2006 Color Forecast

The palette veers toward jewel tones, but not those from the 1980's, which shared one look and value. Today's hues are about stark contrasts.

Orange is the color that makes everything feel new.

The colors are committed and confident in shade as well as saturation. They're alive with the feel of equatorial places.

There's just-off-the-clothesline freshness in the colors. Breezes seem to flow through them.

It's now all about the beautiful midtones and deep shades.