For 2025, the Pantone Color Institute has selected PANTONE 17-1230, better known as Mocha Mousse as the Pantone Color of The Year. In their announce the Pantone Color Insititute described Mocha Mousse as: "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."
What is The Pantone Color of The Year?
The Pantone Color of the Year programme engages the design community and colour enthusiasts in a conversation around colour, highlighting the relationship between colour and culture. Pantone selects a colour each year that captures the global zeitgeist—the Color of the Year expresses a global mood and an attitude, reflecting collective desire in the form of a single, distinct hue. Speaking to Let Lew, ASP ambassador, about bringing the Color of The Year into the salon he encouraged salon owners to think about their salon interior: “Putting up some colour of the year hair imagery in seating areas, placing decorative items of a similar shade can encourage a mood. This is a very useful and fun tip for stylists to introduce the shade to clients. It is all about the vibes.”
Jo O’Neill from TONI&GUY discusses the various uses of Mocha Mousse in colouring techniques, explaining: "It’s an amazing colour because it sits in between cool and warm so is fantastic for pretty much all skin tones; it’s great for toning blondes whether it be highlights, microlights, foliage balayage or all over platinum blondes. It looks amazing when you use this tone all over bleach but also fantastic when you’re working on those darker bases such as brown, light brown and dark blonde."
Meanwhile, Marlon Hawkins, from Brooks & Brooks London, says: "I personally think a huge colour trend for 2025 is dimensional colour, so adding variation with colour and depth helps bring this Pantone shade to life in the hair."
PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse
A warming rich brown hue, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mouse nurtures with its suggestion of the quality of cacao, chocolate and coffee, appealing to our desire for comfort. “Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence” says Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director Pantone Color Institute. “Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 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, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse presents a discrete and tasteful touch of glamour. A flavourful brown shade, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse envelopes us with its sensorial warmth.”
Characterised by its organic nature, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse honours and embraces the physical environment; recognising a growing movement towards algining more closely with the natural world. “The everlasting search for harmony filters through into every aspect of our lives including our relationships, the work we do, our social connections and the natural environment that surrounds us. Harmony brings feelings of contentment, inspiring a positive state of inner peace, calm, and balance as well as being tuned in with the world around us. Harmony embraces a culture of connection and unity as well as the synthesis of our mental, spiritual and physical well-being,” adds Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute. “With that in mind, for Pantone Color of the Year 2025 we look to a colour that reaches into our desire for comfort and wellness, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others.”
In celebration of the 26th anniversary of Pantone Color of the Year, Pantone will also for the first time highlight the colour in events and experiences all over the world. From New York and London, to Shanghai and Mumbai, Pantone will be sharing public spaces and colour events that will make Pantone Color of Year 2025 accessible for all.
