BLOGS

Pantone Color of the Year 2024: Peach Fuzz

2024 marks the second year of humanity’s survival from the massive global health crisis that stopped the world’s motion for the several years. However, this does not mean that the past year went smoothly. In fact, there were far too many global conflicts that are more than enough to cause a great amount of stress. This reason played a huge role in choosing the color of the year for the upcoming year.

On its 25th year, the world’s color authority Pantone has been naming a color of the year which is designed to be a representation and summary of the past year and the upcoming one. According to the Pantone color institute team, PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz is the color that perfectly suits the moment that the world is living in right now. This color shows a gentle shade which will remind people of a nurturing warmth, both a need and a desire in the midst of today’s challenging times.

What is Peach Fuzz?

The Pantone Color of the Year 2023, Viva Magenta, was seen as an obvious pick because of how it reflected the year’s trends such as 2023 being the year of “Barbiecore.” However, many people are confused because of the absence of an obvious relation between the 2023 and 2024’s color picks.

Peach Fuzz is a hue sitting somewhere between pink and orange. It is usually used to inspire people of a safe space where comfort, connectedness, tranquility, warmth, romance, compassion and peace meets. Is it not exactly what the world needs at the moment?

Aside from riding the wave of trends for the coming year, peach fuzz serves as a double threat—the warm neutral color can both stand on its own while can also complement a wide array of bold colors. Peach fuzz is also considered a romantic color as it reflects some tactile sensuality associated with smooth vintage satins and silks, and soft feathers which comes to people’s minds when thinking about this specific shade.

Pantone Color of the Year 2024

Why Peach Fuzz?

Despite all the chaos the world is facing for the past year and probably the year to come, the 2024 color of the year shows humanity’s hope for a coming era of peace, safety, and comfort for all people.

Since the pandemic, while an absolute tragedy for many people, provided a time of reflection and change of perspective for majority of humanity. It reminded most people that having good health, stamina, and everyday strength is the best gift in the world, thus it must be our lives’ top priority. In a world that focuses on the importance of the hustle, recognizing that self-care is a much bigger priority is what humanity is all about. In short, 2024’s color of the year represents the world’s move towards recalibrating priorities, reevaluating what is important, and cherishing what is most special.

This past year, retro is coming back in style which was evidently seen in fashion, interior design, and multimedia design. The 80s is indeed such a great era that sparks creativity and pizazz that trickles down to every single industry that needs the inspiration.

How To Use Peach Fuzz?

Fashion & Beauty: Apparel, Accessories, & Packaging

The Pantone Color of the Year 2024 is undoubtedly easy on the eyes. This neutral color is visually inviting yet also provides room for creativity for some mix and match as the color can easily complement other bold colors.

Even though fashion powerhouses do not mainly rely on the annual fashion color trend report, there is a huge possibility to see peach fuzz making the stage for events such as New York Fashion Week or London Fashion Week.

Since the retro style is seen here and there these days, it is being predicted that the color of the year provides a contemporary edge by being a complementary color for many bolder colors. Reliable core tones infused with the peach fuzz color will be gracing the fashion stage. Another example is a brightened denim blue infused with enveloping orange reflective to show a classic retro styling choice.

Though a little bit more challenging, using a utilitarian khaki hue, a refreshing peppery green, or an enticing earthy brown can also set a new trend to express one’s own unique artistic spirit.

Why Peach Fuzz

Home: Interior Design & Home Decorations

Many homeowners hesitate on using bold colors with their interior. It is always a hit or a miss when designers decide to go along with color trends when it comes to interior design and decors. Last year’s color of the year, Viva Magenta, did not make much of an effect to the design trends in the real estate department. Experts say that the culprit is because of it being a bold, dark color that is challenging to complement with other hues.

With this year’s color pick, experts expect that there will be a stronger influence in interior design and decorations not just for the year but even for the years to come.

Peach fuzz is also a great choice for home improvements because it gives an increased focus on community which is something homeowners prioritize. People will start to see its presence along with other retro style influences that have been making its way again into mainstream designs over the past years. It is also a safe choice, a step away from the extreme minimalistic designs that many have bough into the past years, but still conservative compared to the latest trends of bold color and design choices that is foreseen to take the home design world by storm.

Some of the common color trends that might go along with peach fuzz include fresh green infused with fresh air elements and decor inside the home. Using a smoky lavender tone will also work or using similar shades but in bolder tones such as a fiery and impassioned red.

Overall, homeowners would most likely like to see peach fuzz in their homes as it reminds people a good amount of coziness and warmth. It is like a welcoming embrace with cozy sensibility to bring people together. A sense of community in tranquility is what a home is all about after all.

Multimedia Design

While many brands have been using a lot of peach already, specially brands that target women as its main consumer base, making it color of the year will just further extend its reach in the multimedia design world. It is definitely not going away anytime soon.

Another good attribute for the color peach fuzz is that it transcends both the vintage and modern world. The peach tone has been widely used in period pieces because of its “vintage vibes” yet it is also widely seen to be refashioned to provide a contemporary ambiance, a past meets present kind of situation. Classic yet new, all at the same time.

A mistake that designers might do by is making the color of the year a mere backdrop for bolder elements. The year’s color pick, a neutral shade, calls for creativity to be used not background for louder, more obvious items but to be used as an enticing shade on its own.

Sure, the concept of extensive use of color can be scary for most people. On the other hand, pops of a variety of colors in high contrast tends to be jarring or clashing rather than complement each other. How it will actually be utilized in the coming year, the world will see towards the end of 2024.

How To Use Peach Fuzz

Final Takeaways

Peach fuzz is a color that is made to sing with other colors. As experts would say it, it is another neutral color that will start to seep in into our lives. The soft and calm atmosphere it brings is just the perfect ambiance the world needs in a what otherwise would be considered a dark moment in earth’s history.

When it comes to one’s home, the same cozy and comfortable atmosphere is what homeowners are looking for. This will allow for convenience and rest to meet in one breathtaking space, just like what Brittany Corporation’s luxury residential properties offer their homeowners.

Discover how luxury living in Daang Reyna and South of Metro Manila is pioneered by Brittany’s flagship development, Portofino South. Located in the luxury gated community of Portofino Heights, Portofino South combine the charms of Italy with modern designs and topnotch property details.

Be part of the Brittany community today! Visit Brittany’s official website or follow their official social media pages to know more.

Suggested Read: Rise of Luxury Real Estate Careers

Suggested Read: Mocktail Recipes To Try