Pantone Color of the Year 2025 is Mocha Mousse

For 2025 Pantone has announced Mocha Mousse as the Color of the Year. Officially PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, the colour is “a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort.”

Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, explains, “Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, Mocha Mousse extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe. Infused with subtle elegance and earthy refinement, Mocha Mousse presents a discrete and tasteful touch of glamour. A flavorful brownshade, Mocha Mousse envelopes us with its sensorial warmth.”

This year’s Mocha Mousse follows on from last year’s Peach Fuzz and for the full story on this year’s color choice, there’s a comprehensive Pantone feature on the Color of the Year. I’d suggest that this year, going from Peach Fuzz to Mocha Mousse is more of a evolution in color rather than the distinctive breaks that are more usual.

It’s also 26 years of the Pantone Color of the year. Back in 2000, it was PANTONE 15-4020 Cerulean and for those paying attention, that was the colour namechecked in The Devil Wears Prada when Andy gets a dressing down from Miranda on her choice of jumper.

As with previous years, Pantone has worked with other partners to transform Mocha Mousse into more than just colours. Continuing the existing relationship, Motorola has introduced two special edition smartphones, the edge 50 neo and the razr 50 ultra. They’re currently out of stock but you can be notified when they’re ready. In addition to this year’s Color of the Year, there are other Pantone color choices for the phones such as Poinciana and Nautical Blue.

Although there doesn’t seem to be a formal arrangement with Microsoft which was in place for 2022’s Very Peri, there are plenty of Mocha Mousse wallpapers to download. Stay bang on trend in your next online meeting.

If you are a designer, all the colour standards are on Pantone’s site, including some downloads for Adobe products. The codes for PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mouse are sRGB: 164 120 100 and Hex: #A47864.

Mocha Mousse imagery courtesy of Pantone. Edge and Razr photos courtesy of Motorola.