bricks-and-mortar and choose premium paint from our Season One collection or Pico-mix your own colour. Fun, simple and rewarding with free same-day delivery and only the accessories you actually need. And the finishing coat? Paint the town Pantone with a curated range available exclusively through Tint.
Learn more: tintpaint.com.au
AWAY
Away x Pantone. The standard for modern travel and the standard for color are partnering up to celebrate the iconic Color of the Year. Away and Pantone’s exclusive capsule collection, dropping January 2020, will include all four sizes of Away's polycarbonate luggage in Classic Blue with thoughtful detailing throughout. Travel the world in color with this limited edition collection.
Be the first to know when the collection drops: awaytravel.com/pantone
COPENHAGEN DESIGN
Copenhagen Design, known for their classic Pantone Living collection that invokes the iconic Pantone Chip design, is bringing the Pantone Color of the Year to life for designers and color-lovers alike. For use at home, in the office or on the go, the collection offers the classic mug and keychain in PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, enabling anyone to experience the joy of color every day.
Learn more: copenhagen.design
LG VDL
Confident in color, VDL, the global color cosmetics brand for the modern woman, is again partnering with Pantone to introduce the new VDL+ Pantone Color of the Year 2020 collection, "Classic Blue". This exclusive, innovative collection is designed for the woman who pursues her boldest dreams and desires.
Learn more: https://vdlus.com/
LOKAI
The Lokai + Pantone bracelet is a celebration of the Pantone Color of the Year 2020: 19-4052 Classic Blue. A timeless and blue hue elegant in its simplicity, the reassuring qualities of the thought-provoking Classic Blue instills calm and confidence, highlighting our desire for a dependable and stable foundation as we cross the threshold into a new era. Because the Pantone brand inspires creativity and curiosity in the arts, $1 from each Lokai + Pantone bracelet sold will help fund fine arts education for children in underserved communities.
Learn more: www.lokai.com/products/lokai-pantone-bracelet
GLOBE
GLOBE + Pantone collector’s edition skateboards. Laser-etched edition of 100 decks dipped in the Pantone Color of the Year 2020, 19-4052 Classic Blue. These Resin-7 Canadian Maple boards feature de-bossed branding on the bottom and etched color story on the top. Look for the limited edition Color of the Year retrospective box set as well.
Available on GLOBEbrand.com, Globe Cabin stores and select retailers worldwide.
CARIUMA
Brazilian sustainable sneaker brand, Cariuma, is proud to be named Pantone’s official footwear partner for their 2020 Color of the Year with limited-edition designs of their OCA, OCA High, CATIBA and IBI sneakers. This tranquil hue responds to worldwide unrest and a universal need for grounding and connection, a core component of the Cariuma ethos. Cariuma personifies the sentiment with their unwavering commitment to holistically sustainable practices, process, and materiality and the ability to build a global community through earth-friendly footwear.
Learn more: https://cariuma.com/