The Pantone Color Institute selected Tangerine Tango as their color of the year for 2012. Tango. Tango. I’m in love with Tangerine Tango. It’s happy, playful and fun. Pantone describes Tangerine Tango as vivacious, optimistic, enticing, exotic and hopeful. An “adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow” packaged in a sophisticated friendly non-threatening reddish orange.
The color of the year is chosen by analyzing color trends all over the world. The experts at the Pantone Color Institute follow trends in the entertainment industry, film, hot new artists, popular travel destinations, technology, and even sporting events. The experts at Pantone comb the world looking at the newest, latest and greatest.
Is Tangerine Tango a new color? Not really. Look around. It’s all over the web, in the mall, and most likely in your own closet. The trend has been building for quite some time. Colors evolve in an organic progression with one color coming to the forefront in the design world. Pantone pulled Tangerine Tango to the top and gave it a bit of a push. Last summer I bought a top from Eddie Bauer in Tangerine Tango. Cutting edge, that’s me. Ahead of the curve? No, just lucky. The color is so happy and fresh. It drew me in. I couldn’t resist.
Pantone also selects 10 Fashion Colors each Spring and Fall. The full line-up for Spring 2012:
- Tangerine Tango - enticing juicy orange, is a vivacious and appealing
- Solar Power – radiates warmth and cheer
- Bellflower – distinct ornamental purple, exudes uniqueness and creativity
- Cabaret – sensual and intense rosy-red
- Sodalite Blue – classic maritime hue, brings order and calmness to mind
- Cockatoo – tactile blue-green adds a whimsical touch
- Sweet Lilac – delicate pinkish lilac adds a touch of romance
- Margarita – piquant yellow-green, lifts spirits with its refreshing and stimulating glow
- Driftwood – adaptable blend of beige and gray with a slightly weathered feel
- Starfish – perfect warm summer neutral
The Spring 2012 colors spoke to me in such a compelling way. Soon I had a stack of quilting cottons on the work table. I arranged and rearranged them in stacks. Which colors go together? I could have played all day with my stack of colors without actually creating a single thing other than stacks of color! Fortunately, one of my favorite jobs here at Pink Chalk is designing FQ Color Stacks. I’m excited to introduce two new Pink Chalk Color Stacks: Spring 2012 Solids and Tango Tango. What will they inspire you to create?
Do the Tango! ~Diana
Kathy Mack
Carrie + Diana
Thanks for the Pantone lesson. I had no idea!
Thank you! I am planning some spring wardrobe sewing, and I will make sure to incorporate these trendy and pretty colors.
Those Freespirit solids are gorgeous!
Tangerine Tango seems like a more “grown-up” version of the omnipresent orange. I like it! And I really like your dotty tango tango bundle–what fun! I can imagine a zesty quilt with khaki-colored linens as contrast.
Beautiful colours! I think it’s always interesting to see what colours are popular in a given year! I love the stacks, such pretty fabrics!
Yummy fabric stacks! I’m loving your tango tango bundle
I love to wear tangerine tango in summer and guess it will be very easy to find this year!
All I can say is ~ it’s about time that Orange got it year of glory! (teehee). It’s been my favorite color for a long time. Love the Tangerine bundle ~ it’s got that orangey goodness!
I SEE SPOTS AND I LOVE THEM. GREENS AND ORANGES ARE MY FAVORITE COLORS!!!!!!!!!